Knitting Category

Kate the knit cat

In: Knitting

Meet Kate! The lovely little “kitten in britches” as she’s described by creator Jess Hutchison. Yep, that same Jess Hutch who makes those rad knit robots. Good luck tracking that pattern down though, its long out of print… Any way back to the pattern for Kate. If you’re an avid knitty reader, you know this pattern has been around a […]

Ankle socks

In: Knitting

I spied these adorable little ankle socks a little while back [via Craft:], and they have not let me forget about them. For the most part I don’t wear any kind of socks besides little cotton below-the-ankle socks or peds. So I was pretty stoked to find this pattern for pom-pom peds from purl bee. […]

Theme: Knitting patterns

In: Info, Knitting, Theme

This week I’ve decided to focus on posts about knitting, specifically knitting projects that I would like to make. I’m a pretty picky knitter and I have a really hard time deciding on projects. I’m also a pretty lazy knitter, so unless I’m really wrapped up in a project, it will take me forever to […]

Round up: Amigurumi vegetables

In: Crochet, Knitting

Amigurumi creations are one of my favorite crafts ogle. For those of you who have somehow escaped them until now I’ll let Wikipedia get you up to speed:
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Amigurumi are typically cute animals but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. 
Cute is the operative word here. It’s crazy how the simple addition […]

Knit veggies

In: Knitting

I’ve seen knit veggies popping up everywhere but none I’ve seen so far can hold a soy candle this incredibly intricate knit beet. The two-tone frills on the leaves, and the veining details are awesome. Wanna knit your own beet? Order the pattern booklet from berroco. via you grow girl.
Looking for some free veggie patterns? Make sure […]

About Crafterbation

I started this blog after I realized that I spend way more time looking at crafty things than making crafty things, a practice I’ve dubbed crafterbation. I wanted create an outlet to share all the great crafty things I find that I would love to make, if only I had the time and the motivation to actually complete them. When the mood strikes and I do actually make something, you can read about that here as well.

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