mellowbeing - crafty, geeky and a new yorker.
Hello guys and gals!
New to the shop...
neckwarmers!
Perfect for chilly spring weather...
...and bringing a splash of color to your outfit.
More styles to come.
Feast your eyes on these for now :)
Check out
the shop for more photos and descriptions.
Labels: crafty, crochet, knitting, shop
I recently "published" a pattern on
Ravelry called
Eton's Scarf. It's free of charge and uses a simple basketweave pattern.
Since then, I have modified the pattern to have a more defined "weave" look with a nice border. The original was a 2x2 basketweave w/ no borders. This is a 3x3 basketweave with a 3 stitch garter border.
I want to share this new simple pattern as well. It's really classic so it's easily adaptable for guys and girls (use solid, darker colors for the dudes and you can get away with brighter colors for the dudettes).
Pattern:
Yarn: Classic by Ella Rae (100% wool yarn; worsted/10 ply; also a cheaper alternative to Cascade 220)
Needles: Size 8
Dimensions of finished scarf: Appox 5' long and 6" wide.
Cast on 36 stitches. (You can make it narrower/shorter by using another number divisible by 6)
Rows 1-4: K36
Rows 5, 6, 7: K3, (K3, P3) 5x, K3
Rows 8, 9, 10: K3, (P3, K3) 5x, K3
Repeat these 6 rows til happy with length of scarf.
Last 4 rows: K36
You can find it on Ravelry under "
Three by Three Scarf".
Labels: crafty, knitting, pattern
This photo was highlighted by PZ Meyers from the
Pharyngula blog. Butterflies in love.. or courting.. either way.
Labels: photography, random
Good morning guys and gals. Thought I'd start off the week with some uplifting imagery. The first to grace our eyes is this motivational poster which is the anti-thesis of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" well-known British poster.
It was highlighted by Merlin Mann at
43 Folders. The original image is
here by
Matt Jones.
Labels: artwork, crafty, motivation, random
... or rather, Mellowbeing will be in the Brooklyn Flea DUMBO Market!
Sunday, March 1st.
Come by and say hi. I'll be showing for the first time my new line of neckwarmers.
Labels: crafty, shows
Thing-a-Day 2009 is now in full swing! If you are not familiar, it started as a class project at
NYU's ITP [where I happen to have my masters :) ]. The gist of the project is for each participant to create one thing each day for one month. In order to make it an achievable goal, February was chosen since it's the shortest month and each 'thing' should take sometime between 30 and 60 minutes to complete.
It's quite amazing to see what people make in such a short amount of time. My favorite part is seeing how people break out of their 'usual' crafts. Several of our very own NewNew members are taking part in this challenge. Check out their thing-a-day pages for more projects!
Mermade ACEO by
DeafDog (
DeafDog.etsy.com)
Adorable heart soaps by
Groundsel (
Groundsel.etsy.com)
Felted heart by
Ikyoto (
Ikyoto.etsy.com)
Cute flower earrings by
Mirela Jazdzewska (
Jantar.etsy.com)
Cashmere scarf by
Joyella (
Joyella.etsy.com)
Felt cluster necklace by
knitknit (
knitknit.etsy.com)
Felted person by
lookcloselypress (
lookcloselypress.etsy.com)
Dandelion drawing by
mellowbeing (
mellowbeing.etsy.com)
Silver bead necklace by
persuede (
persuede.etsy.com)
Daily custom typography By
My Coney (
Prismpop.etsy.com)
Bolsa de Bodega by
redbridgestudio (
redbridgestudio.etsy.com)
Stylish earrings by
ladylulu (
Thecraftarium.etsy.com)
Decoupage necklace by
wabisabi brooklyn (
Wabisabibrooklyn.etsy.com)
Labels: thing-a-day
Read more about this sketch on
Thing-a-Day.
Labels: artwork, thing-a-day
My goal with these daily exercises is to finalize an idea for a 4 panel painting I want to create in March. I originally wanted dandelions.. then daffodils.. and then other objects. Through these daily compositions, I can hopefully find 4 that I can “run with” and paint something I won’t hate after a week 
First “sketch” via Photoshop to play with sizing, composition and color:
Labels: artwork, thing-a-day
Hello guys and gals!
New to the shop...
neckwarmers!
Perfect for chilly spring weather...
...and bringing a splash of color to your outfit.
More styles to come.
Feast your eyes on these for now :)
This photo was highlighted by PZ Meyers from the Pharyngula blog. Butterflies in love.. or courting.. either way.
Good morning guys and gals. Thought I'd start off the week with some uplifting imagery. The first to grace our eyes is this motivational poster which is the anti-thesis of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" well-known British poster.
