Independent craft blog since 2007
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa that’s officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Let’s learn more about this diverse country.
Ethiopia is the place where anatomically modern human life began. It … Read More...
While I’m definitely drawn to big, dramatic cross stitch patterns with lots of details, my attention span is such that smaller projects are a lot more likely to get done. Lots of cross stitch designers appeal to this small project … Read More...
Illusion knitting is one of the knitting skills that I haven’t done a lot with, but it looks like it would be fun and the effect is really cool.
Basically illusion knitting is done by working in two color ridges … Read More...
Homemade gifts are the best for holidays like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, and these easy Father’s Day crafts are great for kids to help with and that make useful gifts for dad.
I love a good picture frame craft … Read More...
The United States has a pretty big birthday coming up, and lots of cross stitchers seem to be celebrating with commemorative patriotic cross stitch designs. If you want to stitch up something special for America 250, check out these patriotic … Read More...
This time of year I annually try to convince everyone that you can still knit and wear knit garments in the summer. One way to do that is knitting short sleeved or sleeveless shirts. But you can make it even … Read More...
I love knitting headbands, maybe more than I love wearing knit headbands, but I’m trying to get them into the rotation more often this year.
Knit headbands are generally pretty quick and easy to knit, they don’t take a lot … Read More...
Kids love scavenger hunts, and a hunt that gets them outside and helps them learn a little bit about navigating in the wild is extra fun.
This trail signs scavenger hunt idea from There’s Just One Mommy is a great … Read More...
I love printable games because they’re relatively low setup (and low cost) but can be a lot of fun for kids and are often about subjects that you wouldn’t necessarily find a board game about.
Inspired by the book Miss … Read More...
I’ve been writing about knitting long enough that I remember (and wrote about) when knitter David Babcock broke the world record for the longest scarf knit while running a marathon. I don’t know why this is a thing people would … Read More...
Michelle Tsai is a Jeopardy! champ known for wearing her handknits when she competed in games. She wore a Weasley-style sweater vest with a giant M, a tank top with a heart shaped cutout, and a sweater that looks like … Read More...
If you’re a fan of the strange and unusual, little trinkets gathered from here and there, natural wonders and found objects, you’ll enjoy the projects in Grace Isobel’s Cross Stitch Cabinet of Curiosities: 500 Magical Motifs and Peculiar Patterns.… Read More...
I did a post all about bee learning activities last year, not realizing that May 20 is World Bee Day. So let’s gather some more fun activities to do with bees or with a bee theme, for World Bee Day … Read More...
It’s finally time where we can start gardening for real where I live, so let’s celebrate with some garden themed cross stitch patterns.
Craft with Cartwright has a cute garden sampler that includes a fork, spade, welly boot, birds and … Read More...
I was just talking the other day about my love for quilt inspired knitting projects, and then another one came upon my screen: the Clint pattern from Natasja Hornby.
This large boomerang shawl calls for sport weight yarn in … Read More...
The cross stitch designs from Mariana Gonclaves ART often feel like little collections, fanciful samplers of books, dogs, butterflies and flowers. Let’s take a closer look.
The biggest category on the site is floral, which includes lots of designs that … Read More...
This little knit dress covered in eyelets looks like the perfect thing to stitch up for spring and summer, with sweet candy colored stripes that area s fun to knit as they are to wear.
The Sweetie Knit Babydoll Dress … Read More...
There are so many fun crafts you can make with paper bags, which is a good thing because paper lunch bags come in a huge pack so if you’re not using them for lunches you’ll hang onto them forever (ask … Read More...
Sirious Stitches does a lot of great deep dives into different cross stitching techniques and genres, and I’m so glad they do because it sometimes opens my eyes up to things that I didn’t even know existed.
Such is the … Read More...
Last month I shared a bunch of cute duck knitting patterns, so it seemed only fair to share some goose knitting patterns this time around. Maybe we’ll just keep knitting birds all year long? Why not?
I’m not sure it … Read More...
