Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!
I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy … Read More...
Books About Bugs Through the Seasons
Growing Up Ladybug and How to Become a Butterfly are both by Stepanka Sekaninova and illustrated by Linh Dao, and they came out at the same time and are on similar themes, so let’s look at them together.
Knit an Easy Lacy Top for Summer
I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other … Read More...
Stitch a Banjo Playing Opossum Because Why Not?
I started writing this one as a designer spotlight kind of post, and then I realized when I was almost done with it that I had actually featured this designer before. It was in late 2024, so I’ll forgive myself … Read More...
Get Ready for Back to School with Routine Printables
We try to keep a relatively regular sleep schedule during the summer, but the morning routine kind of flies out the window when we don’t have anywhere in particular to be. To get little kids back in the groove of … Read More...
Knit a Trusty Troll for a Kid, Or Yourself
I’m a sucker for knit toys of all sorts, but especially when that knit toy is a character of some kind that you can make a story about and put into different scenes, I don’t think there’s anything better. Knit … Read More...
Book-Themed Bookmark Cross Stitch Patterns
Whether you’re stitching for back to school or making gifts for a book lover, these book themed bookmark cross stitch patterns are a lot of fun to stitch and to use if your next read.
Display your bookworm tendencies with … Read More...
Celebrating Terry Fox Day
In our continuing exploration of lesser known holidays, let’s take a look at Terry Fox Day, which is probably one you know if you’re Canadian.
Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete who had a leg amputated at age 18 because … Read More...
Pencil Case Knitting Patterns
One knit item for back to school that students can actually use is a knit pencil case. Especially if they are tightly knit or lined with fabric, a knit pencil case is a fun project to knit and useful for … Read More...
Easy Outdoor Games to Play with Kids
After talking about the pirate themed chalk obstacle course the other day, I got to thinking about other easy, low prep games and activities you can do with kids outside. A lot of these are ideas I found on Pinterest… Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Siren Stitchworks
Siren Stitchworks has cross stitch patterns that feel like old samplers (and some of them are in fact historical reproductions) even when they are modern designs. They have patriotic patterns, biscornus, pop culture patterns and more so let’s take a … Read More...
Knit a Simple Pair of Shorts that Fits
Last year I shared a roundup of shorts knitting patterns over at Our Daily Craft, and it’s consistently one of my most popular posts this time of year.
What that post lacked, though, was any projects of mine, because I … Read More...
Learning about Sea Turtles and Turtle Printables
Sea turtles are a fun ocean creature that’s fun to learn about in summer, so let’s take a look at some learning activities related to sea turtles.
We love to start with the parts of an animal, and Homeschool Preschool… Read More...
Knit a Mosaic Shawl Inspired by Mythology
Sometimes when I’m scrolling through Ravelry a pattern will catch my eye as much because of the name as the look of the design (which is a little hard to see in those little thumbnails sometimes, anyway).
So it was … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Gorgeous Cornucopia Wreath
I don’t know when or why I cam across this cross stitch pattern, but it’s been on my list to share for a while and today’s the day.
This design from AllaboutxStitch features a giant, colorful wreath with all sorts … Read More...
Apple Knitting Patterns for Fall and Back to School
It feels like it’s too early to be thinking about back to school, but as I write this my daughter has just a couple of weeks of summer left! So let’s get in that school and fall knitting spirit by … Read More...
Learning about Gabon for Kids
Gabon is a country in central Africa on the Equator, which is bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo, as well as the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea. Let’s learn more.
Gabon
… Read More...Pencil Cross Stitch Patterns
Last year I shared my cute pencil cross stitch bookmark pattern, so I thought this year maybe I would look for more pencil cross stitch patterns to celebrate back to school or the writer in your life.
If you’re … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Lifted Spirit Patterns
Lifted Spirit Patterns is a cross stitch Etsy shop based in Australia that specializes in vintage travel poster style cross stitch patterns, but has a lot of other fun stuff, too. Let’s check it out!
By far the biggest category … Read More...
Knit a Summer Top with Blocks of Lace
When I first saw Orofino, a cute summer top from Berroco, I thought it was crocheted. Something about those shifting blocks of eyelets made me think of crochet but on closer inspection it is knit, so let’s take a closer … Read More...