Amanda Formaro posted a project showing how to create Bath Bags on Kaboose.com. You can fill the bag, made from a wash cloth, with bath beads, lotions, or even our homemade soaps.
Top Down Conversion Tutorial From Wise Hilda!
I stumbled across this tute, this morning. Although it’s already on part 3, I’m sure without too much trouble you could access parts 1 and 2.
Wise Hilda is Knitty’s Tech Editor, so she knows her stuff!
Free Knitted Halloween Witch Pattern
Our sister site CraftBits.com is celebrating Halloween with lots of Free Halloween Projects.
Today we are featuring this Knitted Halloween Witch Project.
Tutorial: Big bold stripe throw pillow
Candace from Sparkle Power shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this quilted throw pillow with big, bold stripes. Don’t worry if you don’t have any fabric with big stripes – the pattern is actually pieced from … Read More...
Free pattern: Planning World Domination handbag
Sky Turtle shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Planning World Domination handbag. An interior zippered pocket gives you a place to stash some cash or a phone. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Three free projects from Tina Givens
Head over to Lark Books blog for a trio of free projects from Tina Givens. You can find downloadable project sheets for making an Olly the Owl softie, a skull cap, and a duvet & sham. They’re all excerpts from … Read More...
Free black heart necklace tute
Beryl Morago shares how to make this simple yet stylish wire necklace she calls Black Heart. Check out her other work on Flickr.
Felted Candy Corn Pattern
Knitted Lace of Estonia, Book and DVD
While I personally haven’t yet seen a copy of this book, you can be sure that as soon as I do, it will be snatched up just as fast as I can. And if you’re the one holding it, be … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretend and Play changing pad for dollies
Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts Till Christmas continues her Pretend and Play series of dolly accessories with a tutorial showing how to make a doll-sized changing pad. It even rolls up for easy storage just like a real changing pad! Go … Read More...
Podcast Wednesday! Stitching and Junk
Mr. X Stitch, Beefrank and Made by Moxie giggle it up in this fun podcast about art and capitalism and anxiety and magic!
I also blog at Thank You For Not Being Perky and on BlogHer.
7 Wreath Ideas For Fall That You Can Make Yourself
I’ve posted many wreath ideas recently, but the ideas out there are abundant. The beauty of a wreath is that they are not that hard to make, so whether you are super crafty or envy those who are, you can … Read More...
New Holiday Issue Of Knit Simple Is Available Now
It’s not Lions, and Tigers and Bears, but it IS hats and mitts and scarves! And cup cozies, and bags and slippers! And shawls and capes and vests! For adults and kids and homes!
Tutorial: “Lucy”s Rose
Shirley of Shirley’s Twisted Threads is paying forward the kindness and sharing of the stitchin fingers community by posting a tutorial for her beautiful SRE rose. Shirley has named this stitch “Lucy”s Rose. Enjoy the tute.
Ya Gotta Start Somewhere…or…Beginning Knitting Tutorials
Pages and pages of lists and lists of tutorials on everything you need to know to get you started!
Selecting yarn, back and forth or in the round, casting on, binding off… it’s all there.
Where?
Well, it’s over at … Read More...
New Deep Fall Knitty….
Driftwood Paper weights or Halloween Decorations
When I spotted this driftwood paper weight project over at The Crafty Crow I thought, Halloween Decoration! I could see painting the wood branches black maybe and dangling little items from the branches?
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Tutorial: Add snap tape to kids’ clothes
Whimsy Couture shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to convert a plain pair of baby or toddler’s pants into ones with snaps along the inside leg seams of a pair of pants. Snap tape makes it easier than … Read More...
Tutorial: End of Bed storage bag
Jodi from Paintchips & Cupcakes shares a tutorial for making this bag that hangs from the end of a bed. The ties on either side of the bag attach to a footboard of a bed. Use it to store pajamas … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Batty felt pillow for Halloween
Amy from Ameroonie Designs shows how to make this pillow for Halloween embellished with rows of felt bats. Because the felt won’t fray, all you have to do make the bat embellishments is simply cut them out and stitch them down the center. … Read More...