This cute collection of Christmas ball cross stitch patterns can be stitched individually to be used as gift tags or cards, or stitch the whole set sampler style.
The full design is 79 by 101 stitches and uses four colors … Read More...
Kawaii Santa Cross Stitch Pattern
This cute little Santa would be great to add to your holiday decor or to send as a card.
It’s a Trellis & Thyme pattern and uses about a dozen colors of thread (though you could make the Ho … Read More...
Little Pine Tress to Knit
This year we don’t have a big Christmas tree because we have kittens. I haven’t really gotten into decorating at all, but I would like to have a little holiday on our fireplace mantel.
These little pine trees from Tina … Read More...
Give the Gift of Christmas Socks
Admittedly it might be a little late to start knitting socks to give to someone as a holiday gift. But these Christmas socks from Yvonne Hugo are super cute, and the only patterned part is around the leg, so they … Read More...
Christmas Pattern Block Templates
I love those little pattern blocks that kids can use to make different designs. They’re great for color and pattern recognition as well as differentiating shapes.
Add a holiday spin to your pattern blocks
with these printables from You Clever … Read More...
The Perfect Zip Up to Knit
I tend to be pretty traditional in the knitting projects that I choose. I like pullovers and open cardigans. Sometimes I’ll knit a cardigan with buttons but I usually don’t use them.
While there’s a bit of intimidation factor involved … Read More...
Winter Mittens Cross Stitch Pattern
I like to check in with the Country Living cross stitch pattern collection every few months. They run a free cross stitch pattern in their magazine each month, which are collected all on one page on their website.
The … Read More...
Easy Gift Idea: Stemless Wine Glass Cozies
I love my stemless wine glasses
because they fit in the dishwasher a lot better than the ones with stems do, but I’m always sad that I can’t use the multitudes of beaded wine glass charms I made with them. … Read More...
Creative Gift Idea: smART Pixelator
I love gifts that are also activities, because they keep kids occupied, help them focus and give them a goal to work toward. The folks at Flycatcher sent me and the girl a smART Pixelator to try out, and I … Read More...
Christmas Gnomes Cross Stitch Collection
Gnomes are a fun crafty genre, and these cross-stitched Christmas gnomes can be stitched individually or in one big project for your favorite lover of gnomes.
There are six designs in all with a variety of hat and beard designs. … Read More...
Knit a Santa Hat for Everyone
I always love to see photos where everyone in the family has a matching knit something, whether it’s sweaters or socks.
I’m not that ambitious, though, so if it were my family, it would probably be something like Santa Hats.… Read More...
Santa Gnome Knitting Pattern
Gnomes seem to be having a moment in the crafting world, so even though we’ve shared this pattern before (it’s been 7 years, but you can find it in this roundup of Santa knitting patterns) it seemed worthwhile to … Read More...
How to Make a Christmas Tree from a Piece of Paper
This is a fun STEM challenge that isn’t much of a challenge because it comes with a printable that shows you how to do it, but did you know you can make a 3D Christmas tree out of a single … Read More...
Easy Ball Ornament Cross-Stitch Pattern
I guess we’re really getting down to the wire when it comes to creating new holiday decor, but this cute ball cross-stitch pattern could be used as a greeting card or gifted to your Christmas-decor-loving friend.
Because it’s only five … Read More...
New Minutia to Knit for Your Christmas Tree
For several years now, Berroco has released a bunch of little knitting patterns for use as holiday decorations.
Called Minutia, they can be used on the tree, as a bunting (or a tiny advent calendar?), on gifts or as part … Read More...
Gum Drop STEM Challenges
I don’t know if anyone actually eats gumdrops, but if you happen to have some lying around (you could also use mini marshmallows) you can challenge your kids or students to these STEM challenges with a holiday twist.
You’ve Got … Read More...
A Holiday Sweater That’s Not Too Holiday
Tamy Gore describes her Riverwinds Pullover as a simple, cozy Christmas sweater, which it absolutely could be knit as shown in red and white (or even red and green). But it’s a holiday sweater that isn’t really that holiday, so … Read More...
Nature Ornaments for Kids to Make
Of course this is a great project for the holidays, but you can do this same idea any time of year with whatever natural materials you have around.
Little Pine Learners has the tutorial for these cute nature ornaments that … Read More...
Colorwork Balaclava Knitting Pattern
Lots of balaclava knitting patterns are pretty basic, which make sense since they are such a utilitarian item. But there’s no reason you can’t add a little flair.
Arne and Carlos added a bit of Fair Isle colorwork to the … Read More...
Vaccine Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament
Want to remember 2021 as the year of the vaccine? This surprisingly cute Christmas ornament cross stitch pattern features the year with a coronavirus cell as the 0 and a shot syringe as the 1.
The pattern is designed by … Read More...