Sullivans USA has a lot of great freebie cross-stitch patterns, but I really like the options for fall. (Scroll down a little on the page to find them.)
There are acorns and a harvest-time theme with pumpkins, a red … Read More...
Learn about the States with These Unit Studies for (Almost) Every State
I came across this on Pinterest the other day and it made me tired just thinking about it, but what an amazing resource for homeschoolers or anyone else who wants to teach their kids about the different states.
Ben and … Read More...
A Stash of One’s Own by Clara Parkes Review
Yarn stashes, like any other collection, are highly individual, and every knitter probably has a slightly different feeling about his or her stash (or lack thereof).
Clara Parkes (who you might know from Knitter’s Review) asked a bunch of … Read More...
Halloween Ghost and Pumpkin Cross Stitch
This cross stitch design is still more cute than spooky, but if you like Halloween crafts with a bit of ghostly flair, check out this ghost and pumpkin cross stitch pattern from Buzy Bobbins.
This is a pretty easy pattern … Read More...
Get Ready for Football Season with this Great Mosaic Scarf
Mosaic knitting is a really interesting and easy way to get a colorful pattern into your knitting projects.
If you’ve never tried it, check out this fun football mosaic scarf knitting pattern from Sarah Burton. It’s a free download from … Read More...
This Cross-Stitch Bat is Perfect for Halloween
Now that it’s almost officially fall, it must be time to start prepping for Halloween, right?
Might I suggest you get into the holiday spirit by stitching up one of these cross stitch bats?
The pattern, from Consumer Crafts, … Read More...
Warm Up America Seeks Tiny Hats for Africa
Warm Up America is known for providing blankets and other warm goods to people across the United States, but it supports other initiatives as well, and this year it’s helping bring awareness — and hats! — to the issue of … Read More...
Help Kids Learn to Make Inferences with These Printables
I recently saw, somewhere on Facebook, a link to this freebie from Teachers Pay Teachers all about making inferences. This is a really important part of reading comprehension in early to middle elementary school, and these printables from Kirsten’s … Read More...
Time to Knit Some Leg Warmers
There’s a chill in the air in the mornings (though it’s still plenty warm in the afternoon) these days where I live, and I’ve been finishing up things to keep me warm (a blanket, two sweaters, a pair of socks) … Read More...
Knit Sweet Seasonal Hats for Babies
Sandy is the winner!
The Leisure Arts book Knit Hats for Babies by Lee Ann Garrett is adorable any time of year, but it’s especially appropriate going into fall and winter, both because little ones need hats this time of … Read More...
Stitch a Sweet Peony Tipped with Gold
I know peonies aren’t in bloom this time of year, but they are lovely shapes to stitch any time.
This free pattern for a cross stitched peony from Sew and So is excerpted from the book Oriental Cross Stitch. … Read More...
Felt Letters are Fun to Make and to Play with
I always wanted to make a set of felt letter pillows/sofites for my daughter. I did make felt letters to use on a felt board, but I never made the stuffed version. It seemed like an awful lot of work … Read More...
Knit a Simple Table Runner, Perfect for Fall
As soon as the weather starts getting a little cooler in the fall — which just happened this week in Arkansas! — I start to get the urge to cover the entire house in handknits. It’s never too early to … Read More...
Customize a Bag with Cross Stitch
I didn’t know that big neoprene tote bags like this were a thing, but I can see why it would be pretty irresistible to cross stitch on them.
5 Feet of Style has a tutorial for customizing a neoprene bag … Read More...
Resources for Helping Kids Learn the Alphabet
Back-to-school time is the perfect time for little ones — at school or at home — to do activities related to letters and learning the alphabet. If you’ve got a little one, or a classful of little ones, who like … Read More...
Fancy Up a Simple I-Cord Necklace
I love knitting I-cord because it’s just so simple. You don’t have to think about what you’re doing and you can see your little chain grow before your eyes.
It’s a great thing for newer knitters to make, too, or … Read More...
Paper Owls are Perfect for Fine-Motor Skill Development
I love a good craft any time, but a seasonal craft that’s also great for working on those fine-motor skills is even better.
These paper owls from krokotak are 1. super cute. 2. really easy to make. 3. a great … Read More...
More Sweet Cacti to Stitch
Succulents are such a big trend right now, and a while back I shared a pattern for spring cacti that I just loved, but here’s another one if you can’t get enough cacti in your life.
This cactus cross stitch … Read More...
Would You Use Any of These Knitting Needle Alternatives?
I came across this fun article at All Free Knitting where they asked readers to share stories about knitting with things other than knitting needles. They came up with an impressive list of knitting needle alternatives, from chopsticks to … Read More...
Help for Knitting Garments for People with Wider Hips
Knitting patterns have to assume a certain set of sizes are standard, otherwise they’d never get published because we’d spend forever thinking up different variations of body shapes we need to plan for.
Standards are great because they give us … Read More...