Joule Hat Knit Pattern

The Joule Hat is knit in the round using the two stranded knitting technique. A self-striping yarn allows for gorgeous color changes without many ends to weave in.
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Joule Mittens Knit Pattern

The Joule Mittens are knit in the round using the two stranded knitting technique. A self-striping yarn allows for gorgeous color changes without many ends to weave in.
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Featured Crafter: Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit. Read on to hear Rachel’s story about how watching others knit opened her up to the fiber world.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I’m a fiber artist who knits and spins, and I also dye my own yarn and wool roving.

The name The Yellow Hobbit comes from the fact that I’m a Tolkien fan, and I consider myself to be a hobbit because I’m really short (I’m 4′11″). Being a hobbit is much more fun than just being short. I started going by this nickname my freshman year of college, and it stuck. So I figured that it would be a good name for my store as well.
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Featured Crafter: Mary from Maggie’s Raggedy Inn

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Mary from Maggie’s Raggedy Inn. Read on to learn how Mary squeezes her passion for crafting into her busy life.

My name is Mary and I am a very busy lady. I am the Director of a community museum which brings a lot of stress into my life, yet gives me the opportunity to be creative. I have one daughter who is away at University studying to be a teacher for handicap children. I live in the small community that I was born in and share my life with my best friend, 4 adopted cats and a little dog called Rosie.
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Autism Awareness Puzzle Hat Knitting Pattern

A new study just came out indicating Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys. Help promote awareness of this condition by knitting the Autism Awareness Puzzle Hat.

Sizes:
Children’s S (M, L, Adult)
Circumference 16 (17, 18, 20)”

Materials:
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (100% acrylic)
MC: 50g of Navy
A: 50g of Scarlet
B: 50g of Mustard
C: 50g of Dusty Blue
US 8 (5.0mm) knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
18 stitches + 26 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) while working in stockinette stitch

The pattern is knit flat and uses Intarsia method of color work. There is a separate chart for each of the sizes.

$5.00 – A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Autism Society

Here is a link to the pattern in Ravelry.

World Famous Crochet Museum

Shari Elf has converted an old Fotomat booth into The World Famous Crochet Museum! When you first arrive at the Crochet Museum you are greeted with a welcome sign made from Scrabble letters. The 40-square-foot lime green museum sits tucked behind Elf’s Art Queen gallery in Joshua Tree along State Highway 62.

The museum displays hundreds of crochet items bought, donated and found over the years, from crochet Oreos to Bert and Ernie to the crochet poodles that once hid Granny’s liquor bottles.

Buenos Aires Yarn District is Like No Other

Yarn stores in Buenos Aires, Argentina are operated much differently than those in the United States. I recently visited Buenos Aires and shopped at a few of their local yarn stores. Their unofficial yarn district had about 15 yarn shops within a 2 block area, along the 900 block of Scalabrini Ortiz. . Read more

Felted Mouse Booties with PrettyLittle

Lacey Smith of prettylittle.etsy.com was gracious enough to invite us into her Portland, Oregon home, where she shared her refined process for making unbearably cute mouse booties.

See Etsy’s handmade Blog for more info.

Cat Lady Makes Bags Out Of Fur

Danelle spins and knits from Persian Cat hair.

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