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Book Review: Hanukkah

November 14, 2024 by Sarah White

If you want to teach kids the basics of Hanukkah in the classroom or at home, the picture book Hanukkah by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Rotem Teplow is a nice place to start.

The book explores the Jewish holiday … Read More...

Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

November 13, 2024 by Sarah White

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them … Read More...

Cross Stitch Patterns with Christmas Ornaments

November 13, 2024 by Sarah White

I was trying to think of some different Christmas cross stitch pattern themes that I could share with you and I came up with wanting to do a post of patterns with ornaments on them that aren’t necessarily ornaments themselves.… Read More...

Learn about Botswana for Kids

November 12, 2024 by Sarah White

Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its desert and game reserves. About 70 percent of the country is part of the Kalahari Desert, and it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.… Read More...

A Great Cropped Sweater to Knit for Fall

November 11, 2024 by Sarah White

I feel like a lot of the patterns I have been sharing lately are sweaters that you can use for layering. Maybe that’s because it stayed warm for so long this year where I live that I’m still thinking about … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Piccola Parigi

November 11, 2024 by Sarah White

Piccola Parigi is a Europe-based Etsy shop with a team of designers bringing you modern and fun cross stitch patterns for lots of occasions. With a heavy emphasis on wedding cross stitch, you’ll also find holiday patterns for Christmas, … Read More...

Book Review: My Cross Stitch Doll

November 9, 2024 by Sarah White

Even as our kids’ lives get more saturated with technology, many kids still like playing with dolls and imagining worlds for them. Making a doll for a child is a lot of fun, and you can personalize them for the … Read More...

Knit a Simple But Fun Sweater

November 8, 2024 by Sarah White

From the front, the Simply Me Blouse from NORgardknitters looks like a plain, boxy, garter stitch sweater. The kind of thing you’d want to throw on every day, like the knit version of a sweatshirt.

But when you look at … Read More...

Leaf Activities That Don’t Use Real Leaves

November 8, 2024 by Sarah White

The other day I shared some crafts involving fall leaves, but there are a lot of fun leaf-related activities that don’t use real leaves, so I wanted to share some of those, too.

Like these watercolor leaves from The … Read More...

Colorful Christmas Tree Cross Stitch Patterns

November 7, 2024 by Sarah White

There’s no rule that says Christmas trees in real life have to be green, and there’s no rule in cross stitch that Christmas trees have to be green, either. While I love a good traditional looking tree (in reality or … Read More...

Book Review: Little Mole Gives Thanks

November 6, 2024 by Sarah White

One way to help teach kids about Thanksgiving and why it’s important to be grateful is by reading books, and Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist, illustrated by Sally Garland, is a sweet story about the value of friendship … Read More...

Book Review: Gilmore Girls The Official Knitting Book

November 6, 2024 by Sarah White

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls. I know I probably should, but I feel like I wasn’t quite the right age for it when it came out and I’ve never gone back to watch it. … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Niche Stitches

November 5, 2024 by Sarah White

Niche Stitches is a United States based Etsy shop that sells, by its own description, “bookish and modern cross stitch patterns.” You’ll also find patterns related to video games, movies, and more.

There is definitely a fantasy focus when it … Read More...

Fall Leaf Crafts for Kids

November 4, 2024 by Sarah White

There are so many fun things to do with fall leaves, which is a good thing because they are everywhere. We have more than a dozen trees in our yard so I would always try to do some leaf … Read More...

Christmas Chocolate Orange Cover Knitting Patterns

November 4, 2024 by Sarah White

A Terry’s Chocolate Orange is a classic Christmas gift in the UK that has become more popular in America as well. And if you know knitters, you know they’re going to cover something in knitting if they can, so there … Read More...

The Perfect Socks to Knit for Fall

November 2, 2024 by Sarah White

I love a good themed sock, even though I don’t knit them all that often. I guess maybe it feels like why take all that time to knit something I can only use for a couple of weeks a year?… Read More...

Knit the Coziest Sweater Ever

November 1, 2024 by Sarah White

I’ve always wanted to knit a mohair sweater. It just seems to me like the ultimate in comfort and a bit of luxury, and I would probably live in such a sweater all winter long if I had one.

Now … Read More...

Ways to Display Your Cross Stitch Projects

November 1, 2024 by Sarah White

I think most of the time when we make cross stitch projects, we are pretty conventional in how we choose to display them. We might mount them on a board of some sort, or show them in a frame.

Sometimes … Read More...

Viking Unit Study

October 31, 2024 by Sarah White

I love the idea of unit studies, which can be done at school, in a homeschool environment or just for fun at home as a way to learn about something specific your kids might be into (or maybe that you … Read More...

Knit a Mosaic Scarf

October 30, 2024 by Sarah White

I know I’ve said this before, but in case you missed it, I am a big cheerleader for mosaic knitting. I don’t feel like it’s ever had the popularity of some other knitting techniques, particularly other colorwork knitting options, but … Read More...

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