How-To: Valentine’s Day String Art
String art is one of my favorite crafts from the past, so I’m loving this Valentine’s Day project from Kelly of Make Grow Gather. Related: Awesome Yarn Wall Art
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How-To: Giant Valentine Heart Box (Filled With Yarn!)
Our friends over at The Crafts Dept. show you how to make your own giant (as in tabletop sized!) heart box that you can fill with whatever goodies will most entice your Valentine. They show a few options for fillings, including candies, skin care products and even panties. By far, though, my favorite is this […]
Wool and The Gang in NY
Do you drool like me over a good chunky knit sweater? I thought so. Jennine of The Coveted recently took a visit to Wool and The Gang in NY, a yarn shop + handmade knitwear shop in New York and took lots of great pictures inside. My favorites are some of the fantastic close up […]
How-To: Yarn Words
Camilla of Family Chic shares how to make fun yarn words, using wire as a base. She’s showing a Valentine version, but you could use the same technique for any kind of wording. Love it! [via Oh, Hello, Friend]
Knitting Basket Birthday Cake
Amy has some seriously awesome friends. They created this knitting basket birthday cake for her, and hand placed every strand of yarn and created a true woven basket for the base. It would be hard to eat this beautiful creation! [via KnitHacker]
Checking In with the World’s Largest Yarn Stash
Back in 2007, I did a post linking to the “world’s largest yarn stash”, belonging to the mother-in-law of Anna from Mochimochi Land. Recently, Anna checks in with her MIL Bonney and the yarn stash, who claims that thanks to the Internet she’s accumulated more yarn since 2007 and her stash now totals about a […]
Yarn Monster
Union Bridge Labs made some rad mods to their yarn ball winder: Part machine. Part monster. The yarn monster eats raw yarn and excretes perfectly rolled yarn balls. A wireless remote control allows for the adjustment of the speed at which the monster consumes your yarn. Yarn Monster eats other yarn winders for breakfast. [via […]
