Author: Amy O'Neill Houck

The result of this project Selma is working on is a top secret gift, but she’s also discovered the usefulness of my thrift store sweaters and is applying her considerable needle felting talents to the secret task. Oh, and after

Julie, over at SkaMama has a great post on creating your own craft kits to give as gifts. Julie teaches a lot of kids’ craft classes and is full of fantastic ideas.

If you’re in San Francisco this Saturday, consider checking out the Lara Miller trunk show at Azalea Boutique. I interviewed Lara for a recent Veg News article on sustainability in fashion. Lara uses exclusively plant materials in her designs and

Thrift Store Re-fashion Step One (or two) Originally uploaded by plainsight I bought this fair isle sweater at the thrift store (it was huge). I had planned on felting it and making pot holders out of it, but when it

lizko Originally uploaded by me si I love these lizard gloves that Flickr user Me Si crocheted. I haven’t seen many with half-fingers like these. She stitched in the front loop only which gives a more flexible fabric to the

Says die-hard knitter Jennifer: Dared by [Amy], I have made a crocheted item! Saw the shop model at the store (A Tangled Skein), and liked it, so Amy dared me to make it. And I have! I think I will

If you read Robyn’s blog or the Craft blog, you’ll know by now that Norah Gaughan has a new blog. Isn’t it great timing that, in cleaning out my studio, I discovered I have not one, but TWO copies of

I’m cheating on my current crochet project with some mindless knitting with stash yarn. Due to a few nights of movie watching and some waiting in line today, I’ve made pretty good progress on this vest, which I’m making to

When I first met Cat Bordhi, she was deep in the process of creating her new book New Pathways for Sock Knitters, Book 1 She had projects from the book and ideas were already brewing for future books in the

Creating crochet fabric with straight even edges is a skill that often challenges beginners. If you don’t start and end rows in the right place your rectangle can take on just about any shape (amoeba, perhaps?). Last night, I discovered