Category: Crafts
Craft projects of mine
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You didn’t think I forgot about the Oscars, did you? With one week to go, I’m happy to announce the fifteenth (semi-)annual Web-Goddess Oscar Contest has officially launched! đ Time to put on Dua Lipa so you can dance the night away with Barbie and Ken… This year you get two monkeys, each of which…
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I had such fun making Rodd’s Trigg Shorts for New Year’s Eve that I decided to make another pair. I’ve had this chambray in my stash for a few years, thinking it might make a nice pair of shorts. And guess what? It does! I asked the Snook if I needed to make any size…
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Iâve had some fun combining LEDs with textiles before, most notably with my Canva Three Commas Cushion and my light-up CampJS beanie. Both of them required laborious hand-sewing though, so I was very excited to see Stephâs newest project – GlowStitch LEDs. These use conductive tape rather than thread, and can therefore be machine sewn.…
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My dear friends Josh and Jamie welcomed their new baby son Taos this year, and I decided that I wanted to make him a little quilt. Iâve had this Moda Fabrics âMixed Bagâ Brushed Cotton charm pack in my stash for a long time, and I realised it would be perfect for a little one.…
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Happy 2024! We spent the evening at the Marrickville Bowlo with our friends Jody, Alayne, and Meredith watching Smooth Sailing ring in the new year with yacht rock classics of the 70s and 80s⊠Of course, I had to make us special outfits for the occasion. Iâve been wanting to make Rodd a matching short…
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If you’ve met me at a tech event in the past 5 years, there’s a good chance that I was wearing my AWS dress. This was something I made in 2018 to celebrate and thank everyone that donated to Frocktober that year. The fabric was designed by me and printed by Spoonflower (4yds of Cotton…
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I think these socks win the prize for the longest time from start to finish, and they probably also set a record for the number of times I frogged and restarted! My initial cast-on was way back in April 2021 – back when I was still livestreaming my knitting – and I finally handed them…
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Huh. I just learned a new knitting technique from Reddit, of all places! Rather than weaving in all the ends from your fairisle colour changes, you leave them long and then you essentially French braid them down the seam on the inside. What the video doesn’t show is what happens at the end. Presumably you…
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The fourteenth (semi-)annual Web-Goddess Oscar Contest has officially launched! đ And this year you can win your very own set of Spider-Monkeys so you can act out scenes from No Way Home (or the meme!) Each is crafted from a pair of Spider-Man socks, with felt eyes appliquĂ©d. See? They’re very similar, but all slightly…
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I actually did finish a couple long-gestating knitting projects in 2021! Above you can see the Snook modelling his new cabled v-neck vest. He’s decided in recent years that he likes knitted vests, as he can still wear a jacket over them and not be too warm. The wool is Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed…