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How To: Identify common knitting abbreviations

In this tutorial, we learn how to identify common knitting abbreviations. A yfwd is also known as a yarn forward. An sl 1 is also known as a slip 1 and a k1 is also known as a knit 1. A psso is a pass slipped stitch over and a k2tog is known as a knit 2 together. These are common abbreviations in knitting patterns, when you learn these you will be able to knit more quickly when you are reading a pattern that is written on text. After this, you can make any creation you want and read the direc...

How To: Play "Waiting for the World to Change" by John Mayer on the ukulele

Want to play "Waiting for the World to Change" by John Mayer on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing "Waiting for the World...

How To: Play "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash on the ukulele

Want to play "Folsom Prison Blues" by country great Johnny Cash on your ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing "Folsom Prison Blu...

How To: Play piano by ear for beginners

When you're a piano player, showing off book learning is nice, but have you ever noticed that the most renown piano stars can improvise like nobody's business? Though their melodic tunes seem to emerge from the top of their heads, piano experts have spent years training their ears to be able to play piano by ear.

How To: Make candy bouquet for Easter

We are shown how to make a delectable piece of art given by the author of Delectable Art. It's an Easter candy bouquet. Its a great gift to give during the Easter season following the candy giving tradition of Easter. The supplies needed to make this are: cellophane wrap (four different colors are used), scissors, floral wire, ruler, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, decorative Easter mug, sterofoam, clear scotch tape, glue and glue gun, floral tape and the candy of your choice. Directions on...

How To: Make Homemade Bubble Bath Bars

Bubble bars can be pricey, especially if you're using Lush bubble bars. But you don't have to exhaust your pocket book on this luxury—you can simply make your own, right at home. Watch the how-to video on making your own homemade bubble bath bars, and consult the recipe below it for ingredients.

How To: Draw the Eeyore character from Winnie the Pooh

Learn how to draw Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh book series. 1. Draw a circle for Eeyore's face and add in his ears. 2. Draw his body as almost an egg shape and add in his front legs as cylinders. 3. Add in his back legs and tail and add details to Eeyore's face. 4. Add eyes and mane and start to add color to his body. 5. Continue to color Eeyore and finally add shade.

How To: Design a professional looking resume

In this video, groddin99 describes the correct way to write a resume and fashion a cover letter. Groddin99 knows the importance of a clean and formatted resume, and he gives advice and tips on formatting your resume properly, and how to list your previous jobs and your skill set. He also explains how inappropriate it is to draw pictures on the margins of the paper your resume is printed on. Groddin99 has written many books on this subject, and with his tips, you can write and fashion an attra...

How To: Organize a home library

How much time have you wasted, wandering around your home trying to find one particular book? Without a good system of organization, finding the book you're looking for can become a hopeless task. Organize your book collection at home by following this tutorial.

How To: Fold an origami Reindeer

Learn how to fold an origami Reindeer with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:

How To: Draw a book worm cartoon

Animals and insects make great cartoon characters. So get ready to learn how to draw a worm that turns into a bookworm. All you need is paper, pencil, marker, colored chalks or colored pencils, and an eraser. Start by drawing a squiggly line. Come around and double the line, keeping an equal distance from the other. Draw a curved shape for a head at the end. Draw large circles for his eyes and connect them to give him glasses. Draw his pupils going all the way to the right. Add two small eyeb...

How To: Make a DIY whiteboard on a white wall

This is a short video that shows how to transform any white wall into a dry-erase whiteboard in less than five minutes. Whiteboards are handy to leave messages on, or to work out simple problems, that can be erased, so the surface can be used over and over again. Cut down on paper waste in your home. All you will need is clear plastic book covering paper. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make a whiteboard on any white wall.

How To: Make a tactical ninja matchbook igniter

This video tutorial will have you making your very own ninja tactical matchbook igniter. With this video, you will be able to make this cool, helpful matchbook ignitor for whatever you can dream of. Use a book of matches to make a couple of variable ignitors for fireworks, tripwires, smoke grenades, or whatever! If you need to survive in the wilderness, this is how you do it. Just matches and a few other things, that's it.

How To: Do silk painting or batik

Jill Kennedy is the famous UK author of several books on her favorite art - silk painting. In this video, she demonstrates how wax is often preferential to gutta or other resists for it's ability to contain or hold colors. It can be used in larger areas while providing similar effects to gutta's ability to contain dye within regions. Here she emphasizes the ability to work with dyes immediately after application and demonstrates how fun it is to use traditional Indonesian tjantings and Japane...

News: Book Review - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

I loved The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay for so many reasons. For its fantastical sense of adventure, set against the real world action and tragedy of the Jews in Europe during World War Two. I loved the opening chapters of Josef in Prague – a city I spent several months in a few years ago and one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. Reading scenes set in Prague and descriptions of places I’ve seen made the story that much more personal for me.

News: crochet question

hi everyone, i have been teaching myself to crochet for a while now but when i come accros something i dont understand i get discouraged...im using a book n it says that this is an easy pattern. it tells meat the end of a row to miss a ch and turn...im doing this and my work is getting smaller and smaller like a pyramid...pls help me and tell me what i am doing wrong...thank u and i have learn alot from this site.

News: New to HDR?

Want to try HDR? Trey Ratcliff's site Stuck in Customs is THE go-to place for beginners as well as experts. Free tutorials and advanced video tutorials, books, iPhone apps and Creative Commons images for your personal use. Yowza--a jackpot website for photography fans.