This winter was very warm. I have a feeling that the summer is going to be record breaking as well. A bit of gardening and a resolution to spend some time outdoors left me with a desire for so...
Going to IKEA is almost like going on a day long vacation.This was lunch. The selection of non offensive American classics, Swedish dishes, and pretty pastries is a really good way of explaining what...
Test this, Sign up on ravelry.Sizes: XS (30-32”), S (34-36”), M (38-40”), L (42-44”) These are body measurements. Garment Measurements: width- XS (14”), S (16”), M (18”), L (20”) length- XS (19...
Eight months ago, I posted a few pictures of a lamp that I made out of felt. There was a pretty big response from people who wanted to make lamps too, but there were also a lot of questions about fir...
I just finished making this pattern for this drop sleeve sweater. Most knitters arent too into drop sleeves because of the overly simple shape and associations with oversized 80s sweaters, but they a...
I am the family matzo baller. For the last 15 years it seems Ive been at least helping out with this part of the meal. Every year we have been working from the same recipe passed down from my great g...
There really arent enough knitting patterns for men, and it can be hard to find one that is just right for this cool early spring weather.This spring, consider making the man in your life these light...
I am about to show you how to tie dye your legs... or leggs really. Yeah, theyre just stockings, but the result is still the same. I now have 3 different crazy pairs of tights that each were mad...
This is a brick of yarn. It came in a bag with a really nice, tangle free winding style which I have never seen in any yarn besides Lang Bebe. It is always a shame to work with this yarn after ...
This is an easy pattern to knit, so it is called Easy.It is knit flat in one piece, then seamed together to make a sweater. The pattern is very basic and well suited for a beginner who is willing to ...
Yes, that would be cream and onion, not sour cream and onion potato chips.They do taste a lot like american style chips, but there is something not quite right about the flavor. Most countries have t...
This is new. This is a shrug. This is easy to knit. This is two tone. This is for spring. This is for ladies. This is for girls. This is cropped. This is retro. This is cute.This pattern is coming ne...
For those of you who live near the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the phrase is familiar. The ad campaign from 2009-10 showed people and art from the collection interacting. Im a little late on my ...
Its a good thing that theres an extra day in February because I just finished my final red and white wool project today. Its a tote bag with a textured gradient of red 3D dots.Im not a big fan of a l...
The goal of this project was to make myself a pair of (red and white) wool slippers that could be worn around the house and sometimes outside. They would be pretty close to a shoe construction, havin...
The term for ironing the texture, stretch, and loft out of acrylic fiber is killing. Killed acrylic had good drape and feels smooth and almost silky. A few months ago, I started to experiment with th...
There is someone out there who read my moodboard-like post about some sweaters being time machines and is waiting to see what came out of it. The time machine sweater was finished about 3 weeks ago, ...
Yo dawg, I heard you like pills* so I put your pills in this pill so you can take them where you take it. See, this is a big felt pill. It looks like that little pill.And inside of the big pill...
How many times have the baking challenged tried to make something special for someone special on valentines day? Often it ends up being a cute, but not delicious, gesture.Im proposing that somewhat c...
The week leading up to and surrounding Valentines Day is Chocolate week. I thought that some of you who are making big plans for tomorrow might appreciate a really easy dessert (or appetizer) which i...
Using my previously tutorialized gradient dying technique, I made a ball of Lang Bebe superwash wool for an early spring weight bandana.Bebe is a light fingering weight yarn which is very soft and ha...
It has been longer than usual since my last post, and that is because the house was temporarily converted to a doggy hospice care center. My 17.5-year old poodle, Jinx, started to change last week. S...
I was educated by people who, for the mostpart, design products to be mass produced. Its kind of the point of industrialdesign - make something that is reproducible using efficient manufacturing ands...
Some of you are familiar with the Mostly Male pattern book mentioned in a previous post and on the internet. Its one of the funniest books of knitting patterns ever published, the name is proof enoug...
Sunglasses are kind of good for the beach, In the winter, however, they look kind of out of place. But snowblindness can be a real problem when the sun reflects off of the white ground, so sunglasses...
Almost exactly a year ago I posted a knitting pattern for a cowl which used two contrasting yarns to create an interesting interaction of color. A bunch of people have made color theory cowls now and...
Looking through old photos for gif-able content.
If I could turn back time, I would travel to the 70s and meet Cher and her striped pants.I think you would call her The Cheriff I dont have a time machine, but I do have some red heart yarn (the chea...
Ive noticed a recent increase in blog traffic, and I know that this is a kind of annoying think to ask, but Im doing an online design competition to benefit the boys and girls cub of America. I need ...
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