Someone I follow on Facebook recently posted an article about a knit geode made by Barbara Tomlinson, which is completely awesome and fantastic and now I want to knit one.
Don’t you?
The good news is, we all can knit … Read More...
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by Sarah White
Someone I follow on Facebook recently posted an article about a knit geode made by Barbara Tomlinson, which is completely awesome and fantastic and now I want to knit one.
Don’t you?
The good news is, we all can knit … Read More...
by Sarah White
When I first came across the mini cat cross-stitch pattern page at Happiness is Cross Stitching, I wanted to point you in particular to the summer and patriotic cat designs, but really they’re alls o cute you need to take … Read More...
by Sarah White
Do you have a little one who loves to color? Why not throw a little learning into their coloring time with this cute printable alphabet coloring book from From ABCs to ACTs.
You can print out the whole set or … Read More...
by Sarah White
uvocca is the winner.
Mittens might not exactly be what you think of knitting this time of year if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I would argue they’re as good a choice as socks for summer knitting. They’re … Read More...
by Sarah White
I love this Wish You Were Here cross stitch chart, designed by Ursula Michael for her book Cross Stitch by the Sea.
It’s like a stitched postcard from the beach, complete with colorful beach chairs and umbrella, the line of … Read More...
by Sarah White
There’s something about summer that makes me want to knit with bright colors. This Shifting Rainbow Shawl, a free pattern from Jessie at Home, may be the most colorful pattern I’ve seen in a while.
It’s worked in Garter … Read More...
by Sarah White
There are lots of resources out there for learning to count from 1 to 10 or 20, but not as many fun things for getting beyond that.
I love this caterpillar printable activity from You’ve Got This, which helps kids … Read More...
by Sarah White
Mosaic knitting is a particular kind of slip-stitch knitting that makes intricate-looking, graphic, repeating patterns that are made with simple stitches.
Of course we have Barbara G. Walker to thank for this knitting innovation, which deeply inspired her (she wrote … Read More...
by Sarah White
Here’s another fun summer-themed cross stitch pattern for you!
Don’t you wish you could take a bite out of some juicy watermelon right about now? I can’t help you with that, but I can help you stitch up some watermelon… Read More...
by Sarah White
My daughter’s school has a tinkering lab where the kids get to go to do STEM stuff, build things and work on projects.
Recently one of the classes made a giant Da Vinci bridge, a self-supporting bridge design developed by … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’ve taken a bit of a break from knitting to crochet a little scarf/shawl that might be just the thing for cool summer evenings or places with too much air conditioning (read: just about everywhere in the American south).
A … Read More...
by Sarah White
Last summer I started knitting a boxy sweater for myself out of bamboo yarn that I imagine will be a great summer sweater if I ever finish it. I imagine slipping it on during beach vacations for walks down by … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’m afraid I have a bit of a theme going on this week because I’m headed for the beach and am so. ready. for summer!
First up this week is this summer freebie from Alita Designs. I could go for … Read More...
by Sarah White
We hear so much about how important it is for kids to know how to code, or at least to understand the way computer code works. Even for kids who won’t go into computer programming as a career, the world … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’m sending this one to Patty.
This time of year might seem a little silly for knitting hats, mittens, gloves and socks in the Nordic tradition, but hear me out. These projects tend to be kind of small, so they’re … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you want to stitch a super simple card or gift tag for a father or grandfather in your life, check out these little charts designed by Lorraine Clarke that I found at CyberStitchers.
The Dad cross stitch is shown … Read More...
by Sarah White
Most of us know that crochet tends to be — or at least feel — a little faster than knitting, because the stitches can be a lot taller than a standard row of knitting. But does crochet also use more … Read More...
by Sarah White
Little kids love animals, so why not encourage that interest and turn it into something you can use in a lot of different learning activities with a forest animals unit study?
Life Over Cs has collected everything you need for … Read More...
by Sarah White
Nicola Riley has been working her way through the creatures of Finding Nemo (or, more accurately Finding Dory) and has recently released a knitting pattern for a knit Nemo.
He’s super cute, lucky fin and all, and he’s worked … Read More...
by Sarah White
My daughter has long been into fairies, pixies and sprites, and she loves butterflies, too, so I really need to stitch her this butterfly fairy cross stitch chart.
The pattern is from Fantasy Cross Stitch by Lesley Teare, published … Read More...