diy archive

28 December 2012

I’m Trying To Put My Finger On It

Do you have a light switch that needs to be turned off? … Or a light switch that needs to be turned off repeatedly? Electronics buttons that demand pushing? Electrical sockets that require digital exploration? Junior Electrician Theodore is on the case! Theo’s really just all about poking and exploring all objects, not merely electronics. [...]

9 January 2012

Wee Three Booties

Materials: Maybe 100 yards of KnitPicks Stroll Tonal in Springtime, and some other random sock yarn for the ties. Size 0 needles. Pattern: Christine’s Baby Booties. Time: Several hours per bootie. Cost: $0 — long-leftover yarn, this.

27 December 2011

Babby Spill-Containment Devices, And A Digression on the Beauties of the Scrappy Towel

Materials: 1/2 yard Kaufman damask minky print and four spools of cheap ribbon for the blanket; 10 cotton prefold diapers, the aforementioned ribbon, and the leftover cotton prints from the bunting for the burp cloths. Time: A couple of evenings, largely spent watching Netflix while pinning. Cost: Let’s see — around $6 for the minky, [...]

14 December 2011

Little Old Man Sweater

Materials: 1.8 skeins KnitPicks City Tweed Aran/HW in Romance, a bit more Aran-weight brown cotton yarn, four wooden buttons, cheap felt, and some embroidery floss. Pattern: Baby Sophisticate. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: $18.

28 November 2011

A Bunting (And A Nursery)

Materials: A half-yard each of five different cotton prints (though I only used a quarter yard of each, and could have used even less than that). Crazy gingham bias tape that I’ve had kicking around forever, and am pleased to have finally found a purpose for. Time: A couple of hours. Cost: Around $10 for [...]

7 November 2011

A Jaunty Selection of Baby Caps for Today’s Modern Infant

Materials: Various yarns and free patterns, itemized below. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: Free! (I knew all of that leftover yarn would be good for something.)

2 November 2011

Baby’s First Yoda Ensemble

Materials: 1.5 skeins KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in Avocado, and 2 skeins Simply Cotton Worsted in Camel Heather.  Patterns: Baby Yoda Sweater and Felted Baby Yoda Hat. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: $16.  Making your Star Wars-obsessed brother-in-law jealous?  Priceless.

5 October 2011

Daphne & Delilah Redux Redux Redux

Materials:  Bernat Cottontots (100% Cotton) in Catnip, and Stitch Nation Bamboo Ewe (55% viscose, 45% Wool) in Grape.  Size 5 circular needles and DPNs. Pattern: Daphne and Delilah the Momma and Baby Monster from Danger Crafts. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: Under $10.