Eritrea, or formally the State of Eritrea, is a country in East Africa that’s bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti as well as the Red Sea. Let’s learn more!
Eritrea Basics
Eritrea is not just made up of the land … Read More...
Add Adorable Animals to Your Sweaters and Hats
With the vast collection of handknits I have, I don’t have a lot of colorwork sweaters (and no colorwork hats that I regularly wear). And when you look at the colorwork, there’s not a lot that I’d consider fun.
That’s … Read More...
Daisy Cross Stitch Patterns
There are so many great flowers in spring, but daisies are one of my favorites. They’re a favorite of cross stitch designers, too, as I learned when I went looking for daisy cross stitch patterns and found a ton. Here … Read More...
Lace Scarves to Knit for Spring
The other day I mentioned how much I don’t want to be knitting a sweater when the weather starts getting warm, but I also need a little help staying warm because I’m always cold.
Lace scarves are another fun answer … Read More...
Crafts and Activities for Children’s Day (Kodomo no Hi)
May 5 is a Japanese holiday known as Kodomo no Hi or Children’s Day. (It used to be just for boys, and girls still have their own holiday on March 3, but this one has officially been for all children … Read More...
Book Review: Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism
The term Asian American covers a huge number of people from different nations, cultural backgrounds, languages and food traditions. While we might think of Chinese, Japanese and Korean people first, it also encompasses native Hawaiians and people from the Pacific … Read More...
Knit a Stunning Wedding Dress
I wasn’t that into knitting when I got married, but it never would have occurred to me at the time to knit a wedding dress. Now I’m a little sad there weren’t a lot of homemade elements in our celebration, … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Dots and Spots Shop
Dots and Spots Shop on Etsy has a lot of pop culture cross stitch designs and kits, as well as covering animals, holidays, and more.
The biggest category (other than kits, which we’ll get back to in a minute) on … Read More...
Flowers to Make Mom for Mother’s Day
It’s nice to get flowers for Mother’s Day, but even better to get kid-made flower crafts that you can keep for years. Check out these easy flower crafts for Mother’s Day that kids can make, or at least help with. … Read More...
Vest and Slipover Knitting Patterns
This time of year I don’t have it in me to knit (or, most of the time, to wear) a full sweater, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still get cold from time to time. Having lots of vests and … Read More...
Cross Stitch Something Sweet for Mom
These Mother’s Day cross stitch patterns are also great to gift a mom any time of year.
This definition of a mother cross stitch from Little Things by Joe would also be great for a new mom, not just your … Read More...
Crafts and Activities for St. George’s Day
I find it hard to believe but it seems to be true that in all these years I’ve never written about St. George’s Day, celebrated on April 23. St. George is the patron saint of England, who was believed to … Read More...
Book Review: Happy Nordic Knits
Most of us who knit know that knitting is good for our mental health. Norwegian designer Une Cecilie Oksvold pairs knitting patterns with the story of her mental health journey and the ways that being in nature has helped her … Read More...
Book Review: Cross Stitch Celebrations Bundle of Joy!
Many crafters like to use their skills to make gifts for new babies, and when it comes to cross stitch, making a stitched birth announcement is a classic.
These projects often include the baby’s name along with information like date … Read More...
Dark Cross Stitch for Cthulhu Fans
I have a random collection of links to cross stitch websites that I sometimes look through when I’m looking for things to share with you. I’ve been hitting them up more often lately because I’m trying to share more free … Read More...
Crafts to Celebrate Ridvan
In my ongoing quest to learn more about holidays I don’t know about (and taking you along for the scroll), let’s learn about Ridvan, which is a 12-day festival taking place in 2026 from April 20 to May 2.
This … Read More...
Work Your Memories Into a Blanket
I love the idea of thinking of your leftover yarn not as remnants or something wasteful, but as memories of the projects that you made with it. Much like making a patchwork quilt reminds you of all the things you … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Cottage Core Stitches
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.
The … Read More...
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...