Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

May 7th, 2008

Call for submissions: Knit Graffiti

Are you a knitter or crochetier? Do you design (or want to design) unusual pieces of street art out of yarn?
If so, you should design a pattern for Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit Graffiti, to be published by Arsenal Pulp Press in fall 2009.
A DIY guide to the art of yarn graffiti and a […]

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February 15th, 2008

Knitting for dummies…

…me being the dummy, that is!
Sometimes when I’ve finished an intricate and time-consuming project, there’s nothing I like better than watching junk TV and doing dummy knitting. Grab those huge knitting needles and just knit away. Not even any purling, just plain old knitting. At the end of the evening, I’ve got a fun scarf […]

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December 26th, 2007

Rat Race scarf

If you’re a knitter, how could you resist this? The kit, from Morehouse Farm, is only $16, and comes in several delectable ratty shades! Check it out.

Tags: fiber, knitting, Wearable Art

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December 18th, 2007

Knitting…binary!?!

Well, why not?
For a low-tech art, knitting has become pretty high-tech in the capable hands of Christine Dumoulin.   Binary is a flattened stockinette stitch tube scarf. That translates to extra warm and cozy, no matter what language you decide to knit it in!

Tags: Fabric & Fiber, fiber, knitting, tutorials, Wearable Art

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