Got a couple of bobbins to empty before Spinzilla. Chain plying these beauties.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Cute sticky page markers by Duncan Shotton
Simon Heijdens turned a room into a giant kaleidoscope that you can walk around in.
Yoke in a bag kits used to be a thing.
Sunken Apple and Honey Cake - This cake intrigues me.
Love these embroidered tents and cabins by Stephanie K. Clark.
One last photo from the beach. This seagull was being friendly in hopes of getting a snack. Didn't work.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Battle Dog! Magical girls! Swords! Cute dogs! Necromancers! It’s cute and fun and I read all of it in an afternoon.
Villa Moerkensheide by architect Dieter De Vos
Mitered Ballband Dishcloth - Came across this novel approach to the ball band washcloth while looking for a new kitchen towel to knit. Should be fun to try.
The True Cost of a Knitting Pattern - A breakdown of what it really costs to design and release knitting patterns from Wooly Wormhead.
Opus the Octopus - And my knitting queue grows by one cephalopod.
No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream (Dairy Free + Vegan) What are the chances I make a batch this weekend? 100%
Things are rapidly disappearing into boxes as The Bearded One and I prep to move home base to our new home. My spinning wheel is packed and ready to go but I still need to decide what knitting is going to stay in arm’s reach. See you on the other side when I have internet again.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Sheep to Sweater - I’ve wasted way too much time playing this game. It’s awesome.
Weaving on a metal rack - Fun idea!
How to Tie-Die Tissue Paper - Looks like an easy project but creates an amazing result. I wonder how this would work with fabric.
Urban Farming Classroom by Colorado Building Workshop
Simple Yarn Garland - A cute idea fro what to do with all those little leftover bits of yarn.
What A Soldier Carries - Bristith military kit from the Battle of Hastings to Helmand.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Travel “By The Silent Line”, an abandoned Paris rail line; by Pierre Folk
Not a tutorial but an excellent Steek 101 from Kate Davies
Time Spent Consuming vs. Creating
If I knew this cabin was waiting for me, I’d go skiing.
A behind the scenes look at Kramer yarn mill.
Art On The Loose; London’s National Art Gallery hid 45 replicas of their most famous paintings around London. Wouldn’t it be fun to track them all down?
I’ve been blogging for 8 years. Pretty great, especially the part about shouting into the void. (via Elise Blaha)
I’m a sucker for good sorbet. This recipe just happens to be from Alton Brown and involve watermelon.
Corrections; Hits close to home.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
"Caught up” is not the finish line.
Such adorable little boxes
Urban Giants - An amazing look into the Western Union and AT&T Long Lines buildings
Check out Cities at Night to get an astronauts eye view of cities across the world.
Coconut pudding? Yes, please
I am so knitting Inkling the Squid
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Love this adorable lake house
I can definitely relate to this.
Check out these fun knitted ideas for conductive yarn
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Love these sketches done at the MTL Botanical Garden.
I would wear this shirt all the time.
A rare burst of wildflowers in the Badlands.
A sneak peak at the editing phase of a craft book.
Finally finished plying my Spun Right Round Olivia singles. Looking forward to getting the yarn off the bobbin and into a bath.
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Check out this amazing hand bound books.
Juana Molina’s Tiny Desk Concert
I really want to make these Coconut Brown Butter Cookies
Gregory Halili carves skulls into mother of pearl shells.
Spotted at the butterfly pavilion at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
Wonderful Calligraphy Animals by Andrew Fox.
Make melon sorbet without an ice cream maker.
Enjoying a quick photo trip around Oslo.
Great explanation about color dominance in Fair Isle knitting.
A building for measuring borders.
Love the Gnome Team Selfie by Anna Hrachovec.
What a cool coffee house.
These op-art rugs remind anyone else of illusion knitting?
Inspiring, fun, thought-provoking, and crafty links to round out the week and jumpstart your brain.
I was on the hunt for a washcloth pattern that would look great in variegated yarn and decided to try something that’s been on my knitting bucket list for awhile, Entrelac. The Garterlac Dishcloth was a great and addicting introduction to the technique. Pretty sure that I’m going to be making a lot more of them.
Sprawling Ink Cityscapes by Ben Sack
Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies might be on the menu this weekend.
Romain Laurent’s Looping Portraits
Learn about circuits and electronics with conductive play dough. The site includes “recipes” for the dough and tutorials for building circuits that would be great for kids of any age. Totally going to make a batch. Science is awesome and occasionally unexpected.
