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How to Manually Repair a Hole in a Sweater and Socks

If you're not ready to part with your favorite sweater, or you'd like to enjoy your cozy woolen knit socks without holes, read on. You'll also learn how to mend your non-stretchable fabrics, like bed sheets or jeans. Let's get mending!

I Never Knew Crochet Could Be So Artistic!

She also provides free knitting patterns on her website! Visit her platforms for more of her works: Website | Shop | Instagram Source Source Related: Incredibly Spooky Crochet Costumes Created by Talented Artist Kate Jenkins Source The resemblance to reality in Jenkins's works is striking.

These People Took Their Hobby to the Next Level

Bottle caps as flower petals that won't wilt Source Three generations in one frame: a keepsake made of grandma's, great gran's, and great great gran's doilies Source H/T: BoredPanda These People Took Their Hobby to the Next Level art, inspiring, paint, DIY, skill, project, master, handmade, crochet, knitting

22 Creative Scarves You Won't See Everyday

Here are 20 creatively knitted and crocheted scarves you must see: 1) A Very Foxy Scarf source 2) Nerdy Panda Scarf source 3) Bacon and Eggs Scarf source 4) Cockatoo Scarf source 5) No. 2 Pencil Scarf source 6) Cat Scarf source 7) Watermelon Scarf source 8) Crocheted Hare Stole source 9) Nyan Cat Scarf

104-Year-Old Crocheter may be the World's Oldest Street Artist

The grandmother of six is a member of a knitting club known as the 'Souter Stormers' - a group that has recently taken over the towns of Selkirk, Ettrickbridge and Yarrow in Scotland, with their impressive knitting skills.

The Special Rooms You Won't Want to Leave!

fair "Building" by Ondo Ehrlich "Falling garden" by Steiner and Lnzingr "Woven Room" by Ernesto Neto "Rainbow Room" at the Pompidou Center, Paris "Rain room" in London Woven room studio 400, USA "Biosphere Cloud City" by Thomas Srakno "Rainbow City" in New York "Reading color" of Jacob Dahlgren Hand-knitted

Put Those Old Sweaters to Use! - Fun DIY Ideas

Cozy holders for your cup of tea Creative Christmas stockings Stylish boots Extra warm socks Beautiful brooch pins Stuffed animals for your favorite kids Adorable knitted skirts Yarn lamp shades Fun totes Cute and fuzzy decorations Scarves for the little ones!

This Talented Granny Creates Art With An Unusual Tool...

Some grannies spend their time gardening, others knit, but 87-year-old Concha Garcia Zaera enjoys a hobby that’s rather unusual among her friends. She draws, using only Microsoft Paint. She discovered the program when her children bought her a computer, and she hasn’t looked back since.

15 Majestic Works of Art Made By Supremely Gifted People

From a cake that looks like a knitted sweater to a Van Gogh painting that has been made entirely out of snack food, these individuals have special gifts and persevered hard to make majestic works of art that will blow your mind. Take a look.

15 Fantastic Grandmas That Prove Age Is But a Number

There’s a persistent stereotype that all grandmas are sweet ladies that spend all day knitting and baking cookies. While we’re certainly not going to doubt that first part, it needs to be pointed out that grandmas can and do have many other virtues apart from rad knitting and baking skills.

These Easy DIY Xmas Wreaths Will Make Your House Stand Out

Knitting Wreath If you love knitting, this wreath is for you. And once you take down your creation, you can use that yarn to knit. It's not only multi-functional but adorable too. 6. Shining Star Wreath Need a last minute wreath? This impressive decoration is easy to make and looks store bought. 7.

The Woven Effect in This Art Looks Like a 3D Painting

He's best known for his intricate oil paintings that are painted to appear as if they were knitted or woven. To do this, he uses a technique which involves using a signature basket weaving style to create the painting. Each, takes about 20 layers to intricately weave the image.

These Animals Were Getting Cold, So They All Got Sweaters

Some of them they knitted themselves, and I've got to say, if I thought furry animals were cute before, putting a sweater on is like putting the cherry on top!

The 16 Weirdest Superstitions From Around The World

If you like to knit, remember to knit only indoors, unless you want to prolong winter, as in Iceland, knitting outdoors is said to postpone the beginning of spring.

These Old-Fashioned Hobbies Are Having a Real Comeback!

Embroidery and Knitting Although not everyone is gifted enough to be able to knit, cross-stitch, or embroider particularly well, those who do have the talent will most-often-than-not find that this activity is quite relaxing and de-stressing, which is a scientifically proven fact.

15 of the Most Unique and Creative Crocheted Works

This style of design is called Amigurumi—the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures 10. This is glorious! Related: Don’t Miss These Insanely Creative Things People Crocheted 11. A beautiful crocheted wedding dress 12. Stunning! 13. I love this! 14. 

Why Buy a Gift When You Can Make One for Less Than $10?

Source If you knit or crochet, make a boot cuff for your boot loving friend. Source If you sew, use oil cloth to create colorful book covers. Source Create fun cocktail napkins out of leftover denim. Source Stack jars to create festive snowmen, filled with sweet goodies.