I’m sharing this one mostly because it made me laugh, and it think it would be a great one to stitch for your favorite granny (especially if your kiddos are a little wild).
Alita Designs has this design, which is … Read More...
Skeleton Halloween Or Medical Sensory Activity
Halloween is a fun time to learn about bones, and you can also play with bones as you learn with this skeleton sensory activity from Taming Little Monsters.
They use colored salt as a base to bury skeleton pieces
, … Read More...
Little Witch Knitting Pattern Set
This little witch knitting set from Susan B. Anderson is just the cutest. You get a pattern for a little witch with a broom and her companion black cat.
Make up a whole coven of witches and set them around … Read More...
Black and White Brioche Highlights the Newspaper Sweater
You might not know this about me, but I used to work as a copy editor at a couple of newspapers a long time ago. Newsprint holds a special place in my heart, and Joji Locatelli has captured some of … Read More...
Too Much Monday Cross Stitch Pattern
Do you ever get the feeling that there’s just a little too much Monday and not quite enough coffee to conquer it?
Then this cross-stitch pattern is for you. Or stitch it up for your favorite Monday-hater, or the coffee … Read More...
Free Course for Aspiring Knitwear Designers
Lots of knitters have design ideas they’d like to see published, but they might not know how to get started publishing patterns with third-party publications like yarn company websites, magazines and books.
Knit and crochet designer and mentor Tian Connaughton … Read More...
Spooky Halloween Owl Cross Stitch Pattern
This Halloween-themed owl cross stitch pattern is part of a roundup of owl cross stitch patterns from The World of Cross Stitching.
It looks great on an off-white cloth but might also be fun with inverted colors — black fabric … Read More...
All About Me Printable Mini Book
This little printable book adds a crafty spin to the all about me genre because you can have the kids help put the books together.
This project from Crafts By Ria includes pages with simple text and space for kids … Read More...
Creepy Knit Spider Pattern
A friend of mine recently asked on Facebook if people decorate for fall first, then Halloween, then back to fall for Thanksgiving, or if they go straight into Halloween decor. The overwhelming answer was to start with Halloween decorations, so … Read More...
Broomstick Bookmark Knitting Pattern
These little broomstick bookmarks would be so fun to make as favors for a Harry Potter party
or to give away in treat bags at your Halloween party.
They use tiny bits of worsted weight yarn and work up in … Read More...
Lego All About Me Printable
This Lego themed all about me printable from 123 Homeschool 4 Me is great for home or classroom use. It covers all the basics like age, favorites and hobbies, but includes a few fun categories like favorite family memory and … Read More...
Haunted House Cross Stitch Pattern
I love this little haunted house cross stitch pattern. It’s just creepy enough to suit your Halloween decor without being scary.
And it’s a mini — just 36 stitches across and coming out about 2.57 inches “square” — so it … Read More...
All About Me Math Themed Sheets
This time of year there are a lot of all about me worksheets and writing prompts used in classrooms, but this set from JDaniel4’s Mom adds a mathematical twist.
With these worksheets kids can explore numbers (age, number of siblings, … Read More...
Halloween Hat Knitting Pattern
I love a good Halloween hat, because it’s often cool in the evenings by the time Halloween rolls around where I live, and having a seasonal hat to wear means you can look dressed up without actually wearing a costume.… Read More...
Halloween Tree Cross Stitch Pattern
Christmas shouldn’t get all the fun when it comes to decorating trees.
This cute Halloween tree cross stitch pattern from Daily Cross Stitch shows a dark tree growing out of a pumpkin and decorated with all sorts of little seasonal … Read More...
Bring on the Colors with the Last Cardigan Knitting Pattern
If you’ve ever wanted to try intarsia, or want to challenge yourself with a fun (big but not difficult) instarsia project, Shiny Superhero’s The Last Cardigan would be a great option.
This boxy sweater uses intarsia blocks of color within … Read More...
Skeletal Peace Sign Cross Stitch
Spooky stuff is great, but I really like Halloween projects that are funny, too.
This skeletal peace sign from the DMC website is definitely a funny take on the scary season.
It’s rated for intermediate stitchers and uses two colors … Read More...
Customize a Hogwarts Inspired Sweater
Hogwarts a History is a top-down, circular yoke sweater that provides a bunch of charts so you can customize your sweater to highlight your favorite parts of the Harry Potter series.
There are letters, golden snitches, the Deathly Hallows symbol, … Read More...
Halloween Pumpkin Mitts Knitting Pattern
Halloween tends to be a cooler day in most parts of the United States and other Northern Hemisphere countries, so if you’re handing out candy or walking a kiddo around the neighborhood, you might want to add some seasonally appropriate … Read More...
School Supply Themed Counting Cards
Kids can learn about different school supplies and practice counting to ten with these cute printable school supply themed counting cards.
They teach kids one to one correspondence, which is a fancy way of saying one thing is one thing … Read More...