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Winter Dragon Amigurumi by Mary Smith

Naya Shawl by Cherry Blossom Crochet

Gemstone Lace Blanket by The Lavender Chair

Sleepy Fox by Eserehtanin (Nina)

Norse

The double knitting technique is great. It has a light side, and a dark side, it binds the scarf together… you can see where I’m going with this can’t you. I only found out about double knitting this past summer and got monumentally carried away. This Star Wars Scarf is just one of the results.

Click on the knitting charts for full sized images. They are worked in order bottom to top.

Fun Fish Bags by Julia Castaño 

Barcelona designer Julia Castaño creates hilarious bags in the shape of the cutest sea creatures in the ocean. Inside every adorable piece, you can find a fleshy interior, where you can see their skeletons! Made with high-quality materials, Castaño’s designs are a conversation starter. Find them in their Etsy shop.

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The Department of Extraordinary Embroidery can’t get enough of these exquisitely stitched miniatured foods created by Japanese artist ipnot (previously featured here).

“After discovering embroidery from her Grandmother and then being fascinated by the French knot, ipnot has spent years perfecting her hand-embroidery art and today creates “paintings” using just needles and yarn.”

Working with a collection of 500 different colors and shades of yarn, ipnot creates everything from bowls of soup and sushi rolls to fruits and vegetables to chocolates bonbons and more. Each tiny creations is remarkably realistic.

Our favorite piece is this embroidered miniature matcha, which actually looks frothy and ready to drink:

Visit ipnot’s website or follow her on instagram to check out lots more of her hand-stitched miniatures.