This could be a Valentine’s Day cross stitch pattern, or just something for your emoji-loving teen at any time of year.
The heart eyes emoji cross stitch pattern from Storypiece is super quick and easy to stitch up and would … Read More...
Winter Unit Study for Early Elementary
There’s still a lot of winter fun to be had this season in the Northern Hemisphere, if you live somewhere that it snows. This winter unit study from Keeping My Kiddo Busy has a month full of activities all about … Read More...
Planning Some Decluttering this Year?
Yesterday I told you about some knitalongs to help you pare down your stash in 2020, but if you also need to do some decluttering of your yarn and other craft supplies, I’ve got a resource for that, too.
I … Read More...
Keep Your Hands Warm with Striped Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless gloves, called Oakley and designed by Weiyan Huang, are a really cute design made more interesting with the addition of a couple of stripes.
The model reminds me of Harry Potter house colors but you can use whatever … Read More...
Perler Bead Snowflake Patterns
Christmas may be over but that doesn’t mean we have to stop making winter projects. Winter technically just started, after all.
These perler bead snowflake patterns from A Subtle Revelry are really cute and a great fine-motor practice for kids … Read More...
Build a Solar System Model with Quilling
Quilling is a fun craft that involves curling paper strips into different shapes. It’s fun to do for decorative purposes, but the shapes you make can be educational, too.
STEAM Powered Family has instructions for making a quilled solar system … Read More...
2020 is the Year of Using Your Stash
Happy new year! As we work on our resolutions and goals for the year (and decade!) to come, I see a lot of people talking about using their stash and not buying new yarn/supplies while they have things they can … Read More...
Start the New Year with a Stitchalong
Happy new year, stitching friends! If doing more cross-stitch is in your plans for the next year, you’ll want to check out this great list of stitchalongs happening in 2020. Thanks to Stitching the Night Away for compiling!
Some are … Read More...
Knit a Big Comfy Sweater Perfect for Lounging
I love long, roomy sweaters, and pretty much live in them this time of year. I feel like I need to add the Big Comfy Sweater from Red Heart to my knit list right away.
This simple boxy sweater uses … Read More...
Book Review: 100 Easy STEAM Activities
There are so many great STEM and STEAM activities out there, and I love having books of activities around so my child can choose something she wants to do rather than me having to direct or suggest activities all the … Read More...
Happy New Year 2020 Card
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...