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Giselle’s Cross stitch is a sweet Etsy shop based in Sweden with a focus on holiday designs and items from nature.
The biggest category in the shop is Christmas, and it’s filled with cute nutrcrackers, snowflakes and Christmas houses. I … Read More...
The Dragon’s Tale scarf from Nim Teasdale is just so much fun I had to share it. It’s a crescent-shaped scarf with lace detailing along one side to look like scales, and the tips of the scarf are made to … Read More...
Croatia is a country in southeastern Europe that was formerly part of Yugoslavia. It’s bordered by Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montengro, as well as the Adriatic Sea.
Croatia measures 21,851 square miles, or 6,594 square … Read More...
I generally associate scarecrows with Halloween, but they’re really a fall harvest kind of character, so you can stitch and display them throughout the season. A fun thing about scarecrow cross stitch patterns is there are so many different styles … Read More...
Sometimes when I look at what people are searching for here I’m a little bit surprised at what I find. So it was when the term sock yarn scarves started popping up. I tend to be lazy and always cold, … Read More...
We often think of bats as creepy creatures that we only consider during Halloween, but bats are such cool creatures that they deserve our respect and taking time to learn more about them.
If you need help with facts about … Read More...
Dia de Los Muertos might seem like a fun holiday full of sugar skulls and colorful cut paper banners, but its origins are more serious as a way to honor and remember the dead.
With all that’s going on in the world right now, I am here for a little knitting related controversy, and luckily the universe delivered in the form of a SciShow episode from Hank Green about knitting and physics.
The very … Read More...
I like using cross stitch in unusual ways. I’ve used it to make magnets and patches, bookmarks (OK, that one isn’t that weird) and I want to add it to clothing directly sometime I just haven’t figured out the right … Read More...
I feel like there are a lot of things in knitting that seem hard until you do them. Everything from cable knitting to lace to knitting socks just sounds hard and weird until you try it. Once you understand what’s … Read More...
Diwali is known as the Festival of Light, and it’s all about light overcoming darkness, so it makes sense that lanterns would be a big part of the celebration. There are lots of fun ways to make lanterns at home … Read More...
If you’re a fan of gnomes, fandoms, Halloween and all around cute cross stitch patterns, you’re going to want to check out MIYA Stitch. With more than 470 patterns as of this writing, there’s a lot of fun stuff to … Read More...
I feel like fall is the perfect time to learn about tress because they’re doing some really dramatic things this time of year (and going on a leaf hunt is always a good idea once the weather starts to cool … Read More...
If you’re looking for cute and quick Halloween knitting patterns, you’ve come to the right place. This collection of small patterns is perfect for last minute decor or when you want to make a bunch of the same thing, or … Read More...
Through the years I’ve shared plenty of fall and especially Halloween themed cross stitch patterns, but today I wanted to look at fall projects that don’t have anything to do with spooky season. Here’s proof that pumpkins are an all … Read More...
I love little cross stitch patterns, but it’s especially fun when a small cross stitch design has a lot of detail going on. That’s the case with this collection of national parks cross stitch patterns from Stitchin Madness.
This isn’t … Read More...
I used to be a knitter exclusively, and it took me many, many years (and finally learning how to knit while holding the yarn in my left hand) before I could crochet at all. But once you get it, it’s … Read More...
I feel like I’ve shared a lot about Rosh Hashanah in the past but as with other holidays there’s always more to find! To recap previous posts I have Rosh Hashanah printables, crafts and, well, more crafts.
This … Read More...
Embrovia is a cross stitch designer with a lot of funny designs, plenty of ghosts and cats and other fun things for you to stitch. Let’s take a closer look.
I love the story of this shop, which I hope … Read More...
The Coco Chanel tweed blazer is a classic look straight out of the 1950s but that still looks modern today. The original design is boxy, with slim sleeves and four pockets with buttons. Braided trim was often found on the … Read More...