Home-made skeleton costume Materials: glow-in-the-dark fabric paint (optional) black thermal underwear your child’s size sheets of white felt- (I used 5) needle and thread, pins For mask- white flannel, a…
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Sewing a Hob Hat My friend runs a live-action roleplaying game called Changling- it’s a fun game where you play fairies and magical creatures from fairyland. Of course, fairyland isn’t…
Last Minute Dice Pouch Need a last minute gift? Ifyou have cloth, needle, and thread you can make a dice bag. Start with a long rectangle of cloth. At each…
Laundry Basket Robot Costume I tried a variation of the tried and true “cardboard box robot” costume, since my son is rough on his costumes. I started with a pop-up…
Halloween Costume- Stargate Atlantis Science Jacket My daughter is a Stargate fan, so we decided to make her a uniform jacket from Stargate Atlantis for her halloween costume. She’ll be…
I made this turtle for my son- I think I’ll make more as gifts, as he is cute and easy to make! It’s from the book Little Knitted Creatures by…
TARDIS Ipad Bag pocket I wanted a pocket for my no-thrills iPad case to put in my earphones and such, and the TARDIS instantly came to mind (bigger on the…
I knit a panda puppet for a friend’s new baby, using a pattern from Itty Bitty Toys by Susan B. Anderson. My son loved it, so I made another one…
I made a scarf for my daughter, using cotton yarn. The pattern was extremely simple and looks great. Cast on 30 stitches (or odd number to suit what width you…
Knitting is very soothing. It is something between meditation and fiddling with your hands. I was stuck in the Dulles airport for a day…
