When you’re new to a craft, you don’t know what you don’t know. It always surprises me the really basic questions that people ask in knitting and crochet Facebook groups that I’m in, things you’d think “everyone” knows like the … Read More...
Playing with and Learning about Bugs
Spring seems like the perfect time for talking about bugs in the classroom or at home, but kids tend to love bugs all the time. Here are some educational ideas having to do with bugs as well as bug crafts … Read More...
A Brilliant Wrap for Minis or Yarn Leftovers
I love a good stash busting project, and that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the Brilliant Brickwork Wrap by Amy Crumpton.
It’s actually designed to use mini skeins of fingering weight yarn, but I feel like … Read More...
Rainy Day Activities for Home and School
Years ago when my daughter was still a toddler and still at home all day, I compiled a list of 64 rainy day activities to do with your toddler (also great for sick days, or any other day you need … Read More...
Book Review: Viking Knits
Beautiful people and beautiful sweaters combine in Lasse L. Matberg’s Viking Knits. The book includes more than 40 Scandinavian inspired knits for men, women and children featuring textured stitches and colorwork.
Matberg is known as The Viking and has worked … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Amanda G Cross Stitch
Amanda G Cross Stitch is the place to go if you love floral cross stitch patterns and projects with a scrapbooky feel. Almost all of her designs include flowers, and a lot of them are spring flowers, making her projects … Read More...
Book Review: Nature School: Planet Earth
Learning about the Earth, its place in the universe, what its made of and the creatures that live on it are all a part of understanding our place in the world and why the planet needs protection. Nature School: Planet … Read More...
An Easy Way to Keep Cross Stitch Fabric from Fraying
If you’ve been cross stitching for a while, you might have heard of this hack before, but for our newer stitchers I wanted to mention it since I came across it again recently on the Koekoek blog.
One of the … Read More...
Easter Chick Knitting Patterns
Chicks don’t necessarily have anything to do with Easter, but they are a popular motif this time of year. I’ve shared some chick knitting patterns before, but it seems like time to share some more.
I love this little bitty … Read More...
Fun Kite Themed Activities for Kids
It’s been a while since I’ve done a post on kite crafts and activities, so let’s see what’s new in this fun genre that’s perfect for the windy days of spring!
Probably the easiest kite you can make is … Read More...
Book Review: Cross Stitch Celebrations: Graduation
Through the years I have shared a lot of cross stitch patterns for a lot of different occasions, but one thing I haven’t shared a lot of is cross stitch patterns related to graduation. Which is weird, because it’s a … Read More...
Learn All About Ribbing (+ a Free Pattern to Try)
It might sound weird to you, but one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns is ribbing. I find it kind of fun to knit, because it feels mechanical after a while and I don’t really have to think about it, … Read More...
Stitch Up Tiny Landmarks in Stamp Form
I don’t know if stamps are trending as a craft motif or maybe I’m just ahead of the game, but Pinterest has been serving me a lot of content in all sorts of craft genres having to do with stamps … Read More...
Religious Easter Crafts for Kids
One way to make Easter more meaningful for kids with a religious background is to incorporate some religions Easter crafts, which give you time to talk about the meaning of Easter while you create something. (Check out more Easter activities … Read More...
Ebb and Flow with the Details in this Sweater Knitting Pattern
Tif Neilan is a known fan of herringbone stitch as a design element in her patterns. I love it, too, and have written a couple of posts about herringbone stitch and other ways to make herringbone designs in knitting.
Tif … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Patterns by Rybka Stitch
The thing I want you to know about Patterns by Rybka Stitch is that their patterns tell a story. OK, some of them are just gnomes or dragons dressed up for different holidays, and that’s not really that deep, but … Read More...
Learn about Cape Verde for Kids (Cabo Verde)
Cape Verde, also known Cabo Verde and officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa. Its islands were formed by volcanic activity and have a combined land area of around 1,557 square … Read More...
Easter Gnome Cross Stitch Patterns
In my never-ending quest to share holiday related patterns that I haven’t shared before, today I bring you a collection of Easter gnome cross stitch patterns. I don’t know why gnomes are so popular, but I will admit they are … Read More...
Easy Easter Basket Knitting Patterns
It’s been a while since I shared Easter basket knitting patterns last, so let’s look at some new (and easy!) Easter basket knitting patterns if you’re looking for something new to make this season.
I’m a big fan of little … Read More...
Cactuar Cactus Knitting Pattern
I’m going to admit at the top here that I had no idea what a cactuar was when I first picked this pattern to write about. I just thought it was cute and would fit well into my continuing series … Read More...