wool

A better button-down? Entrepreneur promises self-cleaning shirt

A new shirt being touted as "the better button-down" aims to make laundry as we know it a thing of the past. The entrepreneur behind it claims it never wrinkles and can be worn over and over, without being washed.

Marketing grad Mac Bishop, 24, says his shirt not only looks good, but is soft to the touch, resistant to wrinkling, and odor-free. To prove it, he wore one of the shirts for 100 days in a row without washing it.

"I've (run) 4 miles in this shirt, I've biked 5 miles in this shirt, I've thrown it on after a basketball game," Bishop told CBS News. "It airs out. It's the miracle fiber." … Read more

The laptop sweater: Because laptops don't get itchy

An itchy wool sweater is good for a few ironic laughs from the in-laws, but after the holidays pass, it inevitably winds up lurking in the back of your closet for the rest of the year. In the interest of saving closet space, why not make it into a laptop cozy? After all, nobody likes a cold laptop. Don't freak out if you don't have a sweater to use, either--The Post Family has you, and your laptop, covered.

The $20 "Laptop Sweater" won't protect your laptop from even the slightest bump or drop, but they … Read more

Knitted Ferrari really moves the needle

We hear a lot of Ferrari-related yarns here at Crave--the story of the cardboard FXX Millechili being one of our recent favorites. But here's one that really made us sheepish: a full-size Ferrari made entirely from wool.

British art student Lauren Porter has devoted nearly a year of her life to making a full-size replica of the car, which looks like a cross between a Testarossa and a 355. According to Tech Digest, Porter enlisted the help of 20 family members and friends to achieve the feat, although she welded the car's steel frame together herself.

Via Tech Digest… Read more