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November 7, 2006

HOW TO - Wind a center-pull ball of yarn

I am never able to wind my yarn into nice balls where you can easily pull from the center of the ball to knit. They end up rolling all over the place. Here's a great photo step-by-step on how to wind up your skeins of yarn properly using a toilet paper roll as a base. Link.

Related:
Wind a center-pull ball of yarn using a balloon. (Site is in french w/ photos. Thanks Pfirsch) - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 7, 2006 04:50 PM
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Real Men Knit DVD

O'Reilly Editor Brian Sawyer introduces us to the new DVD, "Real Men Knit". In addition to a 32-minute documentary, the video also includes a 20-minute knitting lesson (a knitted cap) and two 20-minute interviews with "famous" and "legendary" male knitwear designers. Check out Brian's intro to the piece and the accompanying video preview. If anyone out there gets this DVD please let us know what you think! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 7, 2006 01:40 PM
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HOW TO - Make your own stitch markers

Sheep in the city has tutorial on making charming stitchmarkers. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 7, 2006 08:45 AM
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November 3, 2006

Tokyo yarn list and free Japanese patterns

Pinku has updated her list for Tokyo yarn stores as well as given us a heads up to some of the cutest slipper patterns and hats. (Note: The patterns are in Japanese.) Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 3, 2006 03:23 PM
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Rolled brim boyfriend hat

Ansley says, "This hat is a quick, inexpensive and easy project to make. It is perfect for winter holiday gift giving." Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 3, 2006 10:30 AM
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November 2, 2006

Knit Nigiri Sushi Baby Wipe Cozy Pattern

I really do love the sushi theme that's been going around the craft world and now look at this! The talented MK Carroll has created a cute knit pattern of a nigiri sushi baby wipe cozy. Choose to make yours as Maguro/Tuna or Sake/Salmon. Yum! Of course, you don't have to make this just for baby wipes, you can also sew the pieces together to make a plushie toy or soft pillow. It's up to you. Only $3.50 for the pattern - such a great deal! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 2, 2006 05:45 PM
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NaKniSweMo

knitgrrl Shannon has declared November, NaNoSewMo (National Sweater Knitting Month) and has created a cool knit-a-long! Shannon says, "How it works with NaNoSweMo: knit a 50,000-stitch sweater in a month. Or therebouts. I've never actually thought about sweaters in stitch count terms, that's crazy talk. But if you divide your chosen sweater pattern's rows or rounds by 30, you'll have an idea of how many rows you need to knit each day to make it...I'll post links and/or photos of your completed projects at the beginning of December." Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 2, 2006 04:10 PM
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Glove Bites - Vickie Howell's free Nov pattern

Thanks Vicki! Just in time for the cold of winter, she's given us this hip (and fast) knitting pattern to make some cool fingerless gloves. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 2, 2006 02:10 PM
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November 1, 2006

Skull knitting pattern

domiKNITrix has one of the best free skull patterns around. So good that another crafter Lisa made a huge skull afgan out of it. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Nov 1, 2006 09:30 AM
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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.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 31, 2006 05:30 PM
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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.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 31, 2006 09:02 AM
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October 30, 2006

Cast-On Knitting Podcast

Tonia says, "Cast-On: A podcast for knitters is one year old. Brenda is back for her fourth season of the popular podcast. The theme for this series is open culture. In this weeks epidode Brenda is encourages knitters to contribute their knowledge to wikipedia. There is also a halloween poem from the fabulous Franklin Habit of http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com." Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 30, 2006 12:55 PM
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October 25, 2006

Thimble's roundup of knit-a-costumes

The craft blog Thimble has a great roundup of costumes you can knit like this kid's pumpkin costume from Berroco. (Why does this kid look so scared?) See all the patterns here. Link.

Related:

Thimble Halloween Projects - Link.
Thimble Halloween Knit and Crochet Patterns - Link.

Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests!

Makers and Crafters, it's time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can enter, and depending on what type of maker or crafter you are, you can enter all or just some of the contests - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 06:14 PM
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October 24, 2006

Knit Swiffer cover

Green Mountain Mama took the knit dishcloth pattern in the Mason-Dixon Knitting book and modded it and knit herself a swiffer cover. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 24, 2006 02:25 PM
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HOW TO - Make felted fortune cookies

Here's a great tutorial on making felted fortune cookies. Perfect for gift embellishments or just on it's own. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 24, 2006 08:02 AM
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