If you’ve been on social media at all this year you have probably seen posts about the word game called Wordle. If you haven’t, it’s a game where you try to guess the day’s five-letter word within six guesses. When … Read More...
Fun Crafts to Make for Lunar New Year
There are a lot of different symbols that go along with Lunar New Year, from dragons and red envelopes to lanterns and tangerines.
Artsy Craftsy Mom has collected a bunch (more than 60!) of different craft ideas for various symbols … Read More...
Team USA Inspired Hat Knitting Pattern
Many, many years ago (OK, 2014) I was inspired to knit a hat like one of the ones that Team USA had as part of their uniform. It’s hard not to be inspired when the winter Olympics uniforms come out … Read More...
Lunar New Year Tiger Crafts and Activities
Doing crafts for Lunar New Year is always fun because there’s a different animal to craft every year for 12 years! This year (2022) is the year of the tiger, so it’s time to break out all the cute tiger … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Tea Cozy Knitting Pattern
If you’re looking for a sweet little home decor project for Valentine’s Day, check out this heart butterfly tea cozy pattern from Lorraine Hearn.
It uses fingering weight yarn and is decorated with butterflies that are knit separately and sewn … Read More...
Stitching Love Cross Stitch Pattern
This cross-stitch themed Valentine’s Day cross stitch pattern from DMC is super cute to make for your craft space or a stitch-loving friend.
It’s a little meta because it shows a heart being stitched on a piece of cross stitch … Read More...
Lunar New Year Dot Printables
Lunar New Year is coming up at the beginning of February, and these dot painting printables are an easy activity for little kids to learn about some of the symbols of the season.
In all there are 10 pages in … Read More...
Love Letter Cross Stitch Pattern
This adorable little love letter cross stitch pattern would be super sweet to stitch on a card for a long-distance friend or Valentine.
The design is 70 stitches square and calls for seven colors. Stitch the envelope in different shades … Read More...
Knit a Scarf for Luck in the New Year
The Chinese double happiness symbol is a common sign to see around Lunar New Year as it projects good wishes for the year ahead.
The Double Happiness Scarf by Duke of Nikko uses the auspicious colors of red and gold … Read More...
Vintage Style Winter Cross Stitch Patterns
I’m definitely ready to start thinking about spring, even though it’s only been acting like winter for a couple of weeks where I live.
If you want to savor the cold season a little longer, check out these adorable vintage … Read More...
More Heart Knitting Patterns For Valentine’s Day
Somehow it looks like the last roundup of heart knitting patterns I did was back in 2014, and you can bet there are a few more fun hearts to knit out in the world since then. (I’m actually working on … Read More...
Practice Mosaic Knitting with the Lyre Beanie
One of the knitting skills I’d like to use more of in the new year is mosaic knitting. It’s not difficult, in fact, it’s one of the easier colorwork knitting methods because it’s done just by slipping stitches — you … Read More...
All About Carrie’s Shawl from And Just Like That
The knitting community tends to pay attention when lovely knits appear in shows and movies, so there’s been a bit of buzz this week about Carrie Bradshaw’s shawl/blanket from episode 6 of “And Just Like That.”
What looks like a … Read More...
Year of the Tiger Cross Stitch
The lunar new year coming next month brings forth the year of the tiger, which seems like a great opportunity for some adorable tiger-themed cross stitch projects.
This one from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery includes the year stitched on red … Read More...
Martin Luther King Jr. Color by Number Pages
One last printable to share for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
. These color by number printables from Rock Your Homeschool feature King, the state of Georgia and images around peace, love and justice.
In the post you will also … Read More...
A Simple Colorwork Hat Knitting Pattern
I love Isabell Kraemer’s knitting patterns. She has a great style and her colorwork designs are simple but beautiful and definitely things that I would wear (knitting one of her sweaters is on my knitting bucket list).
For the … Read More...
Double-Stranded Sock Knitting Pattern
Socks can be intimidating for a lot of reasons, from not really grasping what’s going on with a heel turn to the slow progress of knitting with tiny yarn and needles.
These double stranded socks from Twin Stitches Design take … Read More...
Invierno Winter Cross Stitch Sampler
Satsuma Street makes such pretty designs, and this one, Invierno, is a great ode to winter that isn’t so Christmas focused that you can stitch it and display it right now.
The pattern features a bunch of little winter focused … Read More...
MLK Day Felt Board Template
Felt boards are a great way to share a story with kids and then give them the elements to play with so they can tell their own stories.
Growing Up Blackxican made a felt board for Martin Luther King Jr. … Read More...
Cozy Textured Vest Knitting Pattern
Now that it’s finally gotten cold where I live, I am all about the layering projects. I’ll happily wear a long-sleeved shirt with a sweater on top, then a vest on top of that. And maybe another sweater or a … Read More...