Speaking of happy trash, as I was the other day, there is nothing better than giving a kid a pile of stuff and seeing what they do with it.
If yours needs a little more guidance, give them some cardboard … Read More...
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by Sarah White
Speaking of happy trash, as I was the other day, there is nothing better than giving a kid a pile of stuff and seeing what they do with it.
If yours needs a little more guidance, give them some cardboard … Read More...
by Sarah White
Theyrrrrrr’e baaaaack. The 80’s-90’s hair essential, the scrunchie, seems to have made its way back into pop-fashion culture. Since we’re all at home with pandemic hair, that can likely use a little wrangling, this seems as good of a time … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you’re of a certain age you probably remember Where in the World is Carmen Sandeigo? the crime-fighting, globe-trotting video game turned TV game show of the 1980s and 1990s.
(There’s also a card game version I bought my daughter … Read More...
by Sarah White
It’s a reality that a lot of us probably won’t see our moms on Mother’s Day, even if we could in normal years. So why not stitch something sweet to send to her when you can’t be there yourself?
This … Read More...
by Sarah White
Where I live they’ve stopped collecting recycling in order to keep the sanitation workers safe, and while we can still take our recycling out ourselves it feels like we have a lot more “happy trash” around the house these days … Read More...
by Sarah White
I love, LOVE this pattern for watercolor roses from Smart Cross Stitch.
Designed by Nadezhda Mashtakova, the original is worked in five colors and one blend and comes out to 100 by 122 stitches.
It uses a lot of backstitching … Read More...
by Sarah White
Are you tired of staring at the single skeins of worsted weight yarn in your stash, wondering what to do with them? Look no further! This article presents over 12 single skein projects that are perfect for worsted or medium … Read More...
by Sarah White
We’ve shared a few Baby Yoda knitting patterns since The Mandalorian came out, and I just came across another one that is really cute.
Kim Konen’s Baby Yoda pattern is about 6.5 inches tall and used a medium-weight cotton yarn … Read More...
by Sarah White
Theyrrrrrr’e baaaaack. The 80’s-90’s hair essential, the scrunchie, seems to have made its way back into pop-fashion culture. Since we’re all at home with pandemic hair, that can likely use a little wrangling, this seems as good of a time … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you or your kids are fans of Hamilton: the Musical, you might know about the educational program related to the show known as EduHam. When students attend the show they also go through this program where they learn … Read More...
by Sarah White
was scrolling through the DMC website looking at their free patterns and this one caught my eye.
The Flowers Tambourine features pretty white flowers on a red background, and the background is actually stitched, too, though you could just … Read More...
by Sarah White
OK, the Whatever sweater by Julie Knits in Paris isn’t literally for whatever yarn you have on hand, but it would work for a lot of different things. She used two strands of fingering weight yarn held together in her … Read More...
by Sarah White
Socks are a great project to have on the go all the time, but I think in these times we could all use the simplicity of a pattern that mostly just goes around and around.
But rather than knit a … Read More...
by Sarah White
Learning body parts can be fun with this printable body parts matching game from Powerful Mothering.
It’s a free download with email address, and it includes boy and girl bodies and a bunch of body part cards you use to … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’ve been trying to learn some new things or refresh my skills around some knitting concepts I’m a little rusty on while I have been home, and one of the things I’m taking a closer look at is brioche knitting.… Read More...
by Sarah White
The National Parks Service in the United States has a cool program called the Junior Rangers, where kids can complete activities and learn about the parks they visit and earn a patch or a passport stamp.
While kids are at … Read More...
by Sarah White
One of the things we are likely to remember from this weird time is the difficulty some people had getting toilet paper.
Commemorate the unsung hero of isolation with this toilet paper cross stitch pattern from and wabi sabi.
This … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you’re looking for a simple first sweater or a quick to knit project that will use what you have, check out the Social Sweater.
It’s a Garter Stitch cropped sweater worked flat with the back a little longer … Read More...
by Sarah White
As we spend more time at home, many of us are looking for ways to use up our yarn stash and make the most of what we have. Bulky yarn is a great option for this because it knits up … Read More...
by Sarah White
Learning about community helpers is a common thing in preschool and kindergarten, and now we are all relying on those vital helpers from mail carriers to doctors to teachers all the more than normal.
Using this printable community helpers two-piece … Read More...