I love to knit bags, but one of the problems with them is that knitting has holes that things will naturally try to get through in order to escape your bag.
For this reason I love to felt knit bags, … Read More...
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by Sarah White
I love to knit bags, but one of the problems with them is that knitting has holes that things will naturally try to get through in order to escape your bag.
For this reason I love to felt knit bags, … Read More...
by Sarah White
Cutting practice can sometimes feel like a waste of time, doing crafts instead of learning, though we know that it’s all connected, and that cutting develops motor skills that are necessary for writing. And it’s just fun to make fall-themed … Read More...
by Sarah White
Over the course of several years, my daughter’s classes have read the book Stone Soup and made their own versions. It’s a lovely story to do in a classroom environment, because it highlights the idea that everyone brings something different … Read More...
by Sarah White
I am not ready to admit how soon it will be holiday time and snow time, but if you’re already in that spirit allow me to share with you these adorable cozy snowman ornaments, which would also be great for … Read More...
by Sarah White
This time of year is full of sports activities for kids, and if you like to personalize their bags — or anything else — in a crafty way you can combine their love of sports with your love of craft … Read More...
by Sarah White
I decided to give away two copies: Debbie and Diana are the winners!
The book People Knitting: A Century of Photographs by Barbara Levine is exactly what the title says it is. The book contains 100 photographs, dating from the … Read More...
by Sarah White
The trouble with Halloween decorations is that you have to put them away after the holiday, but a lot of them would work throughout the fall if only they weren’t so creepy.
This Halloween pumpkin pattern is a … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’ve always been the sort of person who wants to hang on to happy trash, shorthand for things that might otherwise be thrown out or recycled but that could also be used for creative projects.
Now I’m going to be … Read More...
by Sarah White
I came across this article from the Guardian recently about a husband and wife who explore math-inspired knitting.
Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer have made more than 90 math-inspired afghans, as well as other expressions of mathematical ideas in … Read More...
by Sarah White
I think of winter as being the perfect time for knitting and wearing items with cables. I guess that extra bulk seems warming to me, and it’s great to reach for a cabled scarf, hat or sweater for a little … Read More...
by Sarah White
There are lots of cross-stitch patterns that use fall leaves as a motif (and I’m sure I’ll be sharing more than this one) but this maple leaf from CrossStitchPattern.net is one of the prettiest I have seen.
It shows the … Read More...
by Sarah White
I’m not sure why it is that knitters find inspiration in architecture and the urban landscape. The shapes of archways, gates and buildings seem to make a natural translation into cables, textured stitches and colorwork patterns, as well as sometimes … Read More...
by Sarah White
Fall is a great time to gather natural materials to using in play, art and learning, and there are a great variety of things you can do with them, from painting on leaves to making collages of natural materials, drawing … Read More...
by Sarah White
It’s not too late to knit a little Halloween magic if you’ve procrastinated this long. I have a couple more super cute patterns for you for knit witches that would be perfect little decorations around the house or gifts for … Read More...
by Sarah White
Do you have a Dory obsessed kiddo in your home? You might want to check out and knit these cute Dory knitting patterns from Nicola Riley.
She has both a baby Dory (for £2.50) and a larger Dory (£3.75, but … Read More...
by Sarah White
I am getting a little tired of the almost-fall weather. Here in the southern United States, it takes so long for fall to actually happen that we get a little impatient. But it’s supposed to be cool later this week … Read More...
by Sarah White
As much as I try to avoid activities at home that feel like playing school, my daughter loves coloring pages and activity sheets, especially when related to a holiday or season or theme that’s happening right now in the house.… Read More...
by Sarah White
Congratulations Patricia!
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s high time you should be knitting hats and other goodies to keep yourself and your loved ones warm.
This week’s giveaway will help you, even if you’ve never knit … Read More...
by Sarah White
I know there are a lot of funny, snarky, subversive Halloween cross-stitch patterns out there, but I wanted to highlight just a few for your stitching fun.
I think we shared this one last year, but the Snarky Ghost from … Read More...
by Sarah White
Thanks to Make, I learned about this really cool project that Teresa Lamb made for her master’s thesis called Cyberknitics. She made a leather harness a knitter can wear as they knit, which also connects to the knitter’s … Read More...