The Best of DIY

If you save your newspaper to recycle why not create something you can re-use out of it yourself? GreenUPGRADER has a tutorial on how you can actually handspin newspaper into yarn. Newspaper can be durable enough to construct a rug out of it. I’m sure this project would take a lot of patience, but the tools used to get it done are very minimal. Whatever you end up making from it would make for a nice conversation piece.

Pass the Pigs is some sort of a dice game using pigs. I have never heard of it until I stumbled across Roman Sock an amazingly talented amigurumi crafter. Well, there is a free pdf pattern over at the website for you to download and create two pigs as well as a box to hold them. You don’t necessairly have to create it for the game, the pigs are very cute on their own! You can find other great amigurumi patterns on there as well.

Coraline is on my movie to watch list! I can’t believe I haven’t seen it already! I found a free pattern for Coraline’s gloves on Largely Unrepeatable. Althea Crome is the movies miniature knitter, these gloves are based off of her creation. I really gotta start knitting, I’m passing up such great knit patterns!

I came across this picture of Allyson Mitchell’s Granny Square Wreck Room and had to share with you all. This would be the perfect haven for all crocheters!

These legwarmers are so awesome! I really want to learn how to knit! I think that will be my New Year’s resolution. These legwarmers look exactly like a pair of boots I had my eye on, but were very very expensive. There is a free pattern over at Knitty for these fabulous legwarmers!

Tis the season for winter hats. I tend to find it hard to find nice looking hats to crochet, this one is really neat. I love the colors too, light blue and an off white yarn. The buttons just make it! If you haven’t already signed up, Ravelry is where you can find this free pattern!