Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Scrap Yarn
Getting rid of more scrap yarn...And I found the cutest pattern EVAR at ATERG Crochet's Etsy shop! Who doesn't need a wee owl to keep company with?? ;)
Lowland Originals has a quick and easy shawl/wrap pattern to use up some of that leftover sock yarn you have lurking about...It's here. You could totally make this out of worsted scraps as well, for when it's really chilly out.
I love how she's encorporated buttons into this little decoration. Perfect for a kid's room, or your art room!
Lowland Originals has a quick and easy shawl/wrap pattern to use up some of that leftover sock yarn you have lurking about...It's here. You could totally make this out of worsted scraps as well, for when it's really chilly out.
I love how she's encorporated buttons into this little decoration. Perfect for a kid's room, or your art room!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Knit Like A Man
This photo is from Life Magazine (obviously), but unfortunately I have no context for it. It's an amazing image nonetheless.
My Googlefu is weak tonight, but a search for background info led me to this interesting history of knitting during WW2.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Sheds?
This is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time...
http://menssheds.ie/2010/10/16/welcome-to-the-irish-mens-sheds-associations-website/
Apparently this is A Thing...There was just a report on BBC America about it, and of course it caught my eye because one of the Irish Men's Sheds has spinning and weaving and restoring old fiber arts tools as their communal project. I love the idea of men coming together to do something interesting and creative, if it's woodworking or singing as a choir or whatever they'd all like to do.
Of course, the BBC report was all "Ha ha, men together, I bet they're sharing FEELINGS or something stupid like that, ha ha", which was kind of annoying. I bet they do. And that is wonderful.
*insert rant about societal expectations regarding men's behavior, problems with established cultural norms, the idea of masculinity, etc etc etc* ;)
Apparently the idea started in Australia and has spread throughout Ireland and the UK...I wish there were some more in the US--from a brief Googling, it doesn't look like there are too many.
But I love the idea of people coming together and being creative and bonding and all that happy shit. :D
http://menssheds.ie/2010/10/16/welcome-to-the-irish-mens-sheds-associations-website/
Apparently this is A Thing...There was just a report on BBC America about it, and of course it caught my eye because one of the Irish Men's Sheds has spinning and weaving and restoring old fiber arts tools as their communal project. I love the idea of men coming together to do something interesting and creative, if it's woodworking or singing as a choir or whatever they'd all like to do.
Of course, the BBC report was all "Ha ha, men together, I bet they're sharing FEELINGS or something stupid like that, ha ha", which was kind of annoying. I bet they do. And that is wonderful.
*insert rant about societal expectations regarding men's behavior, problems with established cultural norms, the idea of masculinity, etc etc etc* ;)
Apparently the idea started in Australia and has spread throughout Ireland and the UK...I wish there were some more in the US--from a brief Googling, it doesn't look like there are too many.
But I love the idea of people coming together and being creative and bonding and all that happy shit. :D
Thursday, December 19, 2013
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