If you’re on Instagram, and you love knitting, you really should be following Hunter Hammersen if you’re not already. Her photos are beautiful, as are her knitting projects, and you get to see her thought process in action a little … Read More...
A Warm Wrap to Knit for Winter
There’s a big temptation when the weather starts getting a little cool to jump headlong into winter knitting projects, skipping the transitional season altogether.
If you’re looking ahead to knitting for the really cold season, check out the Flurries in … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Sunday at the Pool Coasters
The colorful coaster pattern for the Sunday at the Pool coasters is an easy, beginner-friendly crochet project. You only need to know the basic crochet stitches and it is short so you can enjoy the results fast and won’t get … Read More...
A Pretty Tree to Stitch for Fall
Fall is here by the calendar if not by the weather in the Northern Hemisphere. I looked at one of those peak fall leaf calendars online and it says the leaves aren’t going to be at their peak where I … Read More...
Butterfly Life Cycle Sensory Jars
When my daughter was in kindergarten they did a big unit on butterflies, including watching caterpillars make their chrysalises and hatch into butterflies. The life cycle of a butterfly is endlessly fascinating, and it’s kind of fun to craft, too.… Read More...
Get Your Pumpkin Spice Cross Stitch Here
Pumpkin spice seems to be in everything this time of year, so why not add a little fall pumpkin flavor to your cross-stitching, too?
Pumpkin Spice Intensifies is a pattern from Steph XStitch that celebrates the season of orange gourds.… Read More...
How to Crochet the Bead Stitch
The bead stitch is a beautifully textured stitch that may look a bit complicated, but really isn’t! It only takes a few simple stitches worked in a specific way to create these little tornado-like stitches. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions, … Read More...
Printable Butterfly Identification Cards
Monarch butterflies are pretty easy for most people to identify, but there are lots of other butterflies you might see in your yard or playground depending on where you live and the time of year.
Look We’re Learning has a … Read More...
Sweet Voodoo Dolls to Knit
I saw the Voodoo You Love Me dolls come across my Instagram feed recently, and they are pretty stinking adorable, but the thing that’s really fun about this pattern is when you look at the pattern page on Ravelry and … Read More...
Think Pink Bookmark to Cross Stitch
Kincavel Krosses actually has several pink ribbon cross stitch projects you should check out, but I really like the think pink bookmark.
It’s an easy design covered with two-tone pink ribbons and hearts, and it’s perfect for a bookmark … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Cluster Stitch Cowl
I love keeping cozy on a frosty winter day. That’s why there’s nothing better than a good winter cowl.
This particular crochet cowl pattern is fun and super warm. It’s stitched up using the beautiful cluster stitch. The cluster stitch … Read More...
Free Fall Mini Books for Kids to Color
Mini books are great little activities for kids who are learning to read. These books usually have just a few pages and focus on specific vocabulary kids might be trying to recognize, such as color words or numbers.
1 + … Read More...
A Gross Motor Movement Game for Fall
Fall is a great time for getting kids moving outdoors, or even in the classroom on rainy days.
Take inspiration from the stuff of the season with this fall gross motor movement game from Gift of Curiosity.
Grab the free … Read More...
Welcome Fall with a Knit Pumpkin
This time of year it seems like crafted pumpkins are everywhere, so of course we knitters have some versions of this fun fall craft as well.
I shared a roundup of pumpkin knitting patterns a couple of years ago, and … Read More...
Fall Lesson Plans for Preschool
Even though it doesn’t remotely feel like fall where I live, I am so ready for changing leaves, pumpkins, apples and all the fun stuff that comes with the new season.
Fall-themed lesson plans are so much fun for littles, … Read More...
Stitch a Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and pink ribbons seem to pop up everywhere this time of year.
This free cross stitch pattern from Crafty Guild is perfect for supporting breast cancer awareness or work it in whatever colors are … Read More...
BIPOC in Fiber Launches Crowdfunder for Website
Jeanette Sloan has been at the forefront of discussions of diversity in knitting and the list of POC designers and crafters on her website has proven a valuable if rather low-tech resource both for consumers who want to support BIPOC … Read More...
A Cool Idea for a Classroom Calendar
I love the idea of using a calendar not only to mark upcoming events but to keep track of things that have happened throughout the school year. Or the actual year, because you could totally do this at home, too.… Read More...
Cross-Stitch for Decorative Gourd Season
I love fall and I also love snark so I am always thrilled when it’s time for the decorative gourd season post from McSweeney’s to start making the rounds (don’t click if you don’t like swearing).
A slightly sweeter … Read More...
Whose Gauge is it Anyway?
I’ve been thinking a lot about gauge lately. I never seem to get it right.
The gauge on a pattern reflects the knitter who designed the project or knit the sample, the number of stitches per inch she was able … Read More...