Crafts, DIY and Handmade Ideas
This is definitely not a traditional Easter cross stitch design.
And that’s probably what I like about it.
The bold colors and large lettering in this Happy Easter cross stitch pattern from Lucky Star Stitches are striking and look like … Read More...
This time of year, it feels like we all need a bit of bright color to get us through until springtime. And we need to keep warm through these last cold days.
Margo from Margo Knits has you covered on … Read More...
Admittedly this one is better for the people in the part of the world where it isn’t freezing cold right now, but it’s a great idea when you need something different to do outside and can actually see the fallen … Read More...
Every year in February, Mason-Dixon Knitting encourages knitters to “Bang out a Sweater” with a quick sweater knitalong.
This year the garment in question is the Revolution, which isn’t really one sweater at all, but a whole interchangeable system… Read More...
Have you ever worked with loop yarn? It’s almost like finger knitting in that you don’t need needles, and almost like crochet in that you are kind of hooking loops into each other.
I wrote a post about the basics … Read More...
Happy Chinese or Lunar New Year! Today ushers in the year of the pig, and of course there are some really cute cross-stitch patterns available to commemorate it. Here are a few I found:
I love the giant ears on … Read More...
If you’re a person of color with natural hair, something you need to think about when knitting hats is the fiber content of the yarn used, because the yarns typically called for — think wool and other animal fibers — … Read More...
Chinese New Year is coming up on February 5, and it’s a fun way to bring a bit of cultural learning and themed crafting into the classroom or the home.
Nuturestore has a great roundup of general Chinese New Year … Read More...
If you need a fun game or a little something to fill time between activities in the classroom or at home, check out these cute Valentine’s Day printable mazes from Kiddy Charts.
Each maze involves getting the animal to their … Read More...
The heart tattoo is a classic motif that has moved beyond the world of tattoos into general crafting.
Check out this sweet I Love You Tattoo cross stitch pattern from Aliton Embroidery. The design is 40 by 36 stitches and … Read More...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and it’s great to celebrate the season of love with heart knitting patterns. I’ve shared a lot of them over the years, and so has Kristen from Studio Knit.
She’s collected some of … Read More...
Sometimes as a knitter you start playing with yarn without a real idea of what you’re making or if it will turn into a project.
So it was with Tina Tse when she started playing with modular knitting, randomly putting … Read More...
If you’d like a little educational activity for little kids for Valentine’s Day, try out these free printable Valentine’s Day alphabet flashcards from Blessed Learners.
All the words have something to do with love or Valentine’s Day, such as friendship, … Read More...
Heart shapes are a great design element any time of year, but especially around Valentine’s Day. It’s fun to see hearts combined with other classic designs, like this gingham heart cross stitch design from Felt Magnet.
Designed by Karen Creftor, … Read More...
Somehow I missed that this happened last year, but for the second year in a row Marly Bird is doing a mystery knitalong (and crochetalong, if you’re into that sort of thing) for the Big Game, which if you’re not … Read More...
I always loved Shrinky Dinks, because they seem kind of magical. Put the plasticy material in the oven and it shrinks, but your image still looks pretty much the same as when you made it in larger form.
Did you … Read More...
Recently I was looking for a rainbow shawl to make for a friend who is starting chemo. I know I could make any shawl pattern into a rainbow shawl, but I needed something fast that I didn’t have to think … Read More...
Stitch People has a really cute free cross stitch pattern for Valentine’s Day that you can easily personalize for your favorite couple.
The pattern shows a man and a woman but you could easily change it to two men or … Read More...
For those occasions when you have a skein of yarn you don’t know what to do with, consider something simple but pretty like the Be Simple Shawl by Carolyn Glauz-Todrank.
This free pattern on Ravelry is a basic asymmetrical Garter … Read More...
If you are new to the craft of cross stitching or just want to improve your skills and have better results and more enjoyment in your projects, check out this list of 7 things I wish I knew before I … Read More...
