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Check Out Craft Daily for Tons of Crafty Videos

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craft dailyInterweave has just launched a new subscription video site called Craft Daily, where you can access hundreds of videos with instruction on knitting, crochet, beading, mixed media, sewing and more.

An unlimited number of videos can be viewed for $19.99 a month, or $199.99 for a 12-month subscription. You can also subscribe to just the knitting and crochet videos for $11.99 a month or $119.99 for 12 months.

In the knitting category there are currently 25 videos, though the sales information says new videos will be added weekly. So far there are a lot of videos from season 7 of Knitting Daily, as well as some of the individually published DVDs on knitting that Interweve has produced, including sideways knitting, reversible cables and top-down knitting.

This site is clearly an attempt to compete with Craftsy or Creative Bug, and I’m not sure how it will work. What do you think?

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.