Thursday, July 31, 2008

yarn of the YEAR




i came across this yarn while looking at this month's knitty patterns (knitty is one of THE best sites out there if you're a knitter. if you've not checked it out, you should do so IMMEDIATELY). it was for a pattern called sea tangles. i HAVE to get some of that yarn. it's habu textiles silk stainless steel. yes, it's REALLY stainless steel AND silk. ANDDDDDDDDDDDD it's LACEWEIGHT
from the habu textiles site:
...Originally used as an industrial yarn to create oil filters, now they are available as weavers', knitters' and artists' yarn! The core is stainless steel and silk is wrapped around the core. Because of the stainless steel, there is a memory in the yarn. You can create something. Twist it around! It will stay in that shape unless you straighten it out. .........



sea tangles image: Pattern & images © 2008 Kie Zuraw. Contact Kie. , Sherry Skipper, Bryan Zuraw, and Kie Zuraw
yarn images: from the habu web site

how to make a little bound notebooks



playing cards from crafty pod

how cute!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

did you think i forgot?



to post an amigurumi this week? nope, i didn't.

a lil' jellyfish from ana paula's amigurumi patterns & random cuteness






(check out her OTHER patterns. i especially like the bear with the honey jar) and she has an etsy store: anapaulaoli

a MUST have


therefore a MUST do!


you know i have ALWAYS wanted a market bag and believe it or not, i never had one. now is my chance (well after all the other stuff i'm in the process of knitting. i'm working on a hat for a deployed solider and some headbands for my friend matt who is a chef. he wants to wear them in the HOT kitchen)
(via whip up)

now this i LOVE



what a great yet simple idea. from cathie filian how to make crafting with buttons!!!. oh and you get to use grout too

now c'mon - who doesn't have a TON o' buttons? i sure do

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

i HATE not having pockets




in my clothing. just in case, here's a lil' somethin' somethin' i made out of
daria by noro. it's a cotton and rayon blend and it's rather like cord (thin)


no particular knitting pattern. just garter stitch and i did a purl row where i wanted the flap to fold. then i tapered the flap by decreasing on each row. made a few buttonholes and an i-cord strap and voila!


Tuesday, July 15, 2008

i have been making a lot of jewelry




of late. half are drilled and the other half are wire wrapped. this how to wire wrap a pendant video will come in REAL HANDY!



(shout out to crafting in a green world)

my pictures are of amy and her new birthday necklace. made out of a cast resin bead i did with a few other little (and nice i may add) glass beads strung on beading silk with a few strands of heavier silk
(note my sunflower in the background. still a while before she blooms!)

it's knitting tattoo day


from flint knits

Thursday, July 10, 2008

i can smell it now



freshly baked pan d'epi. of course it's 3 am and it's got to be 80 something degrees out with NO breeze and wicked HIGH HUMIDITY. NOT ideal conditions for baking bread. BUT fall will be here before you know it
(p.s. i don't think the artisan recipe is at the link above. just how to shape it. however, if you just do a search on artisan bread recipe, you'll find a bunch. there's even one from the nyt)

(shout out to craftzine)

a new necklace i made


out of one of the resin beads i cast. i used craft wire to wrap it. i threaded a few beads on the ends of the wire and bent the wire around the beads a bit. i then formed two loops on either end of the wire. i used some beading silk to slip through the loops. i tied a bead on each end of the silk. the silk can be tied and put in a bow (back of your neck) with the beaded ends brought forward

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

from yarn ball boogie


(which is a great site i must say) here's a wicked cool knitting related tat

you gotta love it!

here be some coooooooooooooollllllllll

street art
Video: Artist Joshua Allen Harris Turns Garbage Bags Into World's Greatest Balloon Animals

Call us boring and simple-minded, but before we saw the work of street artist Joshua Allen Harris we never once considered the artistic possibilities of subway exhaust. Using only tape and garbage bags, Harris creates giant inflatable animals that become animated when fastened to a sidewalk grate. In the video above, watch him do a bear, a giraffe, and one that looks not unlike the Cloverfield monster. .......

*shout out to boing boing