If you have a child who is working on sounding out words, these free printable activity cards from One Beautiful Home might be something you’d want to try.
There are 52 cards with three-letter words on them, with a picture … Read More...
Celebrate Spring with Sweet Stitched Flowers
I can’t get enough of spring flowers right now. I want to pick them, look at them all day and use them as inspiration in projects.
This little spring design is super cute, with little pink flowers and the word … Read More...
A Great Idea for Sorting Your Yarn Stash
It’s well documented that my yarn stash is a mess. And while I’ve never been able to completely document it, that’s something I would like to do. I can’t handle putting it all on Ravelry, but this analog version might … Read More...
Felt Animals of the Ocean for Learning Fun
Have you seen the Montessori wall map and quiet book over at Imagine Our Life? They’re lovely projects that, yes, will take a lot of work, but you’ll be able to use them for years in a lot of different … Read More...
Ridged Ribbon Eyelet Dishcloth {Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop}
It’s time for my next contribution to the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop! This month I thought I would throw in some eyelets to keep it interesting. 
Eyelets are the most basic skill you need to create lace. They’re made by … Read More...
Great Geeky Cross Stitch Patterns
I love geeky craft patterns, and these free geeky cross stitch patterns from HalloweenCostumes.com are really great.
There are patterns related to Star Wars, Doctor Who and Back to the Future as well as Legend of Zelda, Minecraft and Mario … Read More...
Bunny Egg Cozies are Perfect to Knit for Easter
I love knitting little projects for Easter/spring (did you see my little Peep bunny, for instance?).
So even though I have no eggs that need cozying, I kind of want to knit some of these bunny egg cozies from … Read More...
How to Make a Knit Cast On
I love teaching new knitters the knit cast on first, because once they get it they pretty much already know how to knit. It can take a little while to get them going, but once they get it they will … Read More...
Make a Food Face Plate to Encourage Picky Eaters
One of the important things we need to teach kids is how to eat a healthy variety of foods.
If you have a picky eater in your family, you know that can be difficult to get kids to eat strange-to-them … Read More...
Daffodils to Cross Stitch
This pretty daffodil cross-stitch pattern is a great way to bring a bit of spring to your walls.
Featured at Sew and So, the pattern is from a book by Jayne Netley Mayhew.
With the border, the finished piece is … Read More...
Add Interest to Your Knitting with Knit Pleats
The winner is spierssusan.
Knitting Pleats is an older knitting book that I reviewed quite a while ago, but I hung onto it because the concept is so fun and intriguing.
The book explores how to make permanent folds … Read More...
Hand-Stitch an Easter Card
Again with the not-exactly-cross-stitch-but-still-really-cool stuff. This little stitched Easter egg card from Make and Takes is so, so cute, and really easy to do, too.
You’ll need an awl or something similarly small and sharp for punching the holes in … Read More...
15 Fun Ways to Play with Sight Words at Home
Beginning readers need to learn those sight words, and it’s really a matter of just seeing them over and over, thinking about them and, yes, playing with them that can really help them learn them.
Sight words are the foundation … Read More...
How to Work a Three-Needle Bind Off
The three-needle bind off is a great knitting technique to have in your aresenal. It’s used when you have an even number of stitches that need to be seamed together, and is kind of like binding off and sewing the … Read More...
Try a Celtic Cable for St. Patrick’s Day
There are all sorts of fun Aran cables and Irish-inspired designs that are fun to knit and incorporate into projects at this time of year.
Studio Knit has a great tutorial for an Irish Saxon Braid pattern, which is … Read More...
Celebrate March Mayhem and Track Favorite Knitting Patterns
This is a thing I would never have the energy to do, but I’m pretty glad it exists.
Mason-Dixon Knitting has put together a bracket of beloved knitting patterns and is allowing knitters to vote for their favorites. It’s not … Read More...
How to Backstitch Curves on a Cross-stitch Project
When we think of cross-stitching, a lot of us think of the classic block shapes that are made with the x shape. But it’s possible to make less blocky shapes, and even curves, depending on the kind of stitches you … Read More...
Easy-Set-Up Spring Activities for Toddlers
Looking for some fun activities for your toddler to help celebrate spring? These are easy set up, fun activities for rainy (or, let’s be honest, snowy) days with a seasonal theme.
Welcome to Mommyhood has some suggestions for easy sorting … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so if you’d like to knit something green in a jiffy, check out this simple and really cute knit shamrock from Knits’ End.
The pattern is made up of three heart-shaped pieces … Read More...
Great Resources for Money Unit Study
Teaching kids about money is a necessary life skill, and it’s a great thing to learn while your kids are learning math.
Life Over Cs has an exceptional collection of ideas for a money unit study, including things like … Read More...