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Beautiful, creative blogs by talented awesome people

Here’s a list sample of some of my favorite creative bloggers out there: A BEAUTIFUL MESS ZAKKA LIFE CREATIVE KISMET LION BRAND NOTEBOOK: http://blog.lionbrand.com/   Hope to be able to discover more interesting blogs. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. -Joanne.Continue reading «Beautiful, creative blogs by talented awesome people»

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The Knitted Art of Rudi Gernreich

Great Fashion Designer. Austria-born Rudi Gernreich is known for his “monokini” and the even more miniaturized ”pubikini“. But for the purposes of this blog entry, I simply wanted to share some beautiful knitted pieces:     He was inventive and avant-garde. Mixing fabric with knitted textures. My own personal favorite: the checkered pieces.   BTW, love that Continue reading «The Knitted Art of Rudi Gernreich»

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The new knit geek

We sure are big fans of knitted/crocheted “geekery”. Anything from Harry Potter Scarves, Crochet Star Wars Figures and more. Here’s a visual representation of some our (meaning mostly Ana’s, not Joanne’s) geeky Geek-Knittery.   Sources: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katemonkey/5665916936/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nurd_grrl/89509760/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/67507070@N00/5739141028/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/drydens/5355764350/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinytall/6787644727/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/liam_j_hayter/3752709906/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://innergeek.us/blog/2010/01/mario-sweater-vest.jpgContinue reading «The new knit geek»

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Two awesome finds

Found these really cool topographic textiles: http://xandypeters.com/5967/83484/work/topographic-textiles as well as this AMAZING designer from Stockholm: http://www.sandrabacklund.com/current-collection.php?page=44 and got me into thinking. I know how to create and design knits. Might as well teach others how to do it. So stay tunned, soon I’ll be bringing you an surprise of my own!Continue reading «Two awesome finds»

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