how could i NOT post this?

from trans craft inental

i pity da fool!
(shout out to craftzine

here's a link

to a pretty little lace scarf from vicki howell's blog. the pattern is by melinda morrow. hurry now because on 5/27, it won't be FREE any more!

also from vicki's blog:

i love the tree of life knitting pattern. i've never acutally knit one, but i still love how they look. here's a lion brand knit along

and here's the pattern

i was going to do a review of this ANYWAY

i bought the book a couple of weeks ago (i really WAS waiting patiently for it to come out). it's more than i even anticipated.
i love all of the patterns (the armwarmers and the barn raising quilt are my second and third favorites)

i fell in love with her meathead hat pattern (my first favorite) as soon as i saw it on her blog.

run and i do mean RUN out and get this book. the essays and commentary and pictures are all so very lovely.

AND

Knitalong Author Larissa Brown in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, May 31 (too bad i'm 3,500 miles away!)

meat head hat blog posting from larissa

this little piggy

is a wallet!

a how-to from nosey nest

(shout out to craftzine)

a totebag tutorial

in pdf. it folds into a neat little package too. very practical from stitch lounge

tutorial: fabric basket

i like the fabric she chose. from pippi joe here's the

scoop on how to do it

(shout out to whip up)

years ago, i saw a t-bird

this color. it was a '59 i believe. it had some kick ass opera windows too!

anyway, here's a link to some modified japanese scooters from pink tentacle!

(shout out to make magazine)

some pretty cool BOTS

from mark ho

(shout out to dark roasted blend)

great idea!

necklaces out of a bamboo tile placemat! from deborah dee
how clever is that?
(shout out to craftzine)

a shout out to

sit-n-knit in BLOOMFIELD (don't forget they moved from west hartford center to bloomfield. they still have their store in wethersfield as well). i made a boo boo in the traditional danish shawl i'm making. they fixed it for me.

sneak peak:

picture: lust auf farben (check out her site for more traditonal shawls and to buy a pattern). the other picture is the beginning stages of MY shawl (i am farther along that that mind you)

how to

a tutorial on how to make these wicked cool save the whale - embroidered whale buttons!!!

from oh fransson (and a shout out to craftzine)

i especially LOVE the trivet

from crafting in a green world

Two More Simple Cork Crafts

i was inspired by

november moon. her pot is beyond the pale. mine is well, it's mine.

her pot is the one with the newspaper and fresh moss. mine is with the succulents.

i used an old plastic bowl. i punched a few holes in the bottom. i used magazine pages with green on them and decoupaged the bowl. i then knitted a little rim (out of yarn i hand spun i must say!!!) and glued that on. i put a few little stones in the bottom of my bowl and some dirt. i planted the succulents and put a bit of sphagnum on the top as well.

i posted the tutorial for the sandwich wrap the other day

now here is one for a whole lunch bag! (unfortunately again,-for ME - it DOES involve sewing)

lunch time

from skip to my lou

(shout out to craftzine)

except for the sewing part

i think i could do this!

a tutorial on how to make a soft cover wrap around notebook

from rosemary at piratecore

andy goldsworthy

sculptor

(click on the title link above to go to his website)

shout out to whip up

a knitting pattern for

a lovely little lightweight foulard with case

knit up with morehouse merino

a great summer wrap for dining out or the shore in the evening or whatever! (i love morehouse by the way)

another one of 'i love these!!!'

birdhouses from tamar mogendorff (oh check out her -i think tamar is a woman's name - other work as well. stunning!)

(shout out to whip up)

this is for my friend mikey

(by the way i am so very sorry for the late cinqo de mayo greetings) who is MR star trek

from geeksugar a beaded captain kirk curtain!

(shout out to reknit)

i wish we had a maker faire

in connecticut


(shout out to make magazine)

ethereal

vera meyer plays the glass (h)armonica
which by the way was invented by ben franklin!
(shout out to make magazine. they had another artist playing one, a christmas tune. i wanted something else to post today and found this one)

thomas doyle's

miniatures. i just LOVE miniatures! (shout out to make magazine)

fair trade, recycled glass beads

from eshop africa (check out the other items they offer)

shout out to crafting in a green world

bookshelf dividers

nice!

(shout out to boing boing)

one of THE best ideas

i've seen in a LONG time! i'm going to make some. i waste a lot of tin foil and a lot of plastic sandwich bags. that's a shame

from the small object - a steno pad for my thoughts a reusable sandwich wrap!

(shout out to craftzine)

from cut out and keep

a tutorial on how to make chopsticks into hair sticks

wow

Fotos Artísticas - Ovejas Telefónicas

(shout out to craftzine)

i like the look of this

from jodie at vintage ric rac....

selvedge (doll) quilt

she also went on to make a scarf out of her selvedge edges. so wicked cool and different

beading!

which i've taken up again by the way. i'm concentrating on my traditional danish shawl right now though. it should be done this week. not sure how i'm going to edge it though.

from susan beal's bead simple

we all know i love everything

FAE

look at this (shout out to boing boing)

how to make a faerie house out of a stupid-ass doll house
from wikihow

from clockwork robot

(via make magazine)
i want one, i want one
a kinetic paper horse kit

oh yum

i love bread and i love MAKING bread. i've not made it in a while though. perhaps this weekend. we'll see. NO ONE made better bread (in the entire universe) than my aunt iona. the crust was perfect, the crumb was perfect. the TASTE was sublime. i know she used absolutely NO salt in her bread. don't know why, just know that's how she did

saw this and wanted to post it (i'm hungry for tea and toast made with homemade bread)
from meet me at mike's some damn fine lookin' bread. recipe at the link

(shout out to craftzine blog)

an illustration from a child's book

the prince child (written by maranke rinck)

by martin van der linden

found this over at

fatlab

and i want a piece!