If you want to stitch some new year’s greetings for someone special, check out this Merry Christmas and Happy New Year pattern from Alita Designs.
It has candles and holly on it so it has a bit of a Christmas … Read More...
This Slip Stitch Hat Can Be Worn Two Ways
Sometimes I really love the look of what’s supposed to be the inside of a garment or knitting project as much as what is supposed to be the outside. When stranded knitting or slip stitches are involved, the floats can … Read More...
Build a Snowman STEM Activity
This is a good activity that kids in the classroom can do in groups or you can do with your kids at home. All you need is marshmallows and some other basic building supplies to challenge kids to build snowmen.… Read More...
Stitch a Lovely Jeweled Elephant
This time of year I really need color, especially as the holiday decorations start getting put away and we’re left with a landscape of brown.
So I find myself wanting to craft with more color in the winter, and this … Read More...
Finger Knit a Winter Wreath
Once Christmas is done and those holiday decorations come down, it can feel like a really long winter ahead without anything pretty to decorate with.
This finger knit wreath is not only super easy to make, because it uses winter … Read More...
Who Can Resist this Baby Yoda Pattern?
Even if you haven’t been watching the Star Wars show The Mandalorian, odds are really good you’ve seen the character known as Baby Yoda. This adorable little…whatever species Yoda is…floats around in an egg-like carriage and uses the Force in … Read More...
French-Knit Ornaments Great for Last-Minute Decor
These French knit ornaments by the Dartmoor Yarn Company were originally conceived to decorate holiday cards, and they can absolutely do that, but they would also work as ornaments of the tree or little decorations to use in other places.… Read More...
Make a Pair of Marvelous Mitts
As the gift knitting season winds down, I feel like it’s appropriate to start knitting selfishly (if you weren’t already). We deserve some great knits, too, especially if we’ve been busy knitting for others recently.
The Yzzy Mitts from Jimenez … Read More...
What’s Your Word? Gets Kids Thinking about Goals
You might have heard about the concept of One Little Word, where you pick a word that will guide your thoughts and decisions for the coming year.
The Thinker Builder has a great activity for using a word in the … Read More...
Do You Want to Stitch a Snowman?
Snowmen are often seen as Christmas decorations, but of course a lot of snow can happen after the holidays, so there’s plenty of time to stitch up a quick snowman (or in this case, a snowman head) to use in … Read More...
A Super-Quick Headband to Knit
I’ve been busy since Thanksgiving knitting what turned out to be a bigger project than I expected, a Bojagi Shawl as a retirement gift for a coworker of my husband’s. I finished it Tuesday night and still wanted to knit … Read More...
How to Make Sugar Glass
Winter break in the Northern Hemisphere is a great time for baking and kitchen fun, both because of the holiday season and because you might be cooped up inside with nothing else to do.
While all cooking and baking has … Read More...
A Variety of Snowflakes to Stitch
I love this collection of different snowflake cross stitch patterns from Make it with Heart.
There are three little designs here, all charted out for your use alone or together (though they are slightly different sizes they could be combined … Read More...
Tiny Tom Tomato Knitting Pattern
Every year Aldi in the UK releases a commercial featuring plush produce, and Nicola Riley re-creates that fruit or vegetable in knitting for those who weren’t able to get their hands on the wildly popular plushes sold in the stores.… Read More...
Make a Montessori Alphabet Box
This is a fun last-minute Christmas gift with a learning twist, or something you can make any time of year to help your little one learn about letters.
A Montessori alphabet box is just what it sounds like: a box … Read More...
A Snowflake to Stitch for the Start of Winter
It always feels a little bit wrong that winter doesn’t officially start until it’s almost Christmas. It kind of feels like winter after Thanksgiving (and the weather often feels wintry long before the calendar calls it that season).
But it … Read More...
Deck Your Tree with Handknit Ornaments
My favorite part of any holiday tree is the handmade ornaments. Whether made by a kid, a friend or me, I love seeing the personality of the tree’s owners coming through in what they choose to display.
Ornaments are also … Read More...
Knit a Challah Cover for Hanukkah
Hanukkah is right around the corner, but there’s still time to knit up this challah cover that looks like Israel’s flag (stripes make every project go faster, right?).
Bubbie Knits designed this extra-large cover — you can make it smaller … Read More...
Knit a Dress for Kids with Rainbow Details
My daughter is just a little too big for this pattern, but I am thinking hard about altering it for her because she loves rainbows and pockets.
The Sunshine in My Pocket dress from Lisa Chemery is a simple top … Read More...
A Big, Cabled Hat that’s Quick to Knit
It’s crunch time, knitters! I’m trying to finish up the one big holiday knitting project I’ve been working on in the next day or two, which will leave a couple of days for teacher gifts or some last-minute knitting before … Read More...