update 4/14/09: i made some slight changes to the decreases in the pattern, which are in italics (some k2tog’s have been switched to ssk’s). the ravelry pdf, and download links here and on my pattern page have all been updated. pattern news! first, the patterns bar of my patterns + yarn page is up toContinue reading “simple mary jane style booties, part 2!”
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craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff
once again, i’ve fallen a bit behind in letting you know about my craftstylish tutorials… yesterday was my semi-photorealistic 3-shade freezer paper stencil how-to! this is a pretty crazy project – the result of having an idea pop into my head one day and then going for it. the tutorial uses the christopher walken stencil,Continue reading “craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff”
a fun project for fall!
i actually made something for myself!! i felt this major urge to craft something not for sale, not for a deadline, not for a tutorial, so i made this cardigan. but now i want to give you a brief how-to anyway, since i really love how it turned out. so there are no progress photos,Continue reading “a fun project for fall!”
my other blogging – tutorials and more!
hey i’ve fallen behind on showing you my craftstylish tutorial posts! so i’ll go back and tell you about the last 3 that i haven’t mentioned here… a few weeks ago i explained how to make my short-rows wavy hat with multiple yarns striping, both with 2 row wide stripes and 1 wedge wide sections.Continue reading “my other blogging – tutorials and more!”
how to make freezer paper stencil prints with scissors!
first, thank you everybody for all the supernice comments on my last post and my engagement flickr picture and stuff! in case anyone else is curious, yes i probably will make my wedding dress, or at least recon a vintage dress in some way. it will be a crafty occasion i’m sure! so, remember theContinue reading “how to make freezer paper stencil prints with scissors!”
recycley skirt how-to part 3: simple sweatshirt skirts!
oookay this one has been on hold for awhile, so i’m happy to finally bring you the sweatshirt edition of my recycled skirts series! and to make up for the pause between projects, this one is actually 2 different designs! if you have a blank sweatshirt (or you don’t mind the image being upside down)Continue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 3: simple sweatshirt skirts!”
recycley skirt how-to part 2: vintage sheet double wraparound!
ok time for my next skirt tutorial! this concept came to me when i was thinking about wanting to make skirts with vintage bedsheets but how some of them can be pretty see-through… so i thought, double layered would be cool… and the double wraparound idea was born! this sheet is a little silly, butContinue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 2: vintage sheet double wraparound!”
recycley skirt how-to part 1: asymmetrical scrunchy t-skirt!
yay, it’s the first of my many-part series of how-to’s for skirts made from various recycled things! i’m going to try to do one per week, and there will be 4 or 5 or maybe even more different skirt projects, woo! i’m starting simple with this t-skirt – you just need one t-shirt and someContinue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 1: asymmetrical scrunchy t-skirt!”
easy recycley craft
so in an issue of readymade maybe 6 months ago, there was this tote bag project and the shape of the bag in the pattern picture (not on the online version) looked just like a tank top shape, which made me think…. hmm…. couldn’t you sew the bottom of a tank top closed and turnContinue reading “easy recycley craft”
free pattern: big bulky bucket hat!
yeah! i knit this up in no time, as an experiment, trying out this top-down idea with some gorgeous handspun, and it worked out so well that i decided to write up the pattern and share it with you!! because it’s knit top-down, you can easily make it exactly as long as you want withoutContinue reading “free pattern: big bulky bucket hat!”
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