All I want to do, as soon as the weather starts getting cool, is to knit blankets. I normally like blankets worked on one piece or in big panels because they keep you warm while you are knitting them, but … Read More...
Halloween Learning Centers for Preschool and Kindergarten
Things can get a little crazy in the classroom this time of year, but sometimes it’s good to embrace the madness and turn it into a learning activity.
These ideas for Halloween learning centers from Pocket of Preschool are charming … Read More...
Stitch a Sweet Skeleton Cat
For my daughter’s birthday, one of her classmates (who is well-known for his offbeat gifts) gave her a skeleton cat like you might see around Dia de los Muertos.
I love these fancy skeletons, and you can cross-stitch your own … Read More...
How to Make Yarn Wigs for Halloween
OK, this does not have to do with knitting at all, but we knitters do tend to have excess yarn hanging about from time to time, and one fun and seasonally appropriate way to use some of it is to … Read More...
Make a Button Turkey to Help with Fine-Motor Skills
It isn’t quite time to move from pumpkins to turkeys, but I really like this practical life activity turkey from Natural Beach Living.
This Montessori-inspired project involves buttoning feathers onto a turkey and is a great way to practice using … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Pumpkin Person for Fall
Sometimes it’s hard to decide if a project is for all of fall or strictly for Halloween, but this cute little pumpkin person is perfect for the whole season.
Nicky the Pumpkin from SeeShareLove is worked from the top down … Read More...
Knit a New Cowl in a Couple of Hours
Combining big yarn and a simple stitch pattern with a few hours of knitting can lead to some great results.
The two-hour cowl from Baste and Gather is a quick and easy ribbed knitting pattern that might just become your … Read More...
Haunted Mansion Cross Stitch Patterns
I haven’t seen the Haunted Mansion movie, and regardless of whether you have you might still like these cross stitch patterns inspired by the movie.
Designed by Amelia Wedemeyer for Disney Family, there’s a patter that says “Tomb Sweet … Read More...
Roll and Count Game with Spiders
This cute printable for a spider roll and play game from Life Over Cs is a fun way to play with numbers.
Just print out the spiderweb, gather some plastic spiders or little spider erasers and some dice and you’ll … Read More...
Make a Llama Using Llama Yarn
Llamas are a popular motif in crafting for all sorts of genres, and for those of us who work with fiber from animals find them especially irresistible.
Liam the Llama, found in the Interweave Knits Gifts 2018 magazine, is … Read More...
10 Tips for Stitching with Glow in the Dark Thread
Glow in the dark Embroidery thread
is a fun way to add interest to all kinds of cross stitch and embroidery patterns. Activated by natural or artificial light, the thread glows when the lights are out. It’s perfect for everything … Read More...
Stitch a Classic Cabled Coat with Tweed Yarn
Long cardigans are great for fall and winter, wearing inside the house and out. I pretty much live in knit cardigans for months on end, and this is a super cozy option.
The Winding Ropes Coatigan from Patons is a … Read More...
Apple Themed Number Tracing Printables
Everything’s more fun with apples in the fall, even learning activities.
Check out these cute number tracing printables from 3 Dinosaurs. They use numbers from 1 to 20 and include tracing for both the number and the word.
Use them … Read More...
Calling all Time Lords: Cross-Stitched TARDIS
With the new season of Doctor Who starting (who else is super excited?) it seemed time to bring out a TARDIS cross-stitch pattern.
This one is from Birdie Stitching and is actually a pretty good-sized pattern — 180 rows … Read More...
Talk about Emotions with Emoji Playdough
Last year my daughter’s classroom theme was emojis. I don’t love the way these have taken over as decor, but they could be an interesting way to talk to kids about emotions.
The Curious Kindergarten wrote about using emojis with … Read More...
Cross Stitch – Head to the Witches’ Ball
I can’t resist another Halloween cross stitch pattern! This one is from Abracraftdabra and shows a witch flying to the witches’ ball.
You could use the witch on the broom and the bat as a separate design if you … Read More...
Help Kids Learn about Community Helpers
A lesson on community helpers seems to be part of most preschool and kindergarten curricula, both because kids of this age seem to love fire fighters and police officers and because its a good time to teach kids about people … Read More...
An Apple Hat to Knit for Kids
Kids are always cute in hats, but I think kid’s hats are just that much cuter when they look like something else, whether an animal or another object.
Gina Michele has a cute knit apple hat for toddlers, but the … Read More...
“Knit” a Giant Sweater with Loop Yarn
Have you seen the new loopy yarn that you can knit without knitting needles? I grabbed some Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ yarn
from the craft store but I haven’t played with it too much yet.
But you can do some really … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Sweet Harvest Time Design
This Harvest Time Fall Cross Stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist is so cute and a nice combination of classic motifs with a modern color scheme and feel.
The round design features a scarecrow, pumpkins, corn, apples and other fall treats, … Read More...