Ravelry – A Resource for Knitters & Crocheters

Ravelry is a knit and crochet community. I have been a member of Ravelry for almost a year. At first, I didn’t use the site much but once I realized some of the features to it, Ravelry has grown into one of my favorite sites to visit on a regular basis (along with FreeCraftFair.com of course). Below outlines some of my favorite features on Ravelry:

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Handmade Nation Documentary and Book

First-time director Faythe Levine traveled across the U.S. in 2006 to document what she calls “the new wave of art, craft, and design” in America. What resulted from this journey is Handmade Nation, the much anticipated documentary and it’s accompanying book available through Amazon.
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Etsy Tips & Tricks

I recently received the following article from a fellow Mile High Etsy – Colorado team member. Jesi, www.HipViolet.Etsy.com, was previously in online marketing for a retail store. Jesi was lucky enough to get paid to go to online sales conventions and take classes in how to sell online. She has now put together this wonderful article on tips and tricks for your Etsy store. Read more

Crafting for Charity

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of others with your crafting skills? There are many charities looking for crafters to donate their skills. Your crafty skills would be welcomed and could help comfort others. Read more

Yarnbombing

Hundreds of knitters around the world have begun wrapping their huge woolly creations around public property like trees, street signs and lampposts.

They then take photos of their colourful “art” and post them on internet sites for fellow knitters to view and comment on.

One of the most ambitious pieces of work saw a woman spend an entire week covering a disused single decker bus in colourful swatches.

The phenomenon, called Yarnbombing, is thought to have originated in the US but knitters are now beginning to cover British streets in woollen ‘tags’.
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Psychiatrist knits anatomically correct woolly brain

Psychiatrist Dr Karen Norberg, of National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a year knitting an anatomically correct replica of the human brain.
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