Author: Danielle

This Brain is Crocheted With Discarded Plastic Bags, Learn How To Make Plarn!

Posted by Danielle | Sep 18, 2008 | Beyond Knitting, Crochet Hacks |

Plastic + yarn = plarn! Visit Helle Jorgensen for more creations. Follow Helle’s work via...

Knit an Ergonomic Wrist Pillow – Free Pattern!

Posted by Danielle | Sep 18, 2008 | Free Patterns!, Knit Hacks |

Tamie Snow over at Roxycraft decided to fight her tendonitis with an awesome knitted wrist pillow.: Get a tutorial at Roxycraft and download the pattern while you’re there. Gift idea alert!! The holidays are coming,...

Another yarn hack – “crazy yarn”

Posted by Danielle | Sep 16, 2008 | Beyond Knitting |

Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs’ definition of crazy yarn: bits and bobs of leftover yarns which have been accumulating, then cut into assorted lengths (no greater than six metres), then mixed all up and knotted together...

Doggone yarn hack for a Friday…

Posted by Danielle | Sep 5, 2008 | Beyond Knitting |

From Jen over at Seizure Salad: Not really a knit hack…more of a yarn hack. This is a freshly skeined batch of yarn from my spinning wheel…which we noticed bore a striking colour resemblance to Pixie, hence the wig...

Oscillator Cabinets – Arty Needlepoint Speakers

Posted by Danielle | Sep 4, 2008 | Beyond Knitting |

When I saw these cabinets by Ben Fino-Radin on CRAFT, I just knew I had to share. Oscillator cabinets – aural and visual vibration, 2007 wood, paint, yarn, plastic canvas, speakers, portable cd players, vocal recordings...

I Knit a Dread Pirate Robot!

Posted by Danielle | Aug 5, 2008 | KnitHacker |

This was made for some friends who had a baby in June (welcome Valin!) – mom’s got dreads, dad writes books about pirates and really, who doesn’t love robots?? I give you, Dread Pirate Robot: The Robot is a...