Fiber Arts
It’s finally snowy and cold here in NYC, so I took advantage of the weather last night and stayed in to re-learn how to knit. I’m a great lover of crochet, but I’ve known how to knit since college, when my friend Mike Topper taught me how while we were working at the Half-Ass (Halfway …
Wool stainless steel yarn has a weird name, but it’s some seriously fabulous stuff. (Also, can we just take a moment to talk about how much I love the packaging?) The lovely folks at Lion Brand Yarn sent me some to try out, and you can read my full review over on Craft Test Dummies: …
For a recent project, I needed a whole pile of fairly uniform felted wool balls. I thought it would be easy enough to make my own—I’d seen quite a few tutorials kicking around the crafty blogosphere—but no matter what method I tried, I always seemed to end up with the same ugly ridges, cracks and …
Were you excited about my crocheted snowflake ornaments or double sided dish scrubbers, but totally intimidated by the idea of learning how to crochet? Well, even if you’ve never picked up a crochet hook before, have no fear! Check out my Crochet 101 video tutorial on CRAFT, and I’ll show you everything you need to …
