When we stumbled upon the DIY Ombre Dyed Yarn tutorial by Xandy Peters we were inspired! That weekend we went to our local craft store for yarn and grocery store for Kool-Aid to have a little dyeing party. We also experimented with yarns we had around that we knew were wool, the results were amazing. [...]
Archive for the ‘Discovered DIY’ Category
DIY Ombre Dyed Yarn – Part 2
Posted in Crafty Must Haves, Crochet, Discovered DIY, Knitting, tagged color work, crochet, DIY, diy yarn, fiber arts, inspiration, knit, ombre, ombre knit, yellow on March 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
DIY Ombre Dyed Yarn
Posted in Discovered DIY, tagged diy yarn, dye your own yarn, knit bandana, ombre, ombre knit, ombre knit bandana, xandy peters on February 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »
When I stumbled across this ombre knit bandana on Ravelry, I was mesmerized. I have a love of all things ombre but to achieve a great knit or crochet gradient my heart starts to beat fast and I begin to imagine the horror of color work (which I’m hell bent on mastering) and finishing all [...]
Easy Valentine’s Day Gifts
Posted in Crafty Must Haves, Crochet, Digital Goodie, Discovered DIY, free patterns, Knitting, tagged craft: zine, crochet, crochet valentine's day gifts, easy gifts, fiber art, free patterns, free valentines crochet patterns, free valentines knitting patterns, gifts, gifts with hearts, handmade love, heart shaped gifts, hearts, knit valentine's day gifts, knitting, love gifts, martha stewart, patterns, pink, quick gifts, red, valentine's day, yarn on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
We love when a specific holiday gets closer, our inboxes become full of emails boasting free patterns! This Valentine’s Day is no exception. With the romantic holiday about a week away, you have more than enough time to complete one of these little goodies. Perfect for gifting to that special someone, friends, family OR better [...]
Terror-ific FREE Halloween Patterns
Posted in Digital Goodie, Discovered DIY, free patterns on October 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Halloween is here again and with exactly 16 days remaining until the big night Mary and I have a lot of crafting to do to be ready for trick-or-treaters. This year we’ve decided to decorate my home as a haunted or un-dead funeral home. I live in the suburbs so I always get tons of [...]
T-Shirt > Yarn > Accessory
Posted in Crochet, Digital Goodie, Discovered DIY, free patterns, Knitting, tagged crochet, eco crafts, eco crochet, eco friendly crafts, eco knitting, knitting, recycled t-shirts, t-shirt crafts, upcycled t-shirts on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the past year these t-shirt strip necklaces have been quite popular. Not one to ever pay retail on something I know I can make, I decided to research how to turn old tees into yarn. There’s so much you can do with this versitile material once it’s been converted to “yarn”. Also unlike most [...]
Discovered DIY : Knit or Crochet Lamp Cozy
Posted in Crafty Must Haves, Crochet, Discovered DIY, free patterns, Knitting, tagged crochet, decor, Design*Sponge, Discovered DIY, DIY, knit, lamp, lampshade, organic yarn, Pickles on September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Found this little gem on Design*Sponge — have I said how much we LOVE them. (The Polli link is worth the jump, their jewelry is wonderful) Just in time for fall and like previously chatted about on our last post, this is the perfect quick knit to spruce up your home decor. If you were particularly crafty [...]
categories
- A Bit-O-Random (33)
- Best Of… (2)
- CALs (2)
- Color Inspiration (22)
- Crafty Must Haves (14)
- Crochet (17)
- Digital Goodie (9)
- Discovered DIY (6)
- Etsy Yarns (7)
- featuring Bernat Yarns (3)
- featuring Lion Brand yarns (16)
- featuring Paton yarns (1)
- featuring Sugar 'n Cream (2)
- Fiber Art (8)
- free patterns (25)
- Giveaways (7)
- Giving Back (2)
- Guest Posts (1)
- Knitting (24)
- Pets (1)
- Studio Inspiration (1)
- Uncategorized (5)
- Vintage Knitting Photos – What Were They Thinking??! (9)
- What The Hell is That (4)
- WIP / Projects (12)
vip access
