December
1
Star Trek Stockings
Our first Christmas-themed craft! Craftster user Ilia sewed Star Trek stockings out of fleece and canvas. She was kind enough to share a link to a free stocking pattern.
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November
19
Mario Mushroom Stencil Art How-To
Crafter extraordinaire Vickie Howell recently made this Game Boy stencil art piece for her son, who loves to play video games. She used a stencil from Ed Roth’s Stencil 101 Decor collection and freehanded the Mario image over it — she shares a complete tutorial for making your own version.
This isn’t Vickie’s first Mario-inspired craft project — check out her pattern and tutorial for knitting up a pair of Mario Mushroom Wrist Warmers as well!
November
12
Handknit Heroes
My favorite local yarn store, Twisted, posted about Stephanie Bryant’s Handknit Heroes recently and it sounds awesome!
From the Handknit Heroes site:
Imagine you’re a teenager, and you have some… special powers. Maybe even super powers. And one day, at a sleepover, your best friend in the whole world tells you—you’re not alone. So begins the adventure for a couple of teenagers, a single mom and yarn shop owner, and a whole bunch of hand knitted fun. Handknit Heroes is the first graphic novel for knitters. Each issue features a great storyline with knitting superheroes, terrific artwork, and a beautiful (and easy) knitting pattern.
Along with copies of the comic books, Twisted also carries the pattern to knit up these superhero goggles from the series.
You can order current and back issues here at the Handknit Heroes site, and check out action photos from Sock Summit over here!
October
30
Whale Costume
Ludi made this impressively large whale costume and was kind enough to share her process on Craftster. She uses a toy to create pattern pieces to cut out of foam.
October
21
Beetlejuice Sand Worm Mittens
My beau pointed out these Beetlejuice inspired mittens to me last night, and I just can’t get over them. Damn Your Eyes posted these Beetlejuice Sand Worm Mittens on craftster. She used another mitten pattern to start and then added these awesome Beetlejuice touches! Perfect if you want to keep your hands warm and costumed for Halloween.
October
16
Elvis Costume
Curiousfae posted this amazing Elvis Costume she made for her son on craftster. Is it not enough to be completely awesome and totally adorable? Well, it may be enough, but what takes it to a new level is she did this costume without a pattern, just pure Elvis-fueled awesomeness.