Society 6 has fun and varied range of iPhone cases on the site at the moment (which are also available as iPad cases). In fact, it seems to have a little something for everybody. Here are my favourite dorky picks! For those Star Trek fans amongst you how about a a case that … [Read more...]
How to knit Princess Diana’s Sheep Sweater
Lady Diana Spencer knew how to rock a knitted pullover. If you think you've got similar knitwear chops, the Princess of Wales's Muir and Osborne sheep jumper pattern is now available. The Sheep Sweater knitting pattern can be downloaded in exchange for a donation to p/hop, the crafty … [Read more...]
Free Link from Zelda crochet and knit pattern
This is a very simple crochet (or knit!) retro, pixellated Link (and the Triforce!) pattern from Nintendo's Zelda game. It was made with love by your editor and is now available for you to download and hack to your heart's content. This is the first attempt, so I hope to see many improvements on … [Read more...]
Etsy Finds: The Big Bang Theory
In celebration of the fact that I finally learnt all the words to the theme tune (I am shamefaced to admit 'Maths, Science, History...' had me stumped) and because I have a whole lot of love for those lovely geek boys from The Big Bang Theory, I have decided to dedicate an entire Etsy Finds to … [Read more...]
Beasties by Diana Schoenbrun: Dork Review
Always wanted a zombie, werewolf or yeti to pet and call your own? Well then you need to get your mitts on the new craft book Beasties: How to Make 22 Mischievous Monsters That Go Bump in the Night by Diana Schoenbrun, and you can create your very own menagerie of magically mythical … [Read more...]
The best craft blogs of the week
This week is the start of a new series, where we round up the best of the posts and news in the crafty blogging community. First up, Crafty Crafty found a free pattern for these cube craft Scott Pilgrim characters above. Our very own Michelle Duxbury rounds up the best back to school products … [Read more...]
Dork Craft: Wicket the Ewok Amigurumi
If, like me, you're extremely disorganised and you've left most of your present shopping to the week before Christmas, you might want to consider getting a little crafty. I loved the Ewoks in Star Wars, so this crochet Wicket the Ewok Amigurumi really caught my eye when I was reading through … [Read more...]
Harry Hill’s TV Burp Knitted Character
First things first, "Knitted Character" is quite clearly crocheted and if you're a crafty type (like me) that probably bothers you every single week (a handy reminder that crafty types nearly always need to get out more). Thankfully, the people who actually made the original Knitted Character toy … [Read more...]
Where the Wild Things Are amigurumi crochet patterns
It's times like this that you have to get down on your knees and thank the internet for being so marvellous. After all, how else would any of us get to see this amigurumi pattern for Max and one of the monsters (Carol aka Moishe) from Where the Wild Things Are? The patterns cost just $5 each … [Read more...]
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