HOW TO – Yarn Doll Hair
Needles Noodles has a very detailed (and well photographed) tutorial on adding fringe yarn hair to amigurumi and other types of soft-headed dolls.
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Habu Bath Puffy Pattern
T Does Wool loves the the texture of Habu yarn and was inspired to knit a Habu Bath Puffy. [ via Whip Up ]
Lion Brand Organic Cotton Yarn
Kelly at Crafting in a Green World talks about her love for Lion Brand Yarn’s Organic Cotton and I have to concur. The yarn is is free from herbicides, pesticides and other agro-chemicals. I got my hands on some of their Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton Yarn and it’s the softest yarn ever, perfect for cozy […]
Acorn Travel Yarn Holder
From the CRAFT Flickr pool, Wibit made this crocheted acorn travel yarn holder, perfect for traveling yarn crafters. The pattern is even available for free, with a strawberry varient. It looks so pracitcal for traveling with a center-pull ball!
Lion Brand Yarn Blog
I spent the weekend at the CRAFT area at Maker Faire next to the fun folks at Lion Brand Yarn. (More on Maker Faire soon…) I just found out they launched the a new blog, called the Lion Brand Notebook covering everything from projects like plastic bag crochet (shown above), Tips and how-tos, up and […]
10 Eco-Friendly Yarns
Better Homes and Gardens has a slideshow of ten eco-friendly yarns, highlighting the unique characteristics of each. I like this yarn pictured above made from recycled sarongs. Watch out for the ads in the slideshow, they make sneaky ninja attacks, but the links to these eco yarn sources are worth it.
Choosing the Right Yarn for Felting
Knitting Daily has a great article on how to choose the right yarn for your felting projects. From the article: Sheep and other animal fibers are scaly–picture a fish’s scales covering each fiber. When you dunk wool into hot water and swish it around, these scales open up, sort of like lots of little umbrellas […]
