Embroidered Button Tutorial
Amy at Pimp Stitch shows you how easy it can be to make your own embroidered buttons in her tutorial.
Yarncraft
Knitmap – Find a Local Yarn Shop
Want to know which local yarn shop near you has classes or even Wifi? Enter Knitmap, a handy site where you can enter in your zip code or address and you’ll be able find a yarn shop with just the stuff you need. There’s even an iPhone friendly version of the site. [ via Handmade […]
Felt Sushi Toys
Julie K in Taiwan made these felt sushi toys with her daughter from a kit sold in Taiwan. The results are really great and, as Julie K points out, you could try to make your own version without buying a kit. Related Felt Sushi
Bascom Hogue Embroidery
The Silly Boodilly points out the interesting and unusual redwork embroidery of Bascom Hogue, which you can view on his Flickr account. He also just started blogging about his creations at the Cottonwood Diner.
Genome Quilts
Shannon at knitgrrl points to the beautiful genome quilt designs of Beverly St. Clair, where she has created a way to encode DNA information into her quilt art. Pictured above is the Human Red Cone Pigment Gene. From the site, Beverly’s origins of her genome quilt designs: My idea for genome quilts grew from the […]
Raspberry Bed Socks Pattern
I want to make these delicate looking knit raspberry bed socks by Slip Slit Knit. They look adorable and oh so comfy!
More on Lion Brand’s Sampler Afghan Crochet-Along
Cecily has posted up on the Lion Brand site more details on gauge, sizing, and hooks to the sampler afghan CAL she’s hosting. (We posted about it here on CRAFT.) With over 1370 comments/participants, it looks like it’s going to be a really fun one. It’s not too late to join in! Check out the […]
