We head to Minnesota to meet Amanda, crafting in a 100+ year old farmhouse!
Featured Member Interview
How did you find CO+K and why did you join?
looking for inspiration, i stumbled into the projects section one night, and just never left.
What projects are you currently working on?
in no particular order...
large scale vinyl cutting
machine embroidery
teaching yarn crafts to 4Hers
knitting with the knook
a box of crochet doll parts and food
baby stuff for a new niece
waiting for glowforge
Stats
- Joined
- September 6, 2009
- Location
- Northfield, Minnesota, United States
- Projects
- 55
- Featured Projects
- 0
- Favorited
- 175 times
What does your craft space look like?
I have a tiny spare bedroom, but it has a huge table from ikea, and storage everywhere.
Which tool or craft supply do you use the most?
Exacto knives. i just use them constantly.
at work i use a vinyl cutter and am learning an embroidery machine.
at home, yarn of course and washi tape
What do you craft along to?
The "RISK" and "Serial" podcasts when I'm at work. at home its whatever the background noise is, so cartoons or "House Hunters". my favorite time to craft is on car trips though that is the best.
Amanda's Most Popular Projects
Favorite Craft
I enjoy crocheting/knitting/knooking the most for relaxing, I keep my whole family in hats and scarves and dolls and toys. it is wicked cold here and I find it magical that I can make a pile of string into a cozy cap or the worlds longest scarf. I prefer crochet over knitting for sculptural properties- when I make a care bear or dolls of my favorite character, I just cant believe that they look so awesome and accurate.
Amanda's Top Crafts
If you could learn one new craft or make anything, what would it be?
i really want to learn how to do the colored two sided tapestry crochet. that technique has eluded me forever.
Who are your crafting heroes?
Grandma! Hands down! my Grandma Fred was a life long crafter and she had me sewing by age 5. She was always in church quilting circles and made baby blankets for over 50 grandchildren and great grandchildren, and countless blankets for her kids. also they were ALL hand embroidered.
Twinkie Chan is awesome, and I think Allison Hoffman (AmiguruMe) is totally killing it. The MochiMochi series is also just brilliant. Those are the projects I just cant resist.
Amanda M.'s Favorite Projects
Fish to Sushi plushie is absolutely genius. I love how thought out it is and it really works. it is an irresistible toy for everyone. Plastic canvas + Video Game is probably my favorite topic. using 8 and 16 bit pixel art on a grid is perfectly matched and results are quick. my kids love minecraft and Mario and they are easy to modify and grid out. another crochet project, the polar bear with scarf is one I go back to again and again. I have varied the color for other types of bears, and even adapted it into a pig!
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