It has been raining quite a lot lately where I live, which is actually pretty normal, but I just feel like I really need some color in my life right now.
These colorful flowers and bird from Animals Cross Stitch … Read More...
Stash Busting? Try Knitting a Zero-Waste Shawl
Sometimes when you have a really great ball or two of yarn you really want a pattern where you can use every drop. That’s the idea behind the Zero Waste Shawl, designed by Katarina Linnhagen.
This bias knit, triangular … Read More...
Get Ready for Summer in Cross Stitch
I am pretty much always cold, so summer is my favorite season because I usually don’t need quite as many layers (at least in my own house; in other people’s air conditioning is another story).
So I could definitely get … Read More...
Crochet Pattern DIY Farmhouse Throw with Cotton Wool Edging
It’s a easy to do crochet craft, yet both modern and farmhouse styled. This throw is also a perfect weight for warmer months when the evening cools. The crochet edging gives this blanket throw a lovely boho finish. You can … Read More...
Get Ready for Summer with this Knitty Surprise
The Knitty surprises for summer came out the other day, and I’m loving this one, designed by Amy Singer herself.
The Ombis is a meshy, lacy, almost crochet-looking wrap with armholes that might be a vest, or a swimsuit coverup … Read More...
A Classic Knit Sweater with a Twist
All I want to knit right now is simple sweaters. I’m not actually knitting any simple sweaters, but I should be getting one on the needles soon, and it just might be Andalo by Danilo Diano.
This top-down, circular yoke … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Sweet Ode to Summer
The school year is pretty meaningless this year, but it’s also almost over where I live, so that must mean it is almost summer, right?
If you’re ready to start some summer stitching, check out this sweet design from Lizzie*Kate… Read More...
Celebrate Hamilton with this Fun Knit Beanie
I was super excited to learn that the movie version of Hamilton is coming to Disney+ in a couple of months. I’m a big Hamilfan (I even knit a Hamilton-inspired washcloth a few years ago) so I am definitely planning … Read More...
Up Your Marble Run Game
Making marble runs or ball runs with cardboard tubes and other supplies is a fun activity for kids, but this one is extra amazing.
The website, Ciloubidouille, is in French but it’s just inspiration, there aren’t really any instructions there … Read More...
Letter Stamping Pages Printables
When working on letter recognition with preschoolers, it’s great to use a lot of different activities that present letters to them in different ways.
These printable letter outlines from Powerful Mothering were designed to be used with alphabet stamps so … Read More...
Adorable Llama Weaving Project
I like doing little weaving projects with kids because they don’t take a lot of attention span, are great for fine-motor skill development and always come out looking great.
This llama weaving activity from Pink Stripey Socks adds another layer … Read More...
Paint a Cross-Stitch Mural
I love this idea for painting a cross-stitch mural on a wall from The Palette Muse.
Hers is a floral map of the world, which is just amazing and super dramatic, but you could do whatever sort of design you … Read More...
Free Art Nouveau Wedding Cross Stitch
I love this Art Nouveau style wedding cross stitch pattern from DMC. The flowers are so pretty, and of course you can make it in the couple’s wedding colors instead of the pinks and greens shown in the sample.
The … Read More...
Just Right Mitts from the Goldilocks Zone
These days I’m a little obsessed with checking out the new and trending projects on Ravelry. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I’ve been stuck in deadline knitting mode for so long that I just want to be able … Read More...
Stitch the Northern Lights with this Lovely Pattern
I have a fascination with the Northern Lights because even though there’s a scientific reason for them, they look kind of magical.
They’re also really fun to reproduce in art and craft projects, like this Northern Lights cross stitch pattern … Read More...
Slip in a Little Mosaic Knitting with This Fun Top
It’s always nice when learning a new knitting skill to find projects that are small or just use a little bit of that technique so you can get comfortable with it without being intimidated by the scale of the project.… Read More...
Knitting Pattern – Knit Socks with a Tipsy Toe
These Tipsy Toe Socks from Knitting and so on are a fun variation on a basic sock. The toes are worked with short rows in wedges that give the toe that slanted look.
This looks like a really fun technique, … Read More...
Sweaters for Me, and Mini-Me
I know it’s not quite the right time of year for sweaters in the northern part of the world, but I can’t resist a design that’s simple, cute, and that you can make for both grownups and kiddos.
The Cinnabar … Read More...
Mystery Science Lessons for Kids up to Fifth Grade
Here’s another company that’s offering some free educational content for our kids in these weird times. Mystery Science has a selection of its video science lessons for kids from kindergarten through grade five available for free.
You can use them … Read More...
A Simple Rectangle Cardigan to Span the Seasons
I’m guessing there are two schools of thought when it comes to what to knit in these strange times. You might want to knit something skill building, complex, to keep your mind off things.
Or you might want something totally … Read More...