this week’s craftstylish tutorial was a special one to me – i designed this skirt a couple years ago for myself, and i loved the design concept (super easy, no pattern, custom fit, crazy comfy) but i loved it so much that i wanted to hold off doing a how-to… it’s silly, but i justContinue reading “recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!”
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newish projects and knit design pattern reveal!
hey have you been keeping up with craftstylish this month? lots of great earth-friendly crafts… here are mine! first, make a vest from an old pullover sweater, with different embellishment ideas… like crocheting into the knit fabric: and embroidery with recycled cotton: this one has hand-stitched knit tape stuff i got at knittn kitten: andContinue reading “newish projects and knit design pattern reveal!”
a couple tutorials
quicky post before my friend gets into town… just want to show you the last couple of tutorials i did for craftstylish. my last button post was a super fun, kid-friendly project – pipe cleaner button displays! as i said in the post, this is a craft project to bring out your inner-child-crafter. I feltContinue reading “a couple tutorials”
free 35mm film stitch pattern!
so you know how when i discovered short rows and started designing with them, i went a little crazy with the concept (and i continue to use them frequently in my designs)? i have a feeling the same kind of thing might happen with slip stitch knitting! it’s not like i didn’t know the techniqueContinue reading “free 35mm film stitch pattern!”
yay button month!
i had been excited about susan beal‘s new book, button it up, since she was writing it, and now it’s out and my review over on the threadbanger blog just went up! to celebrate the buttony goodness of the book, craftstylish has been having button month all march! so many fun projects! i was alreadyContinue reading “yay button month!”
i’m on cut out + keep!
well i still can’t believe they asked me to do this, but i’m the latest crafty superstar over on cut out + keep (along with crafters like jennifer perkins and natalie zee drieu)! all my projects over there are originally from either here on do stuff! or craftstylish; an assortment of five different types ofContinue reading “i’m on cut out + keep!”
catching up… 2 things now
well this post was supposed to happen on monday, but i woke up monday morning with a horrible cold – i’ve been sick more in the last few months than any other winter, no good! i was couch-ridden through wednesday, then thursday and yesterday were spent slowly catching up on work that should have beenContinue reading “catching up… 2 things now”
free pattern: waving chevron scarf!
this one has been in the works for quite some time, i’m so happy to release it! super simple, it’s a basic garter stitch scarf with some increases and decreases forming the waving shape and chevron point, and 3-color striping to make it pop! this sample uses 3 shades of malabrigo worsted merino and sizeContinue reading “free pattern: waving chevron scarf!”
quicky gift idea – before and after photo
this is a gift i gave my parents a couple years ago, pre- do stuff!, and when i saw it here at the house i thought it would be a good project to share. i’m sure i saw the idea somewhere else, but i don’t know where. you could either make it in a photoContinue reading “quicky gift idea – before and after photo”
experimental sleeve dyeing!
i’m sitting on my parents’ couch right now in southern california, sick with a stinkin’ cold, blah, so i haven’t had the energy to get some things done that i wanted to have done by now. but i think i do have the energy to write this belated post. last weekend was my experimental sleeveContinue reading “experimental sleeve dyeing!”
Lee Does Stuff 