perfect way to brighten up your table for the upcoming festive season – leaf print napkins are easy and fun to make – here is a nifty tutorial from craft stylish
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March 2009
Ann is pure genius when it comes to beautiful handcrafted whimsical goodies. Her latest effort? This stunning spider. Link.
She also shares the link to make these paper mushrooms at the Spore Project. Link.
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Image is from interweave crochet – and is for a free online pattern of a combination knit and crochet sock – are they not very lovely? [sorry pattern has been moved to knitting daily and is now available for $4 its the granddaughter socks]
here are some links to sock recipes – handed down from generations, used again and again, adjusted and modified and loved:
michelles basic socks :: generic sock recipe from woolworks :: mary’s sock recipe at knitlist :: wendyknits has a good list of her favourite free sock patterns and recipes :: links to formulas, patterns and sizing charts at about.com :: knitting pattern central is a bonanza of patterns :: memoija lists her fave patterns :: a demo at socks 101 :: knitty has some sock patterns in their archives :: list of sock pattern books ::
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Heading the beach this weekend for a bit of mid-term getaway – so have some lovely surprised lined up for readers while I am away.
I am loving the new feature category – check out all the feature archives here and they will also show up in your feeds too. Some recent features have included: I love the paper dolls knitted sweater didn’t you? : a couple of book reviews – paper books, crafty chica and softies : love the patchwork stones : new way of looking at jewelry : felt lunch tutorial and custom crowns.
News: Mixtape winners announced : Heather Ross blog tour is continuing around the traps : and was here at whipup this past week.
As usual though there was lots more: crochet passover yarmulke : diy brown paper packaging - love this simple yet very effective idea : Button chevron knitted cuff : bag of beans – so cute and clever : the laundry bag is bound to make doing laundry just a little more fun : this t-shirt makeover is rather delicious : sewing kit essentials at the purl bee series is a must read : am jealous I missed the stitches & craft show in Melbourne : this office chair makeover was impressive : making singleton buttons : fabric egg basket : this kids felt bracelet is soo cute :
Thank you Nicole and happy crafting everyone!
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Ps. feel free to send in letters, ideas and links to whipup[at]gmail.com
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I love this post at supernaturale – detailed instructions on how to do crochet sculpture. Also check out this related post – a pattern for a crochet baby octopus.
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