| Festival's Juried Art Show awards honors ELLWOOD CITY - Steve Totin claimed best in show honors for the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts and Food Festival Juried Art Show with a collage, "The Headlines Read..." an image of soldiers done with cut-outs from newspaper stories about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ellwoodcityledger.com |
That Girl! KAL: Which Sleeve?! Nikol here. I'm almost finished, but I still haven't committed to a sleeve. I knit one of each and I'm parading around in the mirror trying to decide. Help me pick?That's the cap on the left and the flutter on the right. The wee sleeve variations eat very little yarn, so I'm making the torso longer, which I think suits the plainer version. In fact, you can get this length of the collarless, mini-sleeve variation out of a mere 4 balls of yarn.I also have a great tip for people knitting the original, collared version. I'm a loose knitter, especially in seed stitch, and I noticed my collar was starting to stretch over time. Here's a very quick way to stabilize the collar, and it has the added bonus of defining the fold. It's fastest in crochet, but you can produce the exact same effect by knitting. Start the wrong side facing and your collar on top, look for the first row of stockinette after the seed collar. It will be the first row that's composed completely of purl stitches. You'll loosely work a stabilizing row through those purl bumps. You'll need an H/8 crochert hook or US 8 knitting needle. You need to use a needle one size up and work loosely so your collar will be stable without pulling in. To crochet, working one stitch through each purl bump, work one row of slip stitch.To knit, pick up and immediately bind off one stitch through each purl bum across the row. Voila!Download the Pattern PDF | Subscribe in iTunes(Right click to save the PDF to your desktop. Having problems? See directions on downloading PDFs.)If you're participating in the KAL, use the code below to display this badge on your blog!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Knitting | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Companion Sitting Cube Need extra seats at your house because you're the only one of your friends getting Portal 2? Make a companion sitting cube! After weeks and months of free time, let this Instructable accompany you back into Real Life. Wipe the dust from your desk chair and find out that it does absolutely not fit to the clean and sober atmosphere you want to dispense with your homework. What could be more engaging and mind-stimulating than a multi-purpose Companion Sitting Cube? Ready for the release of Portal 2 , here is the Instructable to sew and glue your own Companion Cube as a desk stool, gaming taboret or side table.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Home Decor | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
CAC fine arts and crafts set The Community Arts Center has been busy this summer – among other events, its planning the Eighth Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 25 and 26) at Rose Tree Park on Rte. 252 near Media. delconewsnetwork.com |
Yves Behar for Herman Miller The latest from Herman Miller and possible your craft room at just $399, the SAYL chair by Yves Behar is an example in how the testing and design process really works. With more than 70 prototypes made, Behar was determined to see if a chair could be possible without a frame, allowing the user to sit "unframed." Looks like it worked. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |