http://www.millyandnans.com timeless crafts turn young, fresh & hip @ M&N Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:48:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wear your knits and yarn anywhere with pride! Yarn made into permanent beads look sophisticated here with the classy "skein" or bicone shape of the plum, red and orange beads. Coated acrylic wrapped-yarn and gold-filled beads make up this short-hanging neck piece. Three strands of sterling silver ... http://www.millyandnans.com/yarn-skeins-necklace-hautes Not only is Dame Helen Mirren a talented Oscar-winning actress and always looks beautiful for the big night, but she's at least a bit crafty, in addition. To quote Mirren Sunday evening, “He [the Oscar statue] [is] not naked in my house. I have knitted him a little scarf.” I wish I ... http://www.millyandnans.com/mirren-oscars-08 No, Kool-Aid doesn't just result in bright, obvious colorways. It can be as subtle and sophisticated as with any dye. Seeing this project picture from Knitterly Things just makes me feel even more that I can't wait to dye and paint yarn! MamaMay is still trying to come up with ... http://www.millyandnans.com/kool-aid-blue-orange It's just one of the standard methods of casting on, but isn't talked about nearly as much as say the long tail cast-on. My long tail cast ons were too loose, and I've often found myself starting over projects, with one of the reasons being my cast-on, only to struggle ... http://www.millyandnans.com/knit-on My BFF and I always exchange presents around New Years, because I'm far away from him on Christmas. This year it was even later because I had presents arriving even later. Well, he always outdoes himself, and this year, he wood-burned a (OOAK) knitting butterfly on a plaque with ... http://www.millyandnans.com/wood-burned-butterfly First of all, Happy New Year, crafters and indie lovers! Now down to business. I've seen in other blogs' knitting resolutions, and I think it's a great idea for me especially to make a few. I'm a lazy knitter. I also already had a goal to make finish more, many more, ... http://www.millyandnans.com/08-resolutions Knitting a tube, or of course a rectangle, is easy - right? Yes! Even with a decorative stitch inside those bounds. So making your own pattern to cover a round object, like say a cozy for a cup, should be very easy --- except you need to know how long ... http://www.millyandnans.com/no-stiches-cozy Loads of Cashmerino is just one of the two collections I added a couple of days ago (before I had to get off the computer and get packing, then travel home from my vacation!) to the available stash for requesting custom alterations to my items. (The 2nd is a collection ... http://www.millyandnans.com/cashmerino-flecked Although I haven't crafted much since the move, I've been increasingly itching to do more and more. Now that I'm back *home* for Christmas, I really wish I had things like my sewing machine and more supplies. This really stinks! What does a crafter do? I wish I could whip ... http://www.millyandnans.com/supply-sick-07 Found on the web at The Fashion Police, a quite expensive knit beanie hat (65 euros!) that's very cute, with a built-in client (the blogger wants it, and would love it knitted for her), plus = this hat isn't hard to knit! Well, as far as hats go. I'm up for ... http://www.millyandnans.com/knitspired-bow-hat