Thursday, November 24, 2011

A Crocheted Feast

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!



Thanksgiving is hands-down, my favorite holiday. It falls right in the heart of Autumn which is my favorite season and it's filled with lots of fantastic food and no pressure to buy gifts which is the perfect holiday! Kelly's candy-themed crochet post made me hungry for other crocheted food items and of course I have to present the turkey and pumpkin pie first.











Adorable! Turns out there are a lot of crocheted food patterns out there, some of my favorites include:
















and this one really caught my eye:














For more fun food patterns, check out http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/foods.php

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

2012 Knitting and Crochet Contests

by Kelly

Enter Now


Vanna's Choice Contest  here. For US and Canada only. Entries must be submitted by February 1st, 2012.. Projects must use Vanna yarn, and may be original design or from an existing pattern.

To enter, you photograph your finished project and submit it to the LionBrand site along with pattern information. There's also something requiring you to 'list the Michaels store'. I'm not sure if that means that you can't purchase the yarn online, or not.

About crochet is also holding a contest.Crochet an adult sized scarf, shawl, or pair of fingerless gloves, or a cushion cover, using the 'simple stitch' guidelines she provides. Entries must be received by January 14, 2012. The winners receive free publicity on her blog, pintrest, and facebook.




Yarns on Film

by Kelly

Some animations involving yarn and knitting...


                                                     Yarn invasion

I saw this first on Dark Roasted Blend, home of all things weird and wonderful.


                                                        Yarn city

This is an advertisement for MusicID, an app for cell phones that helps you identify random music. All you have to do is turn on the app and place your phone next to the radio to identify the song and artist.  If you're a music geek like my husband, you should definitely check this out.

And finally, the one that made me decide to write this post in the first place,

                                                  Phoebe's sweater

Which is an animation of the knitting of a sweater. What's really cool about this is the book series that this sweater is from.

Phoebe's Sweater is a children's picture book that includes knitting patterns for the sweater in the story. The story itself is really sweet, and the illustrations are beautiful.



Phoebe's Sweater- Signed
Amazon.com



I love this idea!  Making the sweater would produce a real world connection between the child and the book, providing mommy doesn't lose patience with the sweater and hurl it across the room, knitting needles and all, while uttering a word that her little darling will immediately pick up on and use in preschool the next day.
 Yeah, I know. Another knitting book. What can I say, I'm on a roll.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Candy Themed Hats and Scarves

by Kelly

I was working on hats and scarves for the kid's Christmas charity, and realized that I had accidentally developed a theme.













What do you think? Anyone have other suggestions for candies I should try?

Friday, November 18, 2011

Highbrow Craft Books

by Kelly

                                      Delftware Inspired Cross Stitch

Blue & White Cross Stitch: Inspired by the Classic Designs of Willow Pattern, Delftware and Toiles de Jouy
at Amazon.com

                                    Fashions inspired by Jane Austen

Craft Gossip



                     Quilts and things inspired by William Morris

William Morris in Applique: Six Stunning Projects and Over Forty Individual Designs
at Amazon.com


  Norwegian Handknits : Heirloom Designs from the Vesterheim Museum





at Amazon.com














Thursday, November 17, 2011

Charity Drive Update - Those Darn Happy Hookers!

They're gaining on us!

I checked the totals today and the Happy Hookers from Texas are at 264 points. So we still have a lead on them but we're not in the clear yet.

I'm at the fringe part of the blanket I was making which for some reason is the one part I always slack on. So as a break I started doing squares again. I'm at 5 squares for 40 points. If life doesn't keep getting in the way I'll start working on some more and mail them out after Thanksgiving. Hopefully we can still maintain our lead. :)

Monday, November 14, 2011

Crochet Snowflake Collection

by Kelly

The chilly wind is blowing autumn leaves against the window. It reminds me that winter is coming, when the wind will blow snowflakes and ice.

Donna makes beautiful crochet snowflakes. There are about a billion different free patterns online, which is appropriate, since in the real world no two snowflakes are alike. Snowcatcher is a must see site, if you love crochet snowflakes or beautiful photography.

I love the very bottom image, which is a design from Attic24. She used DK weight wool instead of thread and it makes the snowflakes look super soft and fluffy, like real snow.

Snowcatcher


Craft


IMG_6631
Attic24






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