Looking along the beach towards Venice and Santa Monica.
A collection of fun and interesting links from the week.
The amazingly bright paper sculptures of Zim&Zou
Such an adorable baby sweater.
Mini Citrus Tarts; Might be the perfect use for all those meyer lemons in my fridge.
DIY: Twill Woven Stool; Thinking about doing this with yarn instead. Maybe even handspun.
Being a beginner is hard.
Pom-Pom Love: A tutorial
A collection of fun and interesting links from the week.
I took the plunge and joined Instagram this week. Check out my profile. So far spinning and dinosaurs are the dominant theme.
I’ll be keeping these tips for knitting a better button band when I knit my next sweater.
Roadsworth paints the town.
How to knit the Picot Cast On
How to Draw Hearts with Circles: A Geometric Love Story by Justina Yang
Li Hongbo’s Flexible Sculptures. Cool and just a little creepy.
A collection of fun and interesting links from the week.
Tiny Pom-Pom Key Rings and Tassels
Neat video tutorial from Ysolda Teague for knitting short rows without the wrap and turn.
Fun and imaginative playgrounds.
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Carrot; I made this recipe for dinner last night and it was amazing.
Architectural Renderings of Butterflies and Shells by Rafael Araujo
Origami Dresses by Julie Waibel
A meticulous 1:60 scale paper Boeing 777 made by Luca Iaconi-Stewart.
This weekend I’m spinning a 3-ply yarn just because I finally have enough bobbins to do so. Can’t wait to ply it all together and try out my brand new bulky flyer. The lucky fiber is Falkland from Gwen Erin Fibers with the completely appropriate name of Goldfinch.
Also, I’m making cookies; Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, to be exact. Shaping up to be a nice few days.
Toon Bombing - Googly eyes can bring any inanimate object bring to life. Mustaches help too.
Optimist by Hottea - Minimalist yarn bombing at it’s finest.
Walking on the beach during low tide, especially in December, never gets old.
Enjoy the cute that is Goats in Sweaters
Faces in Things finds faces in the strangest places.
Astronaut extraordinaire Commander Chris Hatfield does an AMA (AKA: Ask Me Anything)
Dr Whoodles: You can’t wear this Dr Who scarf but you can eat it.
Thanksgiving is sneaking up next week and I’m just sitting here with my Christmas knitting.
The wooden Tryllemromler Installation looks like a giant strip of lace.
Deconstructed Video Game Controllers by Ballen Photography - Part 1 & Part 2
A different take on the old fashioned Hot Chocolate Recipe
How to Spin Variegated Top in Progression
Cauliflower with Brown Butter Crumbs
Partly Cloudy by Grant Snider
I’d forgotten how wonderful it is stand on the beach and watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.
DIY Button and Crochet Necklace - I really want to blow up the scale and make an extra long garland.
Take-Out Fake-Out: Chicken Lo Mein
Cranberry Orange Breakfast Buns - Can never have too many recipes for early morning sweets.
Five Ways to Find Inspiration Offline - I’m really fond of getting out of my own four walls and going for a long walk.
Kelpies, Giant Horse Head Sculptures in Scotland
The Knitting Collection of Loes Veenstraand
Hypnotic Kinetic Sculptures by Anthony Howe - "What matters is putting human feeling into your design."
I’ve been staring at these lovely singles for far too long and I’m looking forward to finally plying them. Do you have any crafty plans for the weekend?
Surreal Photo Manipulation by Caras Ionut
Perfect, Uncluttered Chicken Stock - A simple recipe that you can make in a crock pot.
The Story Behind Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Photograph
On Demand 3D Printing Studio Hits the Road
Productivity Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me)
I’m halfway through spinning a lovely and slippery bump of orange superwash merino. It’s been a great big learning curve but I think I’ve gotten a handle on it. The second half shouldn’t be so tough!
What It Means to Be an Introvert
How to be a Super Awesome Fan-Girl (or Guy) at Fiber Festivals
Halloween Pom-Poms! - Skulls, eyeballs, ghosts! I must make a few of each.
An empty parking lot becomes a temporary mini golf course.
Malted Chocolate Chip Whoppers Cookies - I made these cookies on Thursday and they do not disappoint.
Hi! My name is April Klich. I write about knitting, spinning, and straight up making with a focus on playing and finding joy in the process.
