This time of year Indian corn (or flint corn) is a common decoration, but it can also be used in learning activities at school or in the home.
Homeschooling my Kinetic Kids has a great list of ideas for … Read More...
Turkey Feather Preschool Counting Activity
Learning to count in order and one to one correspondence (meaning that one thing represents one number) is a big lesson in preschool, and practicing counting in a lot of different ways is fun for kids and adults alike.
This … Read More...
Knit a Striped Cardigan for You and Your Little Bean
The Coffee Bean Cardigan is a grown up version of Elizabeth Smith’s pint-sized Little Coffee Bean Cardigan, originally released in 2009 and sized for kids 3 months to 1 year.
The adult version is available in five sizes and … Read More...
Candles and Holly Cross Stitch Pattern
The advent season is right around the corner, and even if you don’t participate in that tradition, the dark time of year is definitely a time to have more candles about.
This free cross stitch pattern from Smart Cross Stitch … Read More...
Knit a Quick and Easy Ear Flap Hat
Ear flap hats are amazingly cute. I love them on little kids, but they look good on grownups, too, and they’re super practical because they warm even more of you than a regular hat does.
Gina Michele designed a cute … Read More...
Vogue Knitting Live Launches Small Business Launch Pad
Knitting industry events are a great way for designers, instructors, yarn and accessory makers to meet and get to know each other in real life. They can be important for sales, name recognition, getting featured in magazines and more.
But … Read More...
Check out this Sweet Advent Calendar Cross Stitch
This advent calendar isn’t one with windows you can open, but you can stitch a little square every day leading up to (and including!) Christmas if you like, then you’ll have a bit of holiday decor to enjoy for years … Read More...
Give Thanks Cross Stitch Pattern
A turkey dressed as a pilgrim is about as Thanksgiving as it gets, and you get that and more in the Give Thanks cross stitch pattern from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
The pattern is 53 by 41 stitches, or not … Read More...
A Simple Colorwork Shawl for Newer Knitters
There are so many great shawl patterns out there, and a lot of them really up the skill level with multiple stitch patterns, colors and techniques.
Which is great, unless you’re a newer knitters lacking confidence to dive into all … Read More...
Get into Colorwork with this Bright Sweater
If you’re not a knitter who has done a lot of colorwork, the On Repeat pullover from Bernat might look more than a little intimidating.
But would you believe this is a pretty great project for someone new to colorwork?… Read More...
Jimmy Beans Wool Buys Madelinetosh
Jimmy Beans Wool, which started as a coffeshop and yarn store in the early 2000s, has positioned itself as a major player in the online fiber world, selling yarn and notions as well as acquiring companies that produce quality goods … Read More...
A Fall Display of Thankfulness
Of course at Thanksgiving time we are thankful for the people who enrich our lives, the ability to do things we enjoy and the time we get to spend with people we care about.
But, it’s also about the food.… Read More...
Swatched Aims to Share the Art of Knitting and Crochet
Have you ever watched the Netflix show “The Chef’s Table”? I find it really fascinating to learn about people who are really good at what they do and really passionate about what they do and who have creative careers and … Read More...
Cross-Stitch Pattern – Get Your Piece of the Pie
This pie cross-stitch pattern made me laugh so I just had to share it.
It seems right that pumpkin pie would be the variety with the most attitude, doesn’t it?
You Want a Piece of Me is deigned by My … Read More...
Tons of Ideas for Preschool Busy Bags
I went through a phase where I was obsessed with toddler and preschooler busy bags. I was part of a mom’s group and we did a giant swap of busy bag activities (so big I got five blog posts out … Read More...
The Wrap to Keep You Warm No Matter What Nature Does
For fall and winter I love Fisherman’s Rib. It’s warm a squishy like brioche, but a lot less temperamental. It’s quick and easy to knit, super bouncy and cozy and I love it in projects big and small.
A project … Read More...
The Blanket You’ll Want to Live Under All Season
There’s an article from the Onion I see every year that’s headlined “Girlfriend to Stay Underneath Blanket for Next Five Months.”
I remember it, because it is me.
I put the extra blanket (that only goes on my side … Read More...
Add a Jack o’Lantern to a Project for a Bit of Halloween Fun
Admittedly it might be a little late to knit a whole sweater for Halloween unless you’re working on it all the time, but I couldn’t resist sharing the jack o’lantern chart Heidi from Hands Occupied used when she knit her … Read More...
I’m Thankful for Cross Stitch
If you’re looking ahead to the next big holiday (in America, anyway), this funny Thanksgiving cross stitch might be just the thing to stitch.
It’s from Daily Cross Stitch and lists the things the stitcher is thankful for, including … Read More...
Halloween Crafts for Toddlers
I know lots of preschool teachers are probably looking for some easy Halloween themed projects for their kiddos to do in the next couple of weeks, so I wanted to share this great roundup.
Red Ted Art has a ton … Read More...