While we recently celebrated the turn of the Western calendar to a new year, the Lunar New Year doesn’t happen until February 12, so there’s plenty of time to stitch something in honor of the upcoming year of the Ox.… Read More...
How to Mix Skin Tone Paint
Mixing paints to make different colors is a lot of fun, and when it comes to painting self-portraits its important to be able to mix different skin tones for different people.
Art Bar has a great blog post and video … Read More...
Knitting Tip: Using Interchangeable Knitting Needles
I love interchangeable knitting needles
, especially when working projects in the round that use multiple needle sizes. But it’s great to have an interchangeable knitting needle set (or two!) in your collection because it’s an easy way to get … Read More...
A Cross-Stitch Pattern to Celebrate the New Year
Well, that was some year we all just lived through, wasn’t it? If you want to mark the changing of the year in cross-stitch, check out this fun free pattern from Sassi Stitch.
It pretty much says it all: let’s … Read More...
Play with Colorwork in this Striking Cowl
Stranded knitting is great for projects when the weather is cold because the yarn carried at the back makes a double thickness in the fabric.
The Thabo Cowl from Noma Ndlovu uses a band of stranded knitting to make a … Read More...
How to dye fabric and yarn with cochineal
Natural dyeing is a great way to create your own colors for your yarn before you decide on your next crochet or knitting project. Make bright pinks by using cochineal dye
. Step by step tutorial and free natural dyeing … Read More...
A Simple Hat to Knit with Colorful Yarn
I don’t know why this time of year feels like a time for simple knitting, but it does. Maybe it’s because after the rush of the holidays it’s nice to slow down with something a little mindless, or the cold … Read More...
Dive into Colorwork with the Langley Pullover
This sweater design from Amy Christoffers, called Langley, is so lovely it’s sure to cause some knitters to add “knit a colorwork yoke sweater” to their New Year’s resolutions.
What’s great about this one is that while it looks complex, … Read More...
New Year’s Journal for Kids (or Adults)
New Year’s is a great time to reflect and look ahead for the year to come. This printable journal from Kitchen Table Classroom is a great way to get kids thinking back on the good things that might have happened … Read More...
A Sweet Blanket to Knit for Baby
It seems like lots of people are having babies lately, whether because they’ve been home all this time or just coincidentally. Even if you don’t know a lot of people who need gifts for new little ones, it’s always good … Read More...
Winter Fox Cross Stitch Pattern
Once we move on from Christmas, there is a lot of winter left, and it can feel sad to pack up all the holiday cheer and have to suffer through months without all that pretty stuff to look at.
Personally … Read More...
Dreams and Wishes Printable for Kids
Marking the new year is always an important transition, and this year I think more than others we all want to make changes or have something different than we had in 2020.
This wishes and dreams printable gives kids space … Read More...
Knit a Simple Boxy Sweater
After all the rush and bustle of the holidays, it feels like a good time to knit something simple. And also something warm, cozy and easy to wear that you’ll want to use all winter long.
The Faro Sweater from … Read More...
Let It Snow Cross Stitch Pattern
Now that we’re fully into winter in the northern hemisphere, lots of us are just wishing it would snow. Where I live it rarely snows but it’s still cold, which is just no fun at all.
The Let it Snow … Read More...
Make a Time Capsule to Mark the New Year
This year will probably go down as the weirdest in most of our lifetimes, and while it’s easy to want to just forget about it and show it the door, it’s worth taking time to remember some of the good … Read More...
Play with Brioche Shaping with this Scarf Recipe
Brioche knitting is a lot of fun, but there is a lot to learn in terms of techniques. The language of brioche can be confusing and sometimes you don’t want to dive into a complex project when you aren’t comfortable … Read More...
Kwanzaa Printables and Other Resources
If you’re still looking for projects and resources for teaching kids about Kwanzaa, check out the Kwanzaa page at Kid Sparkz.
You’ll find a few few printables including a cut and paste poster, a K is for Kwanzaa coloring page, … Read More...
Winter Birds Cross Stitch Pattern
There’s something really nice about seeing colorful birds in the bare trees covered with snow. Even if you don’t live somewhere that gets a lot of snow, this winter birds cross stitch pattern from Well Stitches is a lovely one … Read More...
Knit a Cowl that Looks Like a Shawl
When is a shawl not really a shawl? When it’s an asymmetrical cowl, which has sort of a shawl shape but is attached at the back so it won’t fall off.
It’s really the best of both worlds, a cowl … Read More...
Baby It’s Cold Outside Cross Stitch
I know the song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is somewhat controversial but this snowman cross stitch pattern is super cute so I couldn’t resist sharing.
The pattern is 56 stitches square and uses four colors. The “frame” could be done … Read More...