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When you homeschool, the learning never really stops. Every trip or visit to the grocery store is an opportunity for learning.
But sometimes it’s worthwhile to add more deliberate excursions to your homeschool curriculum. Or if you don’t home school, … Read More...
It must be the season for knitalongs, because here’s another great one coming up soon.
Heidi from Hands Occupied is hosting her fall Read Along Knit Along with the book The Snow Child
by Eowin Ivey and Instarsia Mountain, … Read More...
I love knit bags, and particularly love to use knit (sometimes also felted or lined) bags to hold knitting projects.
The Easy Bag is a great choice for holding a knitting project in progress, or just about anything else.
The … Read More...
I love quick little projects in all sorts of crafts, so while this post from Floss & Fleece isn’t completely about cross-stitching, it has some really cute ideas to round out your summer crafting.
You’ll find little charts for a … Read More...
Lion Brand Yarn has teamed up with STOMP Out Bullying (a national nonprofit aimed at changing the culture for kids to reduce bullying, cyberbulling and other forms of abuse) on a project that knitters and crocheters can support, called #HatNotHate… Read More...
I love combining different colorways of self-striping or variegated yarns in a project, because it makes the already fun colors even more interesting.
It’s a great way to use odd balls, too, especially if you have little bits of a … Read More...
Sometimes you want to add a little cross-stitched word or phrase or initials to a project, but it’s not always easy to find cross stitch fonts that are good for general use.
I like this one, called Basic Block, … Read More...
A big part of preschool and kindergarten is learning about routines, and knowing how a calendar works is part of that.
Learning the days of the week, months of the year and number of days in each week and month … Read More...
It’s almost time for Very Shannon’s annual Summer Sweater Knitalong, which doesn’t mean you’re knitting a sweater for summer, but that you’re knitting a sweater in summer so you’ll be ahead of the game when the temps start to fall.… Read More...
I’ve seen a lot of Star Wars themed crafts in my day, but I’m not sure I’ve seen any as fun as the floral Star Wars cross stitch patterns from Cross Stitch For You on etsy.
I first saw the … Read More...
Because we’re getting into the back-to-school spirit — and because I have a deep love for all things related to school supplies — I just had to share this great printable alphabet using pencils as the backdrop.
It’s a free … Read More...
In a week, my daughter will be a third grader.
I don’t know whether I’m more shocked that she is almost nine or that the summer went by so fast.
If you want to up your crafty game with ease … Read More...
This fall tree cross stitch pattern from Ugly Duckling House is so pretty. And there’s a good reason it has such detail: because it was designed from a photograph.
In addition to having a free download of the pattern (you … Read More...
I love knitting baby blankets. It’s probably the baby thing I’ve knit the most of and designed the most of in my years as a knitter and designer.
I think they’re fun because they are so easy. You can use … Read More...
It is unbelievable to me that summer is almost over, but as soon as school starts, thinking about the holidays begins.
At least that’s the way it should be if you’re a knitter (or any other type of crafter, I … Read More...
Mitered squares are a lot of fun to knit, and they’re really easy once you understand what to do.
Many mitered Garter Stitch squares come together in different shades of red, pink and cream (though of course you can change … Read More...
I love rainbow colored everything and cross-stitched rainbows are just extra super cute and irresistible.
They’re also great projects for kids and others who are learning to cross stitch because all the colors make it interesting but the pattern is … Read More...
Garter Stitch is often overlooked as a pattern stitch for knitters who know basically any other knit stitches, but I love it for its simplicity and texture.
And when you knit Garter Stitch with small yarn on big needles, it … Read More...
I’m not one of those people who is obsessed with all things pumpkin, but I definitely have some friends who are already clamoring for all things orange and artificially fall-flavored.
So maybe it’s time for a little pumpkin cross stitch?… Read More...
I’m a little bit in denial that in about two weeks I’m going to have a third grader! I haven’t really done anything to prepare for the upcoming school year (thank goodness for a school that buys all the supplies) … Read More...
