Crafting around kittens (or cats of any age) can be a challenge, with the little guys playing with your yarn while you’re trying to work. But they’re so cute you can’t stay mad, and a lot of crafters love their feline friends. That’s what the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in the UK is banking…
Greetings fellow yarn fanatics! While I’ve been enjoying a trip to Sweden, where fiber arts and crafts seem to be everywhere, I’ve been missing the blog tremendously… And so I was so thrilled to hear from the one-of-a-kind Kara over at Petals to Picots about this unfathomably adorable crochet cocoon and cap project! This project, which…
Do you remember being a kid and wanting to proclaim that you were “best friends” with someone? In grade school I had friendships with 2 girls, and I searched high and low for a Best Friends Forever heart necklace that was divided 3 ways. When the holidays come around, I feel that familiar feeling of…
Why You Totally Have to Tote Today has brought another scorcher to New York City. I’m normally scurrying around, carrying all kinds of things in heavy clothes with lots, and lots, of pockets (Yes, you could call me a… Pocket Monster). But in this kind of heat, who can get away with it? The only…
The First Rule of Scarf of the Month Club is… Tell everybody about Scarf of the Month Club! We are so delighted to tell you about the incredible Scarf of the Month Club, a series of free scarf/cowl patterns that are created by one of our very favorite yarn artists, The Stitchin’ Mommy along with Oombawka Design. Sign up for one free…
Welcome to Day 3 of our 12 Kits of Christmas in July celebration! As much of America braces for the heat dome headed our way, one might be thinking: “Yarn?! It’s too hot for yarn!” But while it’s too hot to do anything outside, crocheting & knitting are ideal hobbies to chill out in front of…
Sweet golly, look at these #BonbonBears! Ahh! Too cute, AmiRight? (It’s the #BonbonBear Gang’s World… You just crochet in it.) You Can Get a Lot of Life from a Little Bonbon! Just when I thought it was going to be a mopey Wednesday, in swoops Stephanie from AllAboutAmi to brighten up the day with these colorful,…
Welcome back to Christmas in July! Today I want to feature one of my all time favorite Lion Brand Yarn Patterns. It’s called the Bubblegum Scarf, but it is more versatile than that. It’s whimsical, colorful, and substantial. It absolutely is a scarf, but can also be a throw, an accent piece for your home…
Exactly fourty-seven years ago, the Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, carrying astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong famously stepped onto the crater-laden surface and uttered his legendary phrase about small steps and giant leaps. Tin-foil-hat-wearing people will tell you the landing was staged and fabricated out of movie…
These steaming hot days of one of the hottest summers in memory has us dreaming of the hopefully snowy days ahead. Chilly breezes rolling through the air, blissful frozen water droplets falling from the sky… ahhhhh. And you know what they say: if you knit it, they will come! So for these sauna-esque last 12…
Prepare to be spellbound by this truly TASSELTASTIC wrap by the magical Alexandra Tavel of Two of Wands. From brilliant, eye catching designs to deep, detailed photography that you can almost feel, Two of Wands has become a true beacon of knitting sorcery in Gotham. These days, any New Yorker will tell you that It. Is….
Just take a nice long look at this phenomenal crocheted fox purse and you’ll know that what the fox says is “Awesome. I wanna make one!” ChiWei of 1DogWoof is always making such incredibly colorful, bold, and fun projects. We are thrilled to the gills that she considers Vanna’s Choice her staple yarn, citing its…
