Entries Tagged as ‘Knitting’

April 17, 2008

Celebrate Earth Day - Craft & Recycle!

Earth Day is just around the corner (April 22nd). In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d highlight some of the crafts you can make from used material. Craft something that’s earth friendly today!
PAPER CRAFT IDEAS
Tealight Decoration using recycled cardboard tubing.
Magazine Bowl - a bowl made of magazine pages. Amazing!
Make your own Paper - Use [...]

April 10, 2008

Knit a hat for newborns

Since I’ve been talking about baby hats lately, I thought I would share this awesome way to get involved and make a difference in the life of a child.
Save the Children is calling on knitters (and non-knitters willing to learn) everywhere to knit newborn baby hats to send to newborns around the world. [...]

July 27, 2007

Knitting Help From a Flip Book

I’ve loved flip books ever since grade school when I used to draw stick figure animations in the margins of my text books. Lately I’ve seen a lot of different ways to make them yourself, or have them made for you from your videos or illustrations. They’re definitely a fun little thing to have around, [...]

July 18, 2007

Cabling

Cable without a Cable Needle
This link leads to a tutorial by the famous Grumperina and shows how to cable faster and more efficiently.   If you are tired of always trying to locate tha tiny cable needle, or find it frustrating to deal with an extra needle, then this is the method for you.
When I [...]

July 8, 2007

Oelliet Headband Pattern

 A while ago I got my hands on an old stitch book at my local campus library and decided to experiment with designing.For those who are interested in getting their feet wet by creating patterns of your own, a headband is a great way to start.My first foray resulted in the Oelliet Headband. 
I’ll briefly go [...]

July 3, 2007

Dpn’s Protectors

I will be receiving my first DPN’s in a few days and I’m really excited cos I can’t find them in my country…. So, obviously I need to take extra care of them, cos it won’t be easy for me to get more anytime soon… And as I was going through my usual blog check [...]

June 28, 2007

Another Introduction

Well, I am afraid that most of you are a bit antsy to read some real content posts instead of more introductory ones so I’ll be brief. My name is Miki and I am another of the new writers who will be making a home around here. 
I am a 21 year old Communication major living [...]

June 5, 2007

W.W.K.I.P. day

I was just reading Craftzine and saw this announcement that the 9th of June is World Wide Knit in Public Day have a look on their site to check out the locations here .
Looks like it will be an awesome event so everybody spread the word!

Just thought that I would let everyone know that Craft Tutorials [...]

March 27, 2007

Learn to knit 1

Since we are going towards winter in this part of the world I have set myself a new goal; learning how to knit. My question to you, dear reader, since I don’t have my mum living around the corner, which book, tutorial, website can you recommend?
Please leave a comment so I can have a look [...]

March 6, 2007

Stripe generator

I was looking around on the internet when I found a link to this page http://www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php 
I think it’s awesome and a great tool for knitters and crocheters who want to have a look what their stripey pattern is going to look like!