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35,000 Free Knitting and Crocheting Patterns – The Brooklyn Refinery – DIY, Arts and Crafts
List of 22 easily searchable websites offering free knitting and crocheting patterns. Classic and modern designs for making handmade sweaters, hats, mittens, scarves, blankets, dolls, puppets, and toys.
A Flying Car and a Ghost (!) Keep Illustrator Oliver Jeffers Company in His Brooklyn Studio
Artist Oliver Jeffers keeps a quirky cast of characters (including a ghost!) and various secondhand treasures in his Brooklyn studio.
Nalbinding – The Brooklyn Refinery – DIY, Arts and Crafts
Nalbinding is a Scandinavian fabric-making technique which pre-dates knitting. Learn about nalbinding pattern directions, and how to make York and Oslo stitches.
How to Knit Like the Vikings – The Brooklyn Refinery – DIY, Arts and Crafts
Have you ever wondered what Vikings wore to help them survive long, cold winters? Their fabric-making technique, Nalbinding, pre-dates knitting, and creates dense and warm items which don’t unravel the…