Posts tagged yarn

• 23 Apr

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Knit Triangle Shawls!

  I know triangle shawls have been a big knitting trend for awhile, but I've still never made one - they seem like such a perfect Spring accessory, I'm feeling the urge to make my first one!  But which do I choose? There are so many fabulous patterns!  I've rounded up an assortment of different styl

• 19 Mar

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Fingerless Mitts, part 3 - Knit!

    This last category of fingerless mitts - knitting patterns - is so huge, so many designs out there, that I had to really limit my roundup to my personal favorites, trying to get a variety of simple, lacy, cabley, for different styles.  I also kept my picks to only independent designs - I lef

• 12 Mar

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Fingerless Mitts, part 2 - Crocheted!

     So many cute crocheted fingerless mitts patterns out there!  From very basic to super complex, there's definitely something for everyone... Starting with the most simple no-thumbs variety, I love all the colors in Attic24's Wrist Warmers (above also):I like the fun 2-color pattern in t

• 29 Jan

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Knit Mittens (part 2)!

  About a year ago, I did a roundup of free knit and crochet (and some sewn) mittens patterns, so check that out for lots of awesome free designs - for this part 2, I'm sticking with knit only, and most of them are for sale patterns (support independent designers!).  Many of these links are to the r

• 26 Jun

  Blog: TB Projects

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Spinning Yarn!

     Last Friday I took a trip down to Eugene, Oregon with some fiber-loving friends to check out Black Sheep Gathering, where my excitement about spinning yarn was refreshed and I couldn't wait to get back to my wheel!  One of my friends bought herself a wheel, and another bought some rovi

• 03 Jun

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Knitta, Please: Guerilla Knitting in Brooklyn

  Montague Street, the main strip in Brooklyn Heights, is showcasing a DIY knitting installation this month led by Knitta, Please crafter and founder Magda Sayeg.  Over 50 volunteers knit cozies around parking meters, essentially "yarn bombing" the block to make a statement about the DIY movement. 

• 13 May

  Episode: ISpyDIY

  Interview with Knitting and Tea authors, Threadbanger

  This week's ISPY surveys knitting by catching up with the London based authors of the new book 'Knitting and Tea'You can see more at Artwork By Gottelier Learn how to knit with Threadbanger!

• 20 Jan

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Shocking Discoveries about Needle Felting

  Inspired by this needle-felting tutorial at Dabbled by Sally from Pollywog's Cakewalk, my mom and I recently embarked on a needle-felting odyssey*. We're still refining our technique, but it is a fairly simple process, and also much more fun than you might expect. The thing that has kept me from n