Posts tagged yarn

• 26 Jun

  Blog: 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

• 09 Jan

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Knit and Crochet Scarves!

  Since I first learned to crochet and knit over a holiday break when I was in college, and scarves are what almost everyone starts with, I thought this week would be a good time for an easy (and free) scarf pattern roundup.  So if any of you decided to pick up the sticks or hook over the holidays an

• 19 Dec

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  How To Crochet a Hat!

  Need an idea for a Holiday Gift? How about one for yourself -- in EVERY Color! How to Crochet a Hat! Check out the Threadbanger Episode here! or down below: Materials:10.5 Crochet NeedleYarn1. Begin with a slip stitch and 8 chain stitches.2. Connect the two ends by putting your needle through the fi

• 30 Sep

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Knit & Crochet Show, Part 1: Knit

  A couple weekends ago (on the 12th) I got a chance to go to The Knit & Crochet Show put on by the Crochet Guild of America and The Knitting Guild Association, which happened to take place up the street from me here in Portland, OR. There was a vendor fashion show and lots of fun stuff to look at, s

• 25 Jun

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Interview with Cosette Cornelius-Bates!

     I'm so excited about the release of Knit One, Embellish Too by Cosette Cornelius-Bates (aka Cosy), having been an admirer of her work through her blog for awhile now. Cosy is an amazing accessory designer/knitter, and yarn recycler and spinner. While I know not all you threadheads are