Photo by: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Simon Collins, far left, of Parsons, Scott Mackinlay Hahn and Fiona Dieffenbacher with a five-pocket jean pattern. I really enjoyed this article from the Sunday New York Times, “Fashion Tries on Zero Waste Design,” and I’ve been thinking about it all week. It was something I’d never […]
Anna of Mochimochi Land has released her new Tiny Things Collection 3 Patterns ($5) which includes a gnome, frog, pancakes and trash can. Don’t let this large photo fool ya. Each of these little toys are small and knit on size 1 US needles. So cute!
I can’t believe it was this close! Between CRAFT, my blog and Flickr, the sleeve preferences have been neck and neck (arm and arm?) all week! For a couple days, flutter edged ahead, but as of Tuesday morning, when I’d finished everything but the last sleeve, caps were ahead by one vote. I went with […]
A circle cut from an old pair of jeans has been ornately embellished with a variety of ribbons and brass buttons to create this super cool denim beret! This beret is just one of dozens of projects in Nancy Minsky’s book, Denim Revolution. Make this beret from an old pair of jeans this weekend. Download […]
Nikol here. I’m almost finished, but I still haven’t committed to a sleeve. I knit one of each and I’m parading around in the mirror trying to decide. Help me pick? That’s the cap on the left and the flutter on the right. The wee sleeve variations eat very little yarn, so I’m making the […]
Nikol here. I’m down to the torso. I still have another ball to knit on the torso before I have to commit to a sleeve, but I have no idea which way I want to go. Tip: If you haven’t picked out a button yet, you can use a mini pinback button as a placeholder […]
Today’s featured CRAFT Pattern are the Bevy of Bangles a knit, crochet, and felted jewelry project from the upcoming new book, Gifted: Lovely Little Things to Knit + Crochet by Mags Kandis (published by Interweave Press). I love how you can make these super colorful (color is a huge trend for the fall season) and […]
