Saturday, May 9, 2009

whip up round up MAY 09



Oops missed a week - sorry to those who have missed the weekly
newsletter - what with 9 year old slumber birthday parties, soccer
season beginning and school starting back for second term - I have
been rather snowed under with family stuff. But I do always find time
for whipping up something here at whipup.

During the past few weeks I have been putting together a series on
craft blog tips: better
craft blogging
: craft
blog etiquette
:
better
craft blog writing
: how
to build an audience for your craft blog
and
photography tips for your craft blog
and the latest in the series
is blog
design
,
essential blogging extras
and tutorial
writing
.

You might notice a very slight difference in design here at whipup too
- we have widened the screen to allow bigger images and a slightly
more spacious appearance - putting the search bar up in the header
will also help those wanting to search the whipup archives for all our
past stories. Please tell me what you think?

Slightly knitting obsessed lately and have been featuring quite a few
patterns available in the blogosphere: I love the fog sweater -
such a great name too: Shalom yoke
cardigan
is super cute: how
to design your own custom sweater
is going to come in handy:
felted knit
dog leash
is utterly adorable: I am sure you will agree that the truffle
sweater
is very stylish: mrs Darcy
cardigan
is oh so adorable: did you know that 2009
is the year for natural fibres
?: love this chunky knit warm hat: the
bike
helmet earmuffs
are so much fun - and sure to be essential wearing
in winter: Mr
Peen
was too too funny: I love woolly
wormwood
's hat patterns: and did you see the
beard hat
?: knitted jam jar
cosy
: knit up some knickers:
and the nerdy bender dishcloth
and the perfect
sweater
.

For those more inclined toward crochet - we have some goodies for your
too: molly
flowers
: crochet orangutan
is amazing: hyperbolic
crochet patterns
: om shanti
yoga bag
:
hyperbolic dish cloth
:

And we have also covered quite a bit in the patchwork and quilting
area: Dear baby
jane
quilt is amazing - with tutorials for each block:
embroidered
mini quilt
: t-shirt
quilt
: sting quilt
paper piecing
:

For those who love sewing and fabric here are some great tutes for
you: stitch up a love bug
(great mothers day gift): design your own children's
clothes
: free
motion machine embroidery
: gorgeous flower
ruffle collar
to add a little pizazz to your outfit: scrubby
buddy
- perfect for bathtime: I love these refashioned
toddler pants
made from business shirt sleeves: fabric on
demand
website: vintage
embroidery patterns
: lollychops
embroidery patterns
: more refashioning with a shirt to
blouse tutorial
: smocking
tutorial
:
fabric corsage
(great mothers day gift): spring bag:
more spring with this lovely spring
top
: love the refashioned
t-shirt baby gown
: mendocino
summer frock
:

Book reviews have included some great books including: the boy
magician
: it girl knits
- teen knitting: the new book from mason-dixon knitting - outside
the lines
: stash
buster quilts
was a pleasant surprise:

And paper lovers watch out: I love the hammered
nature prints
(great mothers day idea): kusudama
paper flowers
(another great mothers day idea).

Thanks for reading and happy crafting weekend!

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