A monstrous mask
It’s been quite a while since I’ve shared a cool fiber arty site from the intarwebs. Behold Brutal Knitting. Found via Boing Boing.
Continue reading →Category Archives: knit
Día de los Muertos
A friend of mine just sent me a link to one of the most amazing knitted objects I’ve ever seen. A skeleton. Just beautiful! Transcending the Material, by Ben Cuevas
Continue reading →Knitting + animation
Here’s a funky cool commercial for natural gas, via PetaPixel. And then, of course, there’s the Making Of. Which could be a bit distressing to watch. Because, of course, the animation is running backwards…
Continue reading →I miss knitting
I’m not knitting anything right now. That’s very, very unusual. I’m just so ambitious at present with McCord Works projects that I cannot justify a personal project. I’m crocheting like mad, and I have other weaving and dyeing ideas either … Continue reading →
I call ’em sweaters
Video found on Neatorama:
Continue reading →Rant on gloves
I see patterns for “fingerless” gloves and they annoy me. They’re tubes! That’s all! At least some knitters and crocheters have the sense to call them wristwarmers. I want actual gloves. And gloves are hard! You have to section off … Continue reading →
Weekend adventures
Here are a few things I have learned: Silk dyes much more easily than cotton. I would have thought it was the other way around. This means I’ll have to change up my technique and dye concentrations to achieve the … Continue reading →
Knitted starfish
More knit oddities! Anita Bruce knits starfish, plankton and other sea critters. Via Boing Boing. I love the monochromaticism.
Continue reading →RIP, You Knit What Two
You Knit What Part 2 is no more. Gone to that great yarn stash in the beyond. Sigh and farewell. They were a pretty worthy followup to the great You Knit What. The original blog is still available for viewing. … Continue reading →
Knit upholstery
Melanie Porter knits chairs. Yep. According to her site, each chair is completely restored and reupholstered, and then covered with knit pieces. I’m sure, then, that she’s compensated for the natural stretchiness of knitting. I bet they’re fabulous in real … Continue reading →