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Mailables -The Craft You Can Send

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Card designs vary and are $5.00 Each

Mailables are fun to send and fun to receive. The main aim of this Family run business is to provide crafters with a creative alternative to a birthday card that can be colored, posted (envelope provided) and then assembled by to recipient. You can create a hand colored 3 dimensional card that can be displayed proudly. I also think these would be perfect for sending to young ones to color in their selves as my 3 year old certainly had fun coloring our review copies.

Not only will Grandparents around the globe love to get these but anyone who cares how much love has gone into each stroke of color by a small child or creative artist. The coloring of these Pop Up like cards can be as simple or as intricate as you like making them suitable for all ages, both to color and to receive.

And to make these even more great they are donating 10% of all profits to Charity.  I would love to see them bring out a pop up invitation and thank you card too.  Lots of fun and a great affordable alternative birthday card that teaches creativity is precious and worth sharing.

Mailables are offering 25% off to all our readers until Sept 30th to grab your discount enter Coupon Code : CRAFT at checkout.

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Get into the Details with the Sashiko Tee Knitting Pattern

Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery technique that uses running stitches to make lines (straight or otherwise) that reinforce and insulate fabric. It can be used as a mending technique or for decorative purposes, and it has become popular in recent years as a visible mending technique. 

It’s also the inspiration behind the Sashiko Tee by Elenor Mortensen. This top down, circular yoke top is worked in the round with allover stranded knitting designs reminiscent of intricate sashiko stitching. 

You’ll find floral patterns, starbursts, straight lines and individual colorwork stitches in this design. 

The pattern is offered in six sizes and two different gauges (both use fingering weight yarn) making a dozen different size options. The finished bust circumference of the sweater ranges from 33.8 to 57 inches, or 86 to 145 cm. 

The project calls for two colors, and I love the traditional blue and white of the designer’s sample, but some of the projects shown on Ravelry use more than two or use a multicolored yarn as one of the options, which gives it a different look that’s even more interesting. There are also some projects that show longer sleeves, repeating the patterns from the body on the sleeves, which is a great move if you need a sweater for the fall. 

I know I say this a lot but it’s worth your time to look at the different ways people have approached this sweater by clicking on the projects tab on Ravelry. You’ll find different colors and sleeves, different ribbing treatments, added beads, a bit of mohair, different lengths, subtle colors and bolder choices…so many fun options. 

The pattern is available in English, French and German, and you can grab a copy of Ravelry. I think this one would be a fun way to get into colorwork knitting without having to deal with a bunch of colors, and you get a cool result and lots of practice following a chart. 

[Photo: Elenor Mortensen]