If you are looking for scrap fabric Christmas ornament designs, then you really don’t have to look much further than these 25 beautiful ideas. I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for some fabric stash-busting ideas, and … Read More...
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Knitalong Some Great Socks with the Chilly Dog
This looks like a really fun knitalong to help you learn some great sock knitting skills. The Chilly Dog is hosting a Whale Done Sock knitalong during the month of August, and though the fun has already started you can … Read More...
Crochet Pattern: Hazy Daze Hat
Block the sun with style this summer. This lightweight, easy to crochet hat pattern keeps you looking and feeling cool even on the hottest days. The design is really pretty and I love the open weave design. Free Crochet Hat … Read More...
Stitch Some Simple Worsted Weight Socks
One thing that keeps some people from knitting socks is that they seem like a project that will take forever, with tiny yarn and teensy needles, and you have to make two of them?
If you’d like to try out … Read More...
How to make shamrock filled bottle cap charms for St. Patrick’s Day
With St. Patrick’s day tomorrow this project sent in by Ellen is just in time for some lucky crafting. If you like to combine your libations with your creative time open up a bottle of Guinness and pick some clover … Read More...
Have You Tried Twined Knitting? Check out This Tutorial
Remember earlier this week when I said I know enough about knitting to know that I still have a lot to learn? One of my knowledge gaps that I am well aware of is twined knitting, a technique that uses … Read More...
Crochet Flower Bookmark
This adorable flower bookmark is perfect for gift giving and Charity stall fundraisers. This free crochet pattern is perfect for a Teacher gift or for gifting to school friends and loved ones. Everyone needs a bookmark right?
Laced Heart Cork Bracelet Tutorial
Cork is a great medium for various craft projects, but this tutorial is a beautiful way of making a piece of jewelry from that cork. Pay a visit to the blog The Chilly Dog to see just how you can … Read More...
Make a Simple Potholder on the Bias
This cool double-layered potholder from the Chilly Dog is a classic I hadn’t thought about in a while. Inspired by a crocheted cloth given by Chilly Dog’s mother-in-law, this version is worked in an easy slip stitch pattern in a … Read More...
Knit a Trio of Socks in Christmas Colors
Funky socks are really popular right now, and while I haven’t knit anything crazy or deliberately mismatched, I like these socks from the Chilly Dog called the Wintermint Sock Trio.
It’s intended that you knit three socks, none of … Read More...
Clay Covered Pens
One of the projects every clayer should do is cover a pen. I did scads of covered Bic stick and Papermate pens and, later, a few pen kits like the ones in this tutorial. They take Cross type pen refills … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Strawberry Hat, for Halloween or Whenever
A themed hat can be a Halloween costume for a little kid almost by itself or with a same-colored onesie or other neutral clothes.
This strawberry hat by the Chilly Dog is the result of a request to knit a … Read More...
Free pattern: Reversible Japanese Knot Bag
Ellen from The Chilly Dog shares a free pattern for making a Japanese knot bag. The Japanese knot bag has one handle that is shorter than another. To close the bag, simply send the longer handle through the smaller handle. … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a button bracelet
Ellen from The Chilly Dog shares a tutorial showing how to turn your button stash into pretty jewelry. She uses orphan buttons to create a button bracelet. You can use similar colors and shapes of buttons, or just mix it … Read More...
Printable Blank Comic Book Pages
This is a great resource for both teachers and parents. Ellen, from The Chilly Dog, created these great printable comic book pages, in part, because her neighbor (who is a teacher) was looking for something similar and couldn’t find anything. … Read More...
A Few More Great Scarves to Knit
There’s no end to the great scarf knitting patterns out there, and there are more being published all the time, so there’s never going to be a definitive roundup of scarf knitting patterns, which is great for me because it … Read More...
Knit a Simple Necklace for a Quick Gift
Have a little bit of left over sock yarn from a project, or just want to play with some yarn and make a quick and easy gift for someone or a way to wear yarn when it’s warm outside?
Try … Read More...
DIY Solar Printed T-Shirt
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Ellen from the blog “The Chilly Dog” shared the tutorial for this Solar Printed T Shirt using Inkodye. If you haven’t heard of Inkodye before, It’s a solar activated dye. You spread it on to your fabric, set it out … Read More...
Practice Your Mitering Skills on a Simple Washcloth
Knitting mitered squares is a really fun knitting technique that looks a lot more complicated than it is. All you’re really doing is strategically decreasing at the middle of the project to make it into a square.
Once you’ve tried … Read More...
How to Make a Yarn Book for Your Finished Projects
It’s a great idea to keep a record of the yarn and colors you used for knitting projects, in case you ever need the yarn again or want to use a color again that you really loved.
It can be … Read More...