Independent craft blog since 2007
Sometimes you want a holiday design that doesn’t look obviously like a holiday design. For instance this Abstract Easter Egg design from Everything Cross Stitch.
It’s a swirly designed pastel egg that’s suitable for Easter and spring decor, and could … Read More...
This Peep launcher project from Team Cartwright looks like so much fun, and is a great engineering challenge for kids. You’ve probably built a catapult or trebuchet to launch pom-poms and other light items, but Peeps are heavy so they … Read More...
I’m starting to feel like knitting things for warmer weather as the temperature is slowly starting to creep up where I live, which means lighter weight fabrics and more lace are on the horizon.
The Thames shawl by Janina Kallio … Read More...
As much as I love little cross-stitch designs, sometimes a bigger design is lots of fun, too.
Hoppy Easter from Barbara Ana Designs has all the good stuff you want in a design for this time of year: Easter eggs, … Read More...
Craft store aisles are filled to the brim with colorful skeins of yarn that can make your heart skip a beat. How does a knitter know where to start? Whether you have just started out in the world of yarn … Read More...
I love little cross-stitch motifs for holidays. They’re fun to stitch and great to use in little frames, on greeting cards, or stitched onto linens for the table.
These Easter cross stitch motifs from the Feathered Nest are super cute. … Read More...
I love cardigans for layering, especially in the spring when it’s cool in the morning but warmer in the afternoon.
Beatriz Rubio’s Geribá cardigan is a great layering piece you’ll turn to throughout the year. It’s made with a light … Read More...
My daughter loves looking for and pointing out the signs of spring we see on the way to school and in our neighborhood, like grass turning green and the first spring flowers blooming.
When you have a warm day you … Read More...
I feel like I should be old enough that I don’t know a lot of people who are having babies, but suddenly I know several people who are expecting. It always seems to go like that, doesn’t it?
If you … Read More...
The other day I shared a pattern for a brioche knit hat, and while it’s not quite the same skill, Fisherman’s Rib gives a bit of the look of brioche but is a lot easier to knit.
And like … Read More...
Dan Lee has done a lot of patterns using skull motifs, and his latest is a great one if you want to use the motif without doing allover stranded knitting.
The “S” is for Skull pattern is a simple striped … Read More...
I love this idea for introducing basic addition concepts to kids with a bit of art included.
This addition clouds activity from Preschool Play and Learn is a fun way to work with numbers with little kids.
Put basic addition … Read More...
I love it when designers have a lot of different test knitters for projects and give them free reign to play with their designs. You end up with a wealth of variations that can be really inspiring to the rest … Read More...
Quickly hook up a squishy doll blanket with this simple, contemporary crochet pattern worked in super bulky yarn
. Once you understand back-loop-only, you realize that this doll’s blanket is comprised of really basic crochet stitches, making it super easy … Read More...
With the rise of COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) there’s been a run on hand sanitizer 
and a call for more serious hand washing.
Of course teachers know that hand washing is always important, and one great way to learn about hand … Read More...
Tiny Modernist has such cute cross-stitch patterns, and this one for a modern Easter wreath is no exception.
It has bunnies, eggs, carrots, flowers and a super cute script font spelling out Happy Easter.
Honestly I don’t know what else … Read More...
I don’t know if it’s exactly the season for hat knitting, since it’s finally getting warm where I live, but I say hat knitting knows no season, especially when it’s a fun and challenging knit like this.
The Walanda hat … Read More...
It seems like everyone has germs on their minds right now, and we’ve been told that the best way to prevent getting sick — whether from the flu or coronavirus — is to wash our hands frequently.
If your housemates … Read More...
These printable bug action cards from Messy Little Monster are a great way to build some movement into the day with little ones.
You can use them when they need to get their wiggles (hops, crawls, flutters, etc.) out indoors … Read More...
It’s just gotten warm again this week where I live, and we all want to just be outside all the time. It’s light enough in the evenings that we can go on little walks, so I think this would be … Read More...
