Little kids love science and exploring the natural world, but it’s not always easy to fit a lot of science materials in when you don’t have a lot of space at home or in a classroom.
Teaching 2 and 3 … Read More...
Your Chance to Grab these Blanket Knitting Books
Karey is the winner!
Last month I shared a couple of little booklets from Leisure Arts all about knitting quick afghans and blankets, and this week I’m giving you the change to get them for yourself.
The booklets are:
Get an Education in Shawl Knitting from Kara Gott Warner
Kara Gott Warner recently announced she was moving on from Creative Knitting magazine, where she had been the editor for years. But she’s certainly keeping busy in the next phase of her career.
Her Power Purls podcast is still going … Read More...
Make Fun Crafts with and for Your Kid with Project Kid
I’m a sucker for craft idea books. I don’t always make projects directly out of them, but I think they’re a lot of fun to look at, and to have on hand for those days when the girl wants to … Read More...
Check out this Kickstarter for a Wearable Notions Holder
Because I mentioned the Knit Show Kickstarter the other day I wanted to share this one, too, which is for an interesting wearable knitting notions holder called the TINK.
TINK (that’s knit backward, by the way) is a six-inch … Read More...
Check Out This Cute Easter Egg Towel
Sometimes it’s fun to stitch up little home decor projects to go with the seasons, and sometimes you want to make something that’s actually useful.
This Easter Egg Cross Stitch Towel falls into the cute but useful category, and it’s … Read More...
Try a Fine-Motor Journal to Encourage Enjoyment of Writing
Most kids do not love learning to write by practicing letter formation. And the truth is, there are certain fine-motor skills that need to be there before kids can learn to write.
To make both getting ready to write and … Read More...
Learn Basic Decreases to Shape Your Knitting
There comes a time when every knitter needs to learn how to shape their knitting. You can only make so many straight projects! Whether you’re looking to shape the top of a hat or the armholes and sleeves of a … Read More...
Knit Up Some Projects to Help with Spring Cleaning
Now that spring is here in my part of the world, I’m feeling the desire to do a bit more cleaning than I have been doing lately. If you need a little more motivation to get inspired to start your … Read More...
Cross Stitch Something for Passover
I was casting about for cross stitch patterns for Passover, and while I find a few things related to Hanukkah, there wasn’t a lot specifically for Passover.
I did find this lovely chart from Quaryn’s Creations on Etsy, which features … Read More...
Easy Dice Games to Play with Preschoolers
Dice are a great way to introduce basic math concepts to kids. They get one to one correspondence as they learn that one dot stands for one number, they learn to recognize the patterns of the dots instead of having … Read More...
A Simple Cozy Sweater for Lounging Around the House
Here’s one for the changing of the seasons. It’s still cool in a lot of places in the Northern Hemisphere, and getting colder for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, so pretty much all of us could use the Classic … Read More...
Stitch a Sweet Chick and Egg for Spring
Easter is right around the corner, and there’s only so much cuteness we can stitch. But if I were you, I’d make time for this super sweet chick and egg cross stitch pattern from Gvello Stitch.
The just-hatched chick still … Read More...
These Books about Lace Knitting Could Be Yours
In more Sarah’s-cleaning-out-the-office news, this week I’ve got two lace knitting books for your consideration and that I could be sending to you soon.
Knitted Lace by Anne Merrow has a few essays on lace knitting — how to get … Read More...
Easter Flowers to Stitch
OK, I know I just shared an Alita Design pattern a few days ago, but this one is really pretty, too, and it’s almost Easter so here she is again.
This Easter flowers design has what I’m going to call … Read More...
Knit Sweet Bunny Cables for Easter
What a cute addition to a simple project! These bunny cables from Studio Knit are really easy to make, with a little twist for the head and a bobble for the tail.
These would be so cute at the hem … Read More...
More Spring STEM Ideas
I’ve been on a bit of a spring STEM kick this week, mostly because the weather has been (intermittently) nice and I’m looking for things we can do outside when the weather is nice.
Here are a couple more great … Read More...
Work a Simple Stretchy Bind Off on Your Next Project
I have been knitting for a long time, but I still sometimes have problems with binding off too tightly. I think it’s because I’m in a rush to finish, so I don’t take the time to do it perfectly. But … Read More...
Adorable Easter Patterns to Use for Cross Stitch
While these Easter designs were originally made to be worked in Perler beads, they are super cute and easy to work in cross-stitch as well, so why not?
The collection, from U-Create Crafts, has Peep bunnies and regular bunnies, … Read More...
Vickie Howell is Crowdfunding for a Knitting Show
In case you haven’t already heard about this one, Vickie Howell, once host of “Knitty Gritty” and all around champion of the fiber arts in any medium she can think of, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a web … Read More...