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Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert; Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler
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editor
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my two cats, Josephine and Frank; mom and dad in Plainfield, Indiana; brother and sister-in-law plus 2 nieces in Plainfiel; sister and brother-in-law in Indianapolis
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running, reading, yoga, swimming, watching movies, taking walks, visiting new places, eating at yummy restaurants
Fall is upon us, and the Free-Form Rose Scarffrom Sweet Needle Felts is a great project for those on the go. This is especially true if you need a fast and easy gift at the last minute, that is all handmade. A little fabric, yarn and your trusty felting needle are all you need.
If knitting isn't your thing, then this is the scarf for you. Wool fabric and a bit of wool yarn and you are ready to make this pretty scarf. Make one or a dozen. They are so easy that you can create one in a different color for each of your autumn outfits. Change up the design and change the entire look of the scarf.
This great project is from Sweet Needle Felts: 25 Projects to Wear, Give and Hug by Jenn Docherty. A little wool, a little needle, and a lot of sweetness describes this book to a T. You will learn how to use wool roving or yarn to create beautiful, touchable felt prrojects. Learn to embellish everything from wearable accessories, like scarves and hats, to favorite items for the home.
1. Rich and textured fabric artwork. You'll be surprised how simple and fast it is to create. 2. Woolly critter T's that you can make in minutes. They're the perfect and inexpensive way to make something special from a plain T-shirt. 3. Whimsical creatures with fully movable joints. Sculpt wool roving to make your own menagerie of these cute animals.
All 25 projects in Sweet Needle Felts require just a little time and a few materials. You'll want to make these as gifts for dear friends -- but you better make two, because you'll fall in love with them yourself.
Download our Free-Form Rose Scarf now -- click here.
This truly unique project was created by Tonks, is a perfect fashion statement for night. Whether you want to be pretty in pink or take it to goth -- it works. It is fast and easy. The beads that you chose and your color palette will make it your individual statement.
Anticraft introduces crafters
to ideas they'd never see in Family Circle or Martha Stewart
Living. Filled with projects such as the Curse Your Boyfriend sweater,
the Snowball's Chance in Hell arm warmers and a sleek black duct-tape
corset, AntiCraft takes an approach much sought after by the growing
audience of hot publications like BUST, Ready Made and Craft:
transforming traditional crafts into quirky wearable fashion. Featuring
a variety of knitting, stitching and beading projects the book
instructs, inspires and entertains. Includes quirky sidebars such as
"How to tap into your dark side" and "The top five reasons it's good to
be an AntiCrafter", plus comic strip art, recipes and more. To purchase the entire book click here.
If you find yourself between knitting projects and need a quick fix, you'll love making the String of Purls from DomiKNITrix, by Jennifer Stafford.
A simple I-cord links stuffed speres created by quick increases and decreases. While this project is quick to make, it does require a certain amount of dexterity to stuff-and-knit. But if you're a DomiKNITrix-in-training, you won't let a little challenge stand in the way of a good knit.
Enjoy! Pick up a copy of DomiKNITrix and check out the other super-fab projects. You'll be amazed at the originality and detail of the patterns in this collection.
Check out Jennifer's blog to see what the original DomiKNITrix is up to these days...www.domiknitrix.com.
Check out some of our other knitting books at MyCraftivity Shop, too. Including these recent releases:
Make sure to check out the upcoming releases as well...including Stefanie Japel's long-anticipated second book, Glam Knits.
You can also buy individual projects on MyCraftivity now! So cool—check it out.
What do knitters like (almost) as much as knitting? Sewing knitting accessories, of course. And who among us doesn't need a little bit of knititng organization? So today, we give you step-by-step instructions for making your very own knitting needle case.
The project comes from Betz White's book, Warm Fuzzies. She makes all of her projects out of felted sweaters. If you're a real over-achiever, you could certainly start from scratch by knitting a piece of sturdy fabric and felting it down. But why do that when it's so satisfying to shrink a sweater—on purpose?
Pretty cute, huh? It's also a pretty innocuous sewing project—a good one to start with.
Here it is opened up:
Check out the book for more fabulous ideas for upcycling felted sweaters into supercute new creations. (Make sure to check out the cupcake pincushions! Even knitters need a place to stash those straight pins.)
Heidi shows two versions of the vest in her book, one purple and green and the other pink and blue. They are so soft and cozy and the bright contrasting colors are perfect for young kids. Be sure to check out the book (click here to buy it) if you haven't done so because there are matching stuffed toys to go with the vests. You can see the stuffed spotted dog in the main vest picture, and there's also a striped cat.
There are tons of other great patterns in this book—over 40 in all. It's great to have on hand for when you need to knit for babies and toddlers. Please post what you make from the book! We love to see it.
Don't forget to check out the great sale in the clearance section in the MyCraftivity shop. Many of the books are marked at 50%!! Knitted Bags is for sale at half price, as well as DomiKNITrix and YarnPlay. How can you pass them up?? Check it out...
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