Posts Tagged ‘knitting’

Dog Owners Wearing Clothes Made From Their Pet’s Fur

January 15th, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you’re torn between wearing fur and loving animals, the dispute has already been settled. The pictures by French photographer Erwan Fichou prove that you only have to love your pet long enough… to be able to wear it later! The dog owners in the photos below would pet their buddies so much that they could collect enough of their fur to spun it into yarn and knit a sweater from it.

We assure you that none of the wool-producers have been harmed in the making of the sweaters, and all of them pose happily with their owners. For those interested in this, there are even step-by-step

It’s not a joke, see Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You’ll Never Meet (via)

Dog Owners Wearing Clothes Made From Their Pet’s Fur originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 15, 2013.

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Crocheted Knight’s Helmet Cap

December 12th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Good news for guys – now you’ll have a legit reason to wear a knight’s gear on a daily basis! Two dedicated crocheters are now offering awesome knight’s helmet caps on Etsy.

This brilliant pattern was originally created for kids and offered on Etsy by Cutecraftycrochet. For those who’re into knitting, the artist started selling the instructions for $4.99. This is exactly what another Etsy user Hattie Hooker used to make the adult version of the Knight’s Helmet Cap.

All you need is $40 and some patience, since both of them now have orders for 3 to 4 weeks ahead. Which is no wonder, since the helmet cap went viral all over the Internet!

Available at: etsy/hattiehooker & etsy/cutecraftycrochet

If you like this helmet cap, be sure to check out the Grey Knight Armored Hoodie!

Crocheted Knight’s Helmet Cap originally appeared on Bored Panda on December 12, 2012.

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Brain Hat by Alana Noritake

November 21st, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Do your friends think you’re stupid? Prove them wrong by wearing this cool Brain Hat by Alana Noritake. It will not only keep you warm but also emphasize your big brains (just like Beardo Beard Hat helps people who cannot grow a beard). Not to mention, it’s a an instant Halloween costume when that time of year rolls around.

You can get the knitting pattern of this hat for $5 here, and support “a poor, starving medical student who’s in hopeless debt”.

Websites: etsy.com | ravelry.com

Brain Hat by Alana Noritake originally appeared on Bored Panda on November 21, 2011.

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Realistic Crocheted Portraits By Jo Hamilton

February 22nd, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Jo Hamilton, a Portland-based artist, creates realistic images of people and her environment using the unexpectedly domestic medium of crochet. Her formative training at the Glasgow School of Art was in painting and drawing but, by her own admission, she was never entirely comfortable with the traditional approach.

“My house is filled with balls of yarn, all arranged by colour on shelves. I can pull them out as I need them for my palate. A portrait can take anything up to forty or fifty hours, but I haven’t actually counted, and I spend just as much time looking as actually crocheting. The pieces evolve from the inside out. I make no graphs, plans or charts; it’s a row-by-row organic process in which I don’t always know the outcome, but have learned to trust my way of working,” says the artist.

Her method of working is more like a painter with their box of paints than a person taking out their crochet for a few hours of relaxation.

Website: johamiltonart.com

Realistic Crocheted Portraits By Jo Hamilton originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 22, 2011.

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