This awesome crochet amigurumi Exorcist playset from Ravelry user, Croshame, is tagged for Halloween, but I think this film icon carries the pop culture street cred to be whipped up no matter the holiday — via CRAFT
Harry Potter fans around the world are hitting a big milestone today as the first part of the final film in the Harry Potter series is released. To celebrate the occasion, why not try one of these rad Harry Potter crafts? — via CRAFT
Our pal, Bonnie Burton, over at StarWars.com proves that banthas can be quite cuddly with this fun felt plush bantha project.
Every Tusken Raider needs a trusty bantha to ride around Tatooine. These elephant-sized creatures with long ram-like horns first showed up in A New Hope. It’s easy to make your own cuddly bantha with some felt, stuffing, thread and a lot of love.
— via CRAFT
Is there anything fondant can’t do? This Angry Birds cake by Anya Richardson is gaining accolades on Flickr — via CRAFT
In a future world in which the aquatic creatures of our oceans have seemingly disappeared, a new specimen has emerged from the unknown depths of these deep dark waters – the mechanical octopus — via Etsy
I was a huge Monkees fan when I was a kid, thanks mostly to MTV running weekend-long Monkee marathons back in the early 80s. (which, by the way, I recorded every episode on Betamax tapes) A few weeks ago, I needed a Monkees fix, so I downloaded a best-of album and enjoyed jamming out to their music while I worked. I also thought it would be fun to find a pattern for a Mike Nesmith-style knit green hat, but didn’t have any luck turning something up. Just yesterday, Lisa of Polka Dot Cottage posted a pattern she used to make a few Mike Nesmith-style hats for some friends. Last year, she created the hat for her son. She tweaked her choice of yarn just a bit and shares how she’s updated the project. Now if only I could knit… — via CRAFT
Knithacker posted a link to an awesome radio amigurumi from flickr user, patribanez, this morning. As I was checking it out, I noticed her related
link to this fantastic sewing machine amigurumi by the same artist. I love this combination of two awesome crafts in one project! — via CRAFT
Polish-born artist, Olek, loves watching movies and making art; creating these crochet works allows her to do both at the same time. This is definitely not your granny’s crocheted doilies and toilet paper roll covers. Olek turns the traditional craft into something edgy by covering everyday objects with crochet, transforming them into installation pieces. She explains her work this way:
The movies I watch while crocheting influence my work, and my work dictates the films I select. I crochet everything that enters my space. Sometimes it’s a text message, a medical report, found objects. There is the unraveling, the ephemeral part of my work that never lets me forget about the limited life of the art object and art concept. What do I intend to reveal? You have to pull the end of the yarn and unravel the story behind the crochet.
— via Neatorama
Why buy a center-pull yarn ball winder when you can make your own? It may not be the most glamorous-looking contraption, but using tools you made yourself is distinctly satisfying — via CRAFT
Home theater specialists Bowser & Wilkins makes a high-end model of speaker called the Nautilus. They’re pricey at about $60,000 for a set. Alfonso de Rojas wanted some, but didn’t have the money. So he spent 400 hours building a set on his own. The finished product, which you can view at the link, certainly looks like a Nautilus — via Neatorama
Captain Nemo of the Nautilus has requested your company at the formal Captain’s Ball on Saturday night, you don’t want to disappoint so you graciously accept knowing you’ll have the chance to show off your fantastic new silver Octopus cufflinks — via Etsy
Pip over at Meet Me At Mikes has a really fun tutorial up for making these cute crochet Christmas ornament cozies. They look like they will work up quickly, and it would be fun to have a whole tree decked out in them! — via CRAFT
Oh my! I love this idea – reusing a springy insides from those springy throwaway $2 shop springy thingys. Anyway bad skirt has an awesome tutorial to show you how — via Whip Up
I definitely could not pull this one off, but reckon there’s a whole bunch of you out there that could like Jessica does and make one of these awesome headwraps! — via Whip Up
I’ve only played around with linoleum printing a little bit, but I was instantly taken with how easy and fun it is. Check out this tutorial over on Apartment Therapy for creating your own custom invitations with linoleum prints — via CRAFT
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that can make the biggest differences in your wardrobe. If you find a pair of jeans that fit almost perfectly, with the exception of being just a smidge too short, it can ruin them. Suzannah of Adventures in Dressmaking shows you how to take those jeans and give them just enough length to perfect them — via CRAFT
This tutorial covers how to talk to a knitting machine! Once the interface cable is made, we can create cool custom patterns and load them from a computer! Adventures in communicating with the Brother KH-930e knitting machine! — via
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I have never been able to master the granny square, but my friends tell me that once you do, they can be incredibly addictive to make. If you’ve been bitten by the granny square bug, but aren’t sure what to make with all your squares, check out this granny square scarf from Blair at Wise Craft — via CRAFT
When you have goodies which need to be hidden and locked away, what better than a squid to protect your stash?
There is no lock to pick nor code to break. Instead, this box uses a strong magnet (included) to release an internal latch, opening the box for only those who know the secret. Instructions on how to use the key are included with the box — via Etsy
While intarsia is fairly simple to execute, getting the fabric to have that smooth, finished feel that we all love about knitting can be a little tricky. The first few rows of my jacket are a little iffy—gaps in the fabric and stitches that look uneven. But then I remembered something: Intarsia works best if you twist the yarns before you begin knitting with a new color — via Knitting Daily
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