26 Clever And Inexpensive Crafting Hacks
You don’t need to spend a fortune on fancy supplies to fulfill all your DIY-loving heart’s desires.
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Why Having A Knitted Boyfriend Is Better Than An Actual Boyfriend
This piece, by artist Noortje de Keijzer, will brighten your whole day.
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This White House Protestor Knitted A Giant Chart Of The US Budget
It’s displayed on an umbrella. She also knitted an “Occupy Grandparents” chair cozy.
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Kittens Show You How To Start A Knitting Group
Because who knows yarn better than baby cats? No one, that’s who. Got tips? Contribute below.
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Eddie Redmayne Once Modeled For A Knitting Book
The Les Mis star (and scientifically-proven hot person) joins a legion of former America’s Next Top Model contestants.
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32 Incredibly Cool Yarn-Bombings To Brighten Your Day
This is the coziest graffiti imaginable.
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Bunnies Everywhere! 17 Of The Cutest Bunny-Shaped Crafts
You still have time to make all of these hippity hoppity projects before springtime hits. Well, maybe not all. But definitely your favorite ones.
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This Man Knit A 17-Mile-Long Rope
It’s three miles longer than the next longest knitted rope.
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20 People Who Knitted Their Way Through The Super Bowl
Handicrafts and sports are not mutually exclusive passions.
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18 Things That Happen When Knitters Get Together
At Vogue Knitting LIVE!, a huge knitting convention, you’ll find knitted lobsters, a former America’s Next Top Model contestant, and, of course, Batman.
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7 Things You Can Knit With Ryan Gosling
Turns out he loves to knit. These crafts will win his heart.
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The GIF Guide To Knitting
You’ll be making a sweater for your phone (and everything else you never thought needed a sweater) in no time.
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A Stuffed Animal For Every Child At Sandy Hook
A group of crafters is handmaking one for each surviving student.
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32 Things You’ll Find At A Sheep And Wool Festival
The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival takes place annually in New York’s Hudson Valley; it’s pretty much the best place to go if you’re at all interested in cuddly animals, adorable children, sweaters — or more yarn than you’ve ever seen in your entire life.
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30 Easy And Cuddly DIY Ideas For Recycling Old Sweaters
Instead of throwing them out or throwing them to the moths, use them for things like home accessories and slippers.
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11 Handmade Vibrator Cozies You Can Own
Made by crafters who really put the “do-it-yourself” back in DIY.
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Knitting Magazines Give Tons Of Work To Former "America’s Next Top Model" Contestants
And you thought those girls weren’t getting any modeling work at all. You’re about to see just how wrong about that you are.
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23 Weird But Awesome Knitted Things
Everything can be knitted. A leotard, that deer head on your wall — it’s all fair game (pun most definitely intended) this fall.
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12 Hand-Knit Uteruses (And Other Female Organs) In Unexpected Places
The women of Government Free VJJ have started a campaign to send knitted and crocheted female reproductive organs to male members of Congress. Their motto: “if they have their own, they can leave ours alone!”
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Knitta Please
By American artist Magda Sayeg, founder of the guerilla knitting crew “Knitta Please”, which specializes in yarn bombing.
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The Knit Turkey Hat
You have to admit, there isn’t much festive Thanksgiving attire to choose from compared to Halloween and Christmas. Keep as warm as stuffing when you bake your head in a turkey.
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Men Who Knit
Guys who can knit are totally awesome. I mean, who knew men’s knitting retreats were a thing? But if you want to learn the finer points of bro-chet, you’ve got to join the club.
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Why Do People Knit?
Knitters know. (via myloveforyou.typepad.com) View Image ›
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Baby Beanies For Breastfeeding
Fuel for the ongoing debate about breastfeeding in public. (via bluemilk.wordpress.com) View List ›
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Best Book Title Ever
I wonder how many times this statement has been used in real life. By girls who look like that. (Via NextRound) View Image ›
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The Knitted Skeleton
Artist Ben Cuevas created this impressively detailed hand-knit skeleton for a mixed-media piece entitled Transcending the Material. The exhibit, installed for the Wassaic Project, consists of the knitted skeleton meditating atop Borden’s milk tins while disembodied body parts float overhead. I’ll never look at my sweater the same way again. (From, via) View List ›
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The Crochet Covered Apartment
For the show “Knitting is for Pus****” at the Christopher Henry Gallery, Polish needlework artist Olek covered a whole apartment in crochet including her own furniture and her grandmother’s 5 lb. antique clothes iron from Poland. (Via) View List ›
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Exposed Brain Hat
To get the full effect of this amazing knit hat: Put it on. Run around screaming. Scare the shit out of everyone. View Image ›
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I Made This Myself
And it’s awesome. Men can knit, too. View Image ›
