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Have you got an old sweater or two, hanging around in the back of your closet that you’re just not sure what to do with? Well look no further… You can send your old sweater to designer Haik Avanian‘s mom and she’ll unravel it, knit it into something new and send it back to you.

Each month Haik’s mom will Reknit a new and useful object, this month she’s making scarves, but you can vote on what you’d like next month’s object to be — a beanie, socks, an iPod case, or cut-off gloves.

Visit the Reknit website to print out a shipping label for your sweater and get Haik’s mom knitting for you!

- Check out Reknit

Ok so today is October first and you know what that means… Halloween is only a month away! In honor of that, and to get your creative juices flowing here is a super cute costume idea for all you knitters out there with little ones!

Frog not your style? Alison Jenkins’ book Wacky Baby Knits, has all kinds of projects, you’re sure to find something to suit your tastes.

Check out the frog tutorial here

First off, sorry for the long gap between posting, I’ve been traveling through Southeast Asia, and it’s been a little hard to motivate myself to search out new crafty and cool things, but don’t worry, I’m back and I’ve got a great new site for the knitter in you!

With fall just around the corner, why not check out one of the DIY kits over at Wool And The Gang and knit yourself something fabulous. Each kit contains a pair of wooden knitting needles, the pattern, a knitter’s sewing needle, a croche hook, and all the yarn you’ll need to make it. Plus you can even choose your colors.

If you need to brush up on your knitting skills there are loads of how-tow videos and sketch demos, which will teach you the basics as well as a few tips and tricks to get you knitting like a pro in no time.

Not really a knitter but still like the looks? You can purchase the ready made pieces, hand knit by Peruvian women.

Wool And The Gang

More eggs! I know everyone is partial to the chocolate variety, but these knitted ones are pretty sweet. Why not mix it up a bit in this year’s Easter egg hunt, and throw in a couple knitted eggs to ease everyone’s sugar high. Or hang them from a couple of branches and make your very own Easter Tree.

- Knitted Egg Instructions

Tomorrow: We get messy with some real eggs.

Purl Bee has some very detailed instructions on making these cute little Easter finger puppets. Perfect handmade entertainment for any little ones in your life.

- Finger Puppet Instructions

Tomorrow: Fabric Eggs

With Easter only 2 weeks away, I thought I’d dedicate this week to Easter Crafts. Each day this week I’ll feature a cute little craft you can do yourself. Whether you like to knit, sew or get your hands dirty dyeing eggs, there will be something for everyone, so be sure to check back and hopefully you’ll find something to create for your Easter basket.

Kicking off Easter Craft Week, are these adorable little Bunny Egg Cozies. OK, so I’m not exactly sure what you need a Egg Cozy for, but come on… how cute are these?

- Bunny Egg Cozy Instructions

Tomorrow: Easter Finger Puppets

For those of you in Calgary, just a reminder that Uppercase Gallery is presenting Stitch, a celebration of all things stitched / sewn / knitted / crocheted & embroidered. This is a one-day only and includes works from many local and Canadian craftsters.

Thursday, March 5
5pm – 9pm

UPPERCASE
#204, 100 – 7th Ave SW
Calgary AB Canada T2P0W4
info@uppercasegallery.ca
403-283-5318

This video has been out for quite a while but I recently came across it again and wanted to post it here. Every time I watch it I am totally inspired. The video was shot using stop motion animation and the entire set was made out of yarn, wool, buttons and fabric. The walls, the furniture, the instruments, the recording equipment, even the camera were all knit, sewn or crocheted together.

For more information on the video check out this article.