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Posts tagged with 'knitting'

  • Cool Website Alert: MetaPostModernKnitting!

    POSTED BY LEE MEREDITH, SEPTEMBER 04 2008 04:56 PM | PERMALINK

     

     

    I just discovered a semi-new knitting website I have to share with you! It's called MetaPostModernKnitting (aka MPMK) and the creators describe the site as "a celebration of fashion-forward and avant-garde knitting." From the about page: "We want to bring you knitting patterns, trend analysis, and news that represents the more artistic, unconventional and forward-thinking realm of knitting." They release an issue full of free patterns and more two times a year (Spring/Summer and...

  • Nerdy Knitting

    POSTED BY KENDRA CUNNINGHAM, AUGUST 07 2008 01:33 PM | PERMALINK

    As knitting has broken away from its typecast role of strictly a grandma thing, and into a popular and trendy craft, knitting has yielded everything from little knitted foods to inappropriate knitted body parts- all of which are affixed with a little smiley face. But my favorite of these knitted makeshift trends definitely has to be in the category of nerdy knitting. Since I am a self-proclaimed nerd myself, I always gravitated towards nerd fashion whether periodic table t-shirts or wearing a skeleton...

  • Celebrity DIY Style: Newsboy Hats

    POSTED BY STACY SCHLYER, JULY 07 2008 01:00 PM | PERMALINK

     

    Whether it's to hide a bad hair day or just to show their style, the newsboy cap is definitely one of the more popular celebrity hat designs - just check out all the celebrites above that are sporting them. There are several ways to create this hat style for yourself: For those who sew, Eugenia Kim's book Saturday Night Hat will teach you how to whip up your own newsboy (as well as several other styles) or download Wild Ginger's free program Wild Things (or sew one up for you little guy with ...

  • Knitting For What You Believe In!

    POSTED BY LEE MEREDITH, JULY 03 2008 07:42 PM | PERMALINK



    Did you know that back when colonial Americans were protesting against the British for their independence, knitting played a significant role in this revolt? I recently picked up the book Knitting America and was so interested to learn about the history of political knitting. Way before the Revolutionary War actually began, the colonists were fighting for their freedom from the Brits by trying to buy nothing from them, trying to sustain themselves as best they could, by spinning their own yarn and...

  • Vintage Knitting Needle Jewelry!

    POSTED BY LEE MEREDITH, JUNE 28 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    I first saw this idea maybe a year ago, and I'm sure it's been around way longer than that, but I finally got around to trying it out yesterday and it's superrad!


    It's the same concept as the classic toothbrush bracelet, so the directions are basically the same: put vintage plastic knitting needles in boiling water till they're pliable, then bend them as you choose.

    Here is a blog post on diylife about the bracelets, and another on Elliphantom Knits with a basic how-to and some great looking...

  • Interview with Cosette Cornelius-Bates!

    POSTED BY LEE MEREDITH, JUNE 25 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

     

    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 knitters, I thought everyone would appreciate Cosy's love of recycling and reusing, as well as the unique style she gives her work with both design choices and embellishment. Even if you have no desire to knit...

  • How to Knit a Pidge Scarf

    POSTED BY SARA FRANKLIN, MARCH 28 2008 09:00 AM | PERMALINK

    Here is how to make a very simple yet fashionable pidge scarf. Using the knitting techniques from a previous tutorial, create this scarf as a fashion accessory for both the guys and the girls. For more information, watch the video!

     

     

     

    created on: 04/02/08

    Materials:

    size 15 knitting needles
    thick bulky yarn
    2 buttons
    needle and thread

    1. The first thing you should do before starting this project is watch our knitting tutorial from a previous episode.

    created on: 04/02/08

    2. Cast about 14 stitches on your...

  • Knit Happens, Bust Magazine, Stitch and Beach, How to knit a Pidge Scarf, Thread Heads

    POSTED BY RAMON DESOUZA, MARCH 21 2008 03:43 PM | PERMALINK

    The Threadheads head to Bust Magazine Headquarters and hang with the legendary DIY'er Debbie Stoller. Plus how to knit a hip Pidge Scarf.

  • Calling All Knitters... and Apron Lovers Too!

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, JANUARY 09 2008 03:19 PM | PERMALINK

    To all of you out there who love to knit (and we know that there's a good amount of you), how would you like to put your special skills to work and make a pair of armwarmers for the Domestic Chicky, in exchange for a iPod case, Coffee Cozie or Apron? She even offered to give you the free pattern!

     

     

    And if you're like me and don't know how to knit, but still want an apron (I just love to cook!), then be sure to check out her sister site, Apronista! She's giving away 2 vintage aprons AND a...

  • Beret Brained!

    POSTED BY TRICIA ROYAL, NOVEMBER 29 2007 11:30 AM | PERMALINK

    I'll admit it: I've got berets on the brain lately!

    The style has become quite trendy in recent days, but it's really quite a fashion classic, for men, and women: its one of those pieces that will almost always continue to look chic, no matter the current rage.

    Of course, i think that making your own beret (or own ANYTHING) is a heck of a lot more creatively and personally satisfying than merely plunking down your cash for one at an urban outfitters (or it's sartorial hipster equivalent). Making stuff...

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