Project one: Interactive toy for pet introduction or ‘cuz it’s funny Need to introduce a new pet? Here’s an el-cheapo toy you can crochet in about an hour that will allow your cats (or a cat and a puppy) to play together on opposite sides of a closed door: [insert inappropriate joke about the appearance [...]
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Project!
Before you say it’s too early to start thinking about Halloween, I’ll say three months is barely enough time to create a replica of a Jedi uniform circa the Clone Wars. Seeing as I collect people as nerdy as myself as friends, I will be helping out with what is probably my ninth or tenth [...]
Sunny Dress
The inspiration: a pair of shoes by Goody Goody that were too cute to not be bought. The starting point: Butterick B4110, a great pattern for beginner or experienced sewers with a lot of different options. The twist: Calico appliqués to repeat the carrot, turnip and beet motif on the shoes. Stitch witchery + embroidery [...]
Crochet is Totally Metal Now
Behold, my minions. I give you: the Viking Beanie. I made one for the little bean, and then everybody wanted one for Christmas. That meant I spent the first half of December running a masochistic crochet sweatshop on my boyfriend’s couch. After all the effort to really get the pattern right, I can’t not write [...]
