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October 31, 2006

Knitzilla! - Knitting for a cause

Knitzilla! is an all-ages, all-genders group of yarn addicts who believe in supporting their worldwide community, often through craft. Knitzilla!'s have supported hurricane Katrina survivors, Asian tsunami survivors and others around the world who could use a little warmth in their lives. The first picture above is a child's sweater created by an LA knitter named Ans (her own design) with cotton yarn donated by Edna Hart , and some mind-boggling seaming by Katherine. Knitzilla auctioned the sweater on E-bay and the money supported www.tsunamivolunteer.net, which is working with tsunami survivors in Khao Lak, Thailand. Currently Knitzilla! is knitting and crocheting Rad Bad Beanies for urban teens in outdoor mentoring programs through Big City Mountaineers as can be seen in the second photo. The two brown hats (in upper right hand corner) donated by Carol from Hawaii and the remaining four are knitted by Whitney from LA with yarn donated by The Knitter's Studio. Each year they salute these community givers by raffling donated items to those who have given back. If you believe in supporting your worldwide neighborhood through knit and crochet fiber art, join Knitzilla! online. Or if you happen to be in the Los Angeles area, come out and meet the group at a Silverlake knit night! Link.

Sublime Stitching Gothic Grandeur

Don't miss the 50% off Gothic Grandeur embroidery patterns by Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching. (That means it's only $1.50) Sale ends tonight at midnight! Link.

Refashioned wedding dress

Stacia at Wardrobe Refashion '06 took her wedding dress and refashioned it into a dress that she can wear again. She also used some of the leftover sheer fabric to make lavender sachets! Simply beautiful work! Link.

Amigurumi Dudes

Kim Werker from Crochet Me magazine has a cool pattern on how to make your own amigurumi dudes as shown here. There's even a flickr group where you can add a snapshot of your finished friend. Link.

Sewing zippers

twelve22 shows you how to sew the perfect zipper on a pouch! Sometimes these things can be tricky and the photos here are fantastic. [ via ] Link.

Blender pen

We had no idea one little pen could do so much. Thanks to Photojojo, we're introduced to the $4 wonder, the Blender pen which can transfer photo works onto fabric, paper, tile, wood, copper, linoleum and more. Don't miss all the examples of the pen in action. Link.

HOW TO - Make your own self striping yarn

Eunny Jang used Knitty's Kool-Aid dyeing guide to make her own self striping yarn shown above. It's really cool to see her yarn all hung up to dry! Link.

Katamari Damacy Halloween

Just so awesome! Presenting the Katamari King and Queen of all Cosmos costumes entered into our MAKE & CRAFT Halloween Contest. [ via ] Link.

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Keep the entries coming for the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween Contest! - Link.

October 30, 2006

HOW TO - Make cascading earrings

Linques Design Speaks has a tutorial up on making some great cascading earrings. This easy technique can be used on a multitude of beads to create some great looking earrings. Link.

HOW TO - Make your own buttons for a bracelet

Creative Kismet has a tutorial on how to make your own buttons with polymer clay to create your own button bracelet. Link.

CRAFT L.A. Launch Party Recap

By Carla Sinclair

The CRAFT launch party was a high-energy success. The space at Machine Project was packed with crafters who experimented with our Gocco machine, won door prizes, ate pizza and "CRAFT"-topped cupcakes (thanks to Cathy of California), and some who even brought their own crafts - like felted skulls, mini quilts, and lamps made from vintage soda bottles - to share with us. A special thanks to Jenny Ryan of Felt Club who organized the event and kept the party a-rollin'.

Flickr Photos by Mark Frauenfelder - Link.
Flickr Photos by Jenny Ryan- Link.
Susan Beal's West Coast Crafty Write up - Link.

Where's Craftie?

This week, our dear mascot Craftie is in Ypsilanti, MI visiting crafter Melissa Dettloff and trying to screen print some stickers over at VGKids. Link.

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Frapper map: Check back on the Frapper map to see where Craftie goes next! - Link.

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