We Are Knitters Dinka Scarf for Kids Kit
Get crafting and making with your kids! Teaching them how to knit is the perfect craft for kids as young as six.
Continue ReadingGet crafting and making with your kids! Teaching them how to knit is the perfect craft for kids as young as six.
Continue ReadingTake a break to check out cool people who knit, crochet, and weave geeky elements into it all.
Continue ReadingIf you’re a knitter or crocheter, then the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY is just the place for you.
Continue ReadingSo does the fact that we, English speakers in America, have a distinct word for light red mean our eyes have actually changed physiologically or is it that we pay attention to the differences of color more for cultural reasons?
Continue ReadingThis year I thought I’d spend my autumn months knitting and crocheting some geeky holiday ornaments! It’s just the right time to start.
Continue ReadingPhotographer Kyle Cassidy talks about spending a week at George R.R. Martin’s house and how he shot Adam Savage’s dinosaur-trapping photo in an exclusive for GeekMom. Plus, enter to win your own copy of Geek Knits!
Continue ReadingFrom George R.R. Martin’s knitted Dire Wolf to geeky superhero sweaters, all your yarn are belong to Joan of Dark and Geek Knits!
Continue ReadingThis knitted Captain America cosplay kind of makes that beanie you were working on look a little lame.
Continue ReadingHere are some of the marvelous merchants at GeekGirlCon 2014 that really stood out for their wonderful wares.
Continue ReadingAs the weather cools, it’s time to break out your hooks and needles to work on some new geeky crochet and knitting projects!
Continue ReadingRehabilitation centers are using knitted nests to house baby birds. Links to knitting and crochet patterns and more information are provided.
Continue ReadingKnitter LaShawn Wanak talks about seeing herself in geek culture in a great post over at The Nerds of Color.
Continue ReadingYarnbombing. What is it? Why are bridges and busses suddenly covered in yarn? Is it fine art or a street movement? Artist Melissa Maddonni Haims comes to GeekMom to discuss the knotty subject.
Continue ReadingGeekMom knitters may find the following patterns relevant to their interests – from Portal to Star Trek, Totoro to the One Ring. Plus, bonus Lightsaber Knitting Needles.
Continue ReadingThis week, we take a peek at projects that can blast you into space, create jobs, and form someone’s future.
Continue ReadingThere aren’t too many things that are simultaneously geeky, brilliant, and absolutely adorable. This is one of them.
Continue ReadingJayne’s yellow and orange hat is one of the big symbols of the Firefly fandom. I, like many other Browncoats, was disappointed to hear of cease and desist orders sent out to crafters of this unique hat by 20th Century Fox, who own the rights to the show.
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to deny that zombies are everywhere and now Fiona Goble has written Knit Your Own Zombies so you can have a less deadly version in your own home.
Continue ReadingI like to do a variety of crafts in my free time. I am an avid scrapbooker, I occasionally make clothing, I dabble in knitting, and I love to crochet. I prefer crocheting over knitting because if I make a mistake then I know how to fix it. When I knit and make a mistake, […]
Continue ReadingAre you a geek who knits or crochets? Are you a member of Ravelry, the social network for knitters and crocheters? If you answered “Yes” to both of these questions, check out Ravelry’s Nerd Wars page and visit the Nerd Wars’ own blog page to see 25 geek-inspired teams compete in knitting and crocheting to […]
Continue ReadingI may be the last person to find out Ravelry, a great social network for knitters and crocheters. My sister-in-law told me about it recently and now I’m hooked. Quick searches revealed the most wonderful of geeky crafts, none better than Spocks. Ravelry user gurmanfravor took the free Star Trek charts from another user, Jean […]
Continue Reading“Thinking is cosmic knitting.” Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf Education, knew what he was talking about. Consider Leo, my youngest son, a little boy who couldn’t sit still. The kindergarten teacher said he needed tutoring and remedial work. (He couldn’t read!) The next year Leo went to a Waldorf first grade. He loved handwork–we still […]
Continue ReadingSkeletons of all shapes and sizes are enjoying their annual Halloween popularity as the holiday approaches, but you can bet that you won’t see one like this in your neighborhood. Unless maybe you know fiber artist Ben Cuevas. This knitted skeleton – seated in a lotus position – was crafted by Cuevas for the Wassaic […]
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