Handmade Detroit

Fiber lovers and aspiring ones will dig Knit Michigan, this Saturday (Feb. 2), in Bloomfield Hills. Although signup for the marathon is closed, you can still stop by the Market area for lots of learning and local shopping opportunities, or bring your own chemo caps to the event. Last year’s event raised over $20,000 and […]

Day 5 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.
Christmas is only 8 days away, have you wrapped your gifts yet? (Whoa, you’re way ahead of me!) Here’s two gift tag ideas.

The Purl Bee blog (which by the way, has a lot of other nifty patterns) has […]

Maybe I’ve been working too hard on handmade Christmas gifts, but does this look like a knitting-approved holiday postage stamp? Perhaps! Meet Holiday Knits stamps!

Book Review: Pretty in Punk
25 Punk, Rock, and Goth knitting projects
By Alyce Benevides and Jaqueline Milles
Chronicle Books
119 pages, $19.95, paperback
2007
Woohoo to punky craft books! For the little anarchist in your life, that just happens to enjoy knitting, Pretty in Punk is a great find.
This book has helpful instructions, fun photos of the finished products, and […]

Whoa now! Another social networking site to join for crafters!
So just what is Raverly? Take a look below to see what Ravelry is all about.

Ravelry is a place for knitters, crocheters, designers, spinners, and dyers to keep track of their yarn, tools and pattern information, and look to others for ideas and inspiration.

The content […]

Since it’s finally a little cooler in Detroit, I’ve been buying up yarn for winter projects. I ran across etsy seller Crafty, who recycles her yarn from thrifted sweaters. I can also recommend Kristie Haynes  and Michigan’s Hands and Notions (you may rememebr her as the Red Button Tree) as two handspun sellers I’ve been thrilled […]

Yo ho ho me mateys. Avast and apologies to those who be skilled, I am no good at the whole talking like a pirate thing. But in celebration, check out the Knit Like a Pirate site for Tricorn hat and other pirate-themed patterns.
DomiKNITrix offers a free skull pattern and a bunch of inspiring skull pattern […]

Lish was (is?) off in NYC this week, leaving me to crawl the web and wait for her return. (Come back soon!) Here’s some recent awesomeness found on the nets.
+ 10 uses for audio cassettes via BBC
+ Adorable Mrs. Darcy Knit cardigan pattern and “Softies that eat each other” via Craft Zine
+ Swigg designer Stephanie […]

Kim sent us a message on MySpace:
“I live in Shelby Twp are and I want to know if there is knitting group that meets somewhere in that area or nearby.”
Can anyone help?

The Museum Of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits
By Stitchy McYarnpants
Quirk Books
Hardcover, 128 pages
September 2006
$15.95
I like anything written by an author with the name “Stitchy McYarnpants.” That just screams genius to me. McYarnpants has been collecting these gawd-awful knit nightmares for quite some time, and this book is one big, scary roundup.
Everything from hotpants […]