Magda Sayeg of Knitta, Please has been hard at work here in Austin. In preparation for Art Week Austin, she’s hit several popular spots in the city. Shown above are her coverings of the Carl Trominski blue signs on Lamar and the sign for Jo’s Coffee on South Congress. You can read more about Magda […]
I am thoroughly in love with the simple forms and retro style of Serbian designer Ana Kraš and her beautiful lamps. Her handmade Bonbon series attires steel wire frames with colorful knit yarns, while the M Lamp remains naked, waiting for you to dress it up in a garment lampshade. (The M Lamp was inspired […]
Knitting Green by Ann Bud is for knitters who are comitted to the environment and are looking for projects with an organic or recycled twist. Personally I love using organic yarn and I love projects for bamboo yarn for the upcoming spring/summer months. All in all, this book has 20 patterns from sweaters, hats, socks, […]
Velma of Velma’s World shares her experience blocking a large lace stole project and includes great tips on using repurposed objects like a yoga mat and kids’ foam puzzle mat for stretching and drying. She also explains why blocking is so important. Blocking stretches out the fabric, allowing the laciness to flaunt itself, opening up […]
Yesterday, Becky posted about Threadbanger’s Decor it Yourself video on creating 70s-inspired geometric string art. Lindsey from Yarnia in Portland, Oregon, points us to this awesome variation on the string art theme from one of Yarnia’s customers. When one of our customers came in a few weeks ago looking for some yarn to use for […]
I love these snazzy yarn cubbies from Lee Meredith. Better yet, they are recycled from coffee cans! See how she did it over on her blog.
By Jamie Marie Chan After I watched Becky Stern’s Ask Craft video about plying yarns, I was inspired to try plying some of my scrap commercial yarns together. Plying is simply twisting two or more single threads together, traditionally in the opposite direction from which they were spun. Plying puts more strength into a yarn, […]
