With a name like Cottage Core Stitches, you’re going to expect cozy scenes, soft colors, cross stitch projects that look like watercolors. And you’ll get exactly that from this Etsy shop that’s based in Greece. Let’s get into it.
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How To Knit Ryan Gosling’s Sweater from Project Hail Mary
If you’re a science fiction geek you may already be familiar with the movie Project Hail Mary, based on the book of the same name and starring Ryan Gosling.
What you might not have seen if you haven’t watched the … Read More...
Learning about Equatorial Guinea for Kids
Equatorial Guinea is a country in central Africa that’s officially known as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. It includes a portion of mainland Africa, known as Rio Muni, which is bordered by Cameroon and Gabon, and also includes several islands. … Read More...
Knit a Little Doughnut, Because We All Need a Little Joy
I feel like the world is a little bit lacking in things to make us smile these days. With all the *gestures broadly* (I’m writing this a month ahead and I’m sure it will still feel like that) we could … Read More...
Silly Goose Cross Stitch Patterns
At the end of last year I sat in on a crafting trends webinar and one of the things that was mentioned that was going to be trending this year was ducks and geese. I don’t know if I’m seeing … Read More...
Make a Magic Tree House Passport for Your Adventurous Readers
My daughter definitely went through a Magic Tree House phase. I don’t think she read all the original books (there are many more now), but she read a good chunk of them, plus some of the Merlin Missions and we … Read More...
Duck, Duck Knitting Patterns
I feel like I’m seeing ducks (and geese, which we’ll get to soon) everywhere lately, so let’s take a look at some cute duck knitting patterns.
If you want a mallard duck, we have to start with the adorable (and … Read More...
Crafts Made from Books that Kids Can Make
April is School Library Month and National Librarian Day is celebrated on April 16, so I thought it would be fun to look at some crafts made with books and book pages. (Your librarian will want to suggest you only … Read More...
Knit a Blanket Inspired by Bamboo
I feel like I’ve had garter stitch on the brain a lot lately, but I’m also, as always, interested in simple knit-purl patterns that can look really interesting without a whole lot of work.
There are so many of these … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Masterpiece with DMC
I was looking through the free cross stitch patterns at DMC the other day (always a worth use of time because they’ve got some great stuff!) and I came across this set of patterns that are tiny representations of famous … Read More...
Book Review: Yoga Adventures for Little Explorers
If you like yoga and want to introduce it to your kids at home or in the classroom, Yoga Adventures for Little Explorers by Meghan McDougall and illustrated by Hayley Lowe.
The book takes readers through a kid and adult … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: The Fresh Cross Stitch
The Fresh Cross Stitch shop is fresh in the way that a spring day is fresh, with pastel colors and happy designs. Let’s take a closer look at this sweet cross stitch pattern shop based in Spain.
The shop has … Read More...
Knit Legwarmers on a Circular Knitting Machine
Circular knitting machines are a lot of fun to use and make it easy to knit tubes. Despite the name, it’s also possible to knit flat panels on a knitting machine, but this is a function a lot of people … Read More...
ANZAC Day Printables and Activities
Because I’m American (and we are routinely terrible about learning other peoples’ history), I don’t know a lot about ANZAC Day, though I have shared some ANZAC Day activities before. If you’re also unfamiliar, it’s basically considered the Australia and … Read More...
Game of Wool Renewed for Second Series
Game of Wool, the controversial (among knitters, anyway) knitting competition series set in Scotland and hosted by Olympic knitter Tom Daley, has been renewed for a second series, according to Channel 4.
The Great British Bake Off style knitting … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Sampler Full of Scissors
As cross stitchers, we have lots of essential tools, including our thread and fabric, but one of the things none of us can live without is our scissors.
I have scissors of all sizes all over the house, from large … Read More...
Log Cabin Knitting Patterns
When it comes to meditative knitting, I’m not sure there’s much better than log cabin knitting. You start with a garter stitch square, then add a few stitches and knit another strip, pick up stitches along the sides and knit … Read More...
How to Make French Knots, or What to Do Instead
I happen to really like French knots. I think they’re fun to make and I’ve written a lot about how to make French knots, how they look different depending on how many strands of thread you use and how many … Read More...
Learning about Frogs for Kids
When I started writing this post I thought I had never written about learning activities involving frogs before, but clearly I didn’t dig far enough into the archive because on another blog post I found while writing this one was … Read More...
Take a Chance on Knitting the Dice Cowl
What happens when you mix a bunch of different colors with a few different stitch textures on the same knit cowl? Something like the Dice Cowl from Audrey Borrego.
This sock yarn stash buster is perfect for using up the … Read More...