| Designing Tessellating Knitting Patterns My knitting machine comes with some crazy two-color knitting patterns, which its capable of executing one row at a time by way of a magnetic encoder switch. It sounds complicated, but the operator (me) just has to push the carriage back and forth across the needle bed instead of laboring over each stitch. The pattern gets programmed ahead of time into the machine's computer. In order to tile properly, the gridded pattern must be a tessellating rectangle. If you poke around online, you can find a few tessellation generators that can help you make designs. Nathan Rosenquist designed the two patterns pictured. I'm having such a good time experimenting with colors! More: Getting Used to My Knitting Machine Newsknitter Wind-Powered Knitting MachineRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
Something for everyone at the Craft Class Tent! The Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival Craft Class Tent (at the corner of Edgeworth and North Eighth Streets), coordinated by Judy Beam and Vivienne Barrows; is offering a multitude of classes sure to please f daily-jeff.com |
Tear gas used at crafts festival POLICE and SWAT teams faced a rioting crowd of about 400 people during a music and crafts festival. heraldsun.com.au |
How-To: Unraveling Countdown Calendar CRAFT reader Vy writes in with her DIY unraveling countdown calendar tutorial for a pregnant loved one, inspired by Patrick Frey's original we posted earlier this month.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Babies | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: BP Oil Spill Cleanup Costume Sure to be a hit this Halloween! I saw lots of BP cleanup costumes at the Mermaid Parade in NYC this summer. Here's how to make your own.Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool prizes. Costumes, decor, food - whatever you create for Halloween is welcome in the contest. Read our full contest page for all the details. Deadline to enter is November 2.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Halloween | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |