Time for part two of our easter rabbit patterns, this time for the knitters! Knitted Bunny by Jackie – Awesome pattern for beginner knitters, it’s a square of stockinette stitch sewn in just the right way to create the bunny shape. Knitted Bunny Booties from Woman’s Weekly – Good old WW brings out another great pattern, these are sized for 3 month and 6 month old babes. Honey Bunny by Yvonne – A more traditional rabbit in a sweet little [...]

I first made one of these for my friend Morgan, it was my second ever sewing project and I just hope and pray that she never shows it to me ever again as there was some dodgy sewing going on there! I guess we all have to start somewhere, this one is slightly more complex than my original one, but the finished look is beautiful, and a great way to store your needles. The size also makes it perfect for [...]

A very exciting email arrived in my inbox this morning… K2TOG [Knit Two Together] The Age 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival is embarking on a very Exciting – and top secret! – public art project that involves knitting and YOU. 10am – 3:30pm, Saturday 2 August Handspinners and Weavers Guild 12-20 Shakespeare St, Carlton North On this day you will receive your instructions and materials required for the project. All catering will be provided. All you need to bring is your [...]

Bells Knits is the personal and knitting blog of the superb Canberrian (did I get that right? It doesn’t sound quite right), Bells. Bells fills her blog with post after post of work in progress pictures of her beautiful knitted projects, and occasionally she even finishes one, she’s also on a one woman mission to remove the guilt that us yarn collectors hold with every new addition to our stash, join her “No Guilt Stash” group and start learning the [...]

Ed’s Note: Please welcome Charm to CraftBlog, our Victorian crafter extraordinare, this post will hopefully be the first of many here! When I was a kid my grandma would always have a box of yarn and a bag of needles sitting beside the sofa so it was only natural that I (being a very inquisitive child) would want to learn to knit! She spent hours showing me how to cast on, knit/purl, drop stitches (well maybe I learnt that one [...]

Felting (or “fulling” as it’s correctly known) is the process of using heat, agitation and water to break down the fibres in your yarn so they bind together to create a solid fabric where the stitches are no longer obvious. It’s a great way to add some extra interest to a project. Felting can be done either by hand or by washing machine (post on that to come in the next couple of weeks), although it’s more time consuming by [...]