Needles Noodles has a very detailed (and well photographed) tutorial on adding fringe yarn hair to amigurumi and other types of soft-headed dolls.

From the CRAFT Flickr pool, Wibit made this crocheted acorn travel yarn holder, perfect for traveling yarn crafters. The pattern is even available for free, with a strawberry varient. It looks so pracitcal for traveling with a center-pull ball!

Better Homes and Gardens has a slideshow of ten eco-friendly yarns, highlighting the unique characteristics of each. I like this yarn pictured above made from recycled sarongs.

From the article:

Sheep and other animal fibers are scaly--picture a fish's scales covering each fiber. When you dunk wool into hot water and swish it around, these scales open up, sort of like lots of little umbrellas opening up all along the length of the fiber. When they open up, the scales catch onto nearby scales and grab on. The more fibers you have, and the more you rub the fibers around, the more scales there are to catch onto each other. The fibers get all tangled up, and more scales grab tight, until you have felt.

Sister Diane wrote up a great post about her recent visit to a clever new shop in Portland called Yarnia, and the place sounds downright magical. At Yarnia, visitors can choose from countless colors, textures, and fibers to create their very own custom yarns that are whipped up right there on the spot. This place is definitely on my must-visit list for my next trip to Oregon!

All of the pieces featured Lion Brand Yarn and also showcased Vanna's Choice, Vanna White's yarn collection. (Did you know she's an avid crocheter?) The colors are beautiful and I've heard a lot of great things about Vanna's yarn. More on my favorites from the Lion Brand Yarn Fashion Show after the jump.

Okay, so I know we've covered craft-related tattoos before, but look at this this thing--it's amazing! The Lone Knitta posted this in the CRAFT Flickr group and says her ink was done at Peacock Tattoo in Jacksonville, FL. Be sure to check out the other pix in her photostream as well for some extra-cool knitting photos. Link.

Related:
• Crafty Tats - Link.
• HOW TO - Make a Fake Tattoo with Pantyhose - Link.
• DIY Tattoo Flash Print - Link.

Erin writes in about these yarn curtains at Insubordiknit. They're handmade and painted yarn strands with thicker and thinner portions to make a beaded curtain effect. I love them, they seem like they'd be a lot softer than hard, noisy beads. - Link.

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Multi-colored Custom Yarn Dyeing with Kool Aid

Remember to always keep an eye on your yarn stash...because it may also be keeping an eye on you! This creepy-cute handspun was created by the amazing Insubordiknit. Link.

Amy O'Neill Houck of The Hook and I has an extensive write up dispelling many myths on eco-friendly yarn, while giving us really great solutions and ideas. or instance, I had no idea that Bamboo yarn, a popular "green" fiber is most commonly chemically processed like rayon.

Her tips on our most commonly used fiber, wool are informatiive and fantastic. Amy writes:

1) Wool. Wool has to be everyone's favorite knitting and crochet fiber. And for good reason, it has bounce and resilience, it is water resistant, and it keeps us warm. But raising farm animals uses a lot of energy. How can you use wool in an environmentally friendly way?

* Find a local producer--if you're buying yarn from a local farm where its spun and dyed there, or you have a boutique mill in your area that processes wool from throughout your region, use it. You'll be saving on lots of energy it takes to move yarn from wool gatherer to manufacturer, to distributor, to retailer. You'll also be supporting your local economy.

* Use organic wool. Organic farmers and processors think about environmental impact of their work from sheep to skein. They don't use chemicals on the feed they give their sheep, they don't treat the sheep or the wool with harsh chemcicals. Consider the O-Wool or Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool.

• Spiderweb - Link.
• Spiders - Link.
• Furry Pal (Crochet) - Link.
• Pirate Pal (Crochet) - Link.
• Pumpkin Pal (Crochet) - Link.