This cross stitch pattern showing the outline of Ukraine with a heart on Kyiv is a beautiful demonstration of thinking about and sending love and support to the people of Ukraine.
This pattern, from Koekoek, is usually sold but as … Read More...
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by Sarah White
This cross stitch pattern showing the outline of Ukraine with a heart on Kyiv is a beautiful demonstration of thinking about and sending love and support to the people of Ukraine.
This pattern, from Koekoek, is usually sold but as … Read More...
by Sarah White
I find it’s pretty easy to use up odd balls and bits of worsted weight yarn and sock yarn, but it’s not always simple to use up just a bit of bulky yarn. If you don’t have enough for a … Read More...
by Sarah White
This sweet Easter basket from Alita Designs is ready for you to fill with your favorite colors of eggs.
The design is 34 by 37 stitches, perfect for a little card or to add to napkins or placemats for … Read More...
by Sarah White
Here at Craft Gossip we try not to get too political, but it’s not a political statement to say that gay people exist, that their lives are vital to the fabric of our world and that they can’t be swept … Read More...
by Sarah White
It’s getting to be that transitional time in both parts of the world where it might be cool part of the day are warm part of the day, or a completely different season from one day to the next.
A … Read More...
by Sarah White
Coding games that don’t use a computer are a fun way to introduce kids to the concepts of programming without getting too complicated. And when you can add a holiday game twist, its just that much more fun.
This Leprechaun … Read More...
by Sarah White
Have you seen Turning Red yet? It’s a super sweet movie about growing up and many of the changes that come with that. The main character is Chinese Canadian, and she wears a red hat covered with maple leaves because … Read More...
by Sarah White
Poetry is not really associated with St. Patrick’s Day, but you can use the occasion as a fun way to learn about limericks, which are fun and easy to write rhyming poems.
This idea from Rock Your Homeschool has links … Read More...
by Sarah White
The Ukranian woman who stood up to a Russian soldier and told him to take the sunflower seeds so he would grow flowers after he died in her country immediately became an icon of the cause of the Ukrainians.… Read More...
by Sarah White
I seem to be on a bit of an earwarmer/headband kick lately. The thing is, they’re a great early project for people learning to knit — or learning to knit in the round — and they are faster to knit … Read More...
by Sarah White
These fun worksheets from Team Cartwright are great for little kids wanting to get a little St. Patrick’s Day learning fun.
They include pattern practice, cutting, coloring, number matching and a memory game.
These are great to make a themed … Read More...
by Sarah White
This one is a little more lighthearted than we’ve been here lately but when looking through Ukrainian designers on Ravelry I couldn’t help but share this adorable Niffler knitting pattern.
Inspired by the creatures in Harry Potter, this little one … Read More...
by Sarah White
Real Life at Home has a great collection of St. Patrick’s Day worksheets and activities to use in the classroom, homeschool or with an individual child at home.
These are generally suited from preschool to second grade depending on the … Read More...
by Sarah White
I shared a blue and yellow headband from Talya in Love in my roundup of Knit for Ukraine knitting patterns, but I wanted to pull out another pattern of hers since she’s a Ukrainian designer.
Her Headband with a … Read More...
by Sarah White
The Stitchy Princess is another Ukranian cross stitch designer who has been sharing a little bit of what is going on in her country on Instagram.
Her designs focus on folk tales, fairy tales and primitive designs, and she … Read More...
by Sarah White
Here’s another way you can help knitters who are helping Ukraine: Tanis Knits noted on Instagram that through the end of April 2022, all the income from sales of two of her patterns (these are Ravelry links) — the Ahoy … Read More...
by Sarah White
This shamrock doodle art project isn’t just a fun art prompt, it also gets kids (and adults!) thinking in logical ways.
The challenge is to develop different doodle areas to color in, with the catch being that you can’t use … Read More...
by Sarah White
The Olga and Alexey Mittens from Kristin Drysdale is a colorwork design worked in yellow, blue and white. The designs in the colorwork are inspired by Ukrainian embrodiery and each has meaning, she says.
… Read More...In this design, the square represents
by Sarah White
Here’s another cross-stitch sunflower pattern that’s being sold as a fundraiser to help people in Ukraine.
Stitch Sprout has a pattern on their Ko-fi page for a sunflower surrounded by a quilt-like design and the word for peace.
The pattern … Read More...
by Sarah White
This leprechaun snow is a fun, easy sensory activity to do with little kids, and it can be a fun thing for your leprechaun to leave behind if you make leprechaun traps in your classroom or house.
You may have … Read More...