It’s been a few years since I tried to find Passover cross stitch patterns (I did find one that said it was for Passover all those years ago!) and it turns out there are a few more options available now … Read More...
A Pretty Circular Yoke Sweater to Get You Through Winter
I was thinking the other day about how I really like circular yoke sweaters, and I hardly ever knit them. This is a style that’s worked in one piece from the top down, and you generally increase a lot of … Read More...
Animal Ear Bonnets to Knit for Little Ones
Last year I shared a couple of different options for sweet pixie bonnets for little kids with animal ears. The patterns are from Fox and Pine Stitches, and they actually have quite a few different options for kids in your … Read More...
Knit a Shawl Fit for an Italian Winter
Most of the time when I think of knit shawls, I imagine ethereal lace patterns that take a million years to knit and don’t suit my lifestyle (or my actual style, for that matter). While I’d love to knit a … Read More...
Clover Cross Stitch Patterns
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so I think it’s time to start stitching up some clover! Four-leaf clovers bring you luck, but shamrocks are three-leaved and more of a symbol of Ireland. Whichever way you stitch it, … Read More...
Leap Day Activities for Kids
Leap day, that extra day added to February 29 every four years, exists for a very important reason: to keep our calendar in sync with Earth’s actual orbit around the Sun.
A year isn’t exactly 365 days long. It takes … Read More...
Take Your Scrap Yarn on a Voyage
If all the writing I’ve been doing over the past few months about using your yarn stash and odd balls hasn’t yet inspired you to take on a stash-busting project, maybe this set of patterns will do it.
I love … Read More...
Cozy Cubes Jacket is All About the Details
When I first saw the Cozy Cubes Jacket by Hinterm Stein I thought it didn’t look handmade. In this case that’s a compliment, though I don’t know that it always would be. When it comes to this jacket what I … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Happy Little Mouse
I was scrolling through cross stitch patterns on Etsy the other day, as I do pretty regularly, and a design from Happy Little Mouse caught my eye, so I decided it was time to share them with you.
Happy Little … Read More...
Learn About Argentina for Kids
Argentina is a large South American country (technically the Argentine Republic) that is in fact the eighth largest country in the world.
Argentina Basics
Argentina is the second-largest country in South America, after Brazil. It covers an area of 2,780,400 … Read More...
Alternating Skeins When Knitting with Hand-Dyed Yarn
Working with hand-dyed yarn is a lot of fun, and it’s great for us to support independent yarn dyers when we can. But it can sometimes be tricky to use over the course of a full garment because of little … Read More...
Scarf Knitting Patterns Made with Sock Yarn
How to Turn a Photo or Drawing into a Cross-Stitch Pattern
One of the most common questions I see online when it comes to designing patterns is how to turn a photo or drawing into a cross stitch pattern. It’s not actually that difficult, especially if the project isn’t too detailed, … Read More...
Black History Month Activities for Kids
February is known as Black History Month in the United States and beyond, and while of course Black people should be learned about and honored in our curriculum throughout the year, it gives us an opportunity to be more conscious … Read More...
Knit a Vest with Cabled Details
When it comes to knit vests, I definitely have an ideal in mind. I like pretty simple shapes, and often simple stitch patterns, too, because I tend to wear vests as a layer, and not necessarily the top one.
But … Read More...
An Easy Heart Knitting Pattern for You
Years and years ago, before I even started writing here (and that was a LONG time ago!) I wrote the knitting page for a long-gone website called About.com. It was great fun and I wrote a lot of basic knitting … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Art Projects for Kids
There are so many fun ways to make and decorate hearts and Valentine’s Day themed stuff! These projects are great to do with a class or at home, and they can be used to decorate the classroom or as gifts … Read More...
Make a Matching Set with the Yarrow Headband and Scarf
One of the great things about knitting is that we can mix and match all sorts of different projects to create any kind of look we want. But sometimes it is also fun to create matching accessories for ourselves or … Read More...
Stitch a Scarf that Looks Like Chains
The other day I was talking about how much I love scarves because there are so many different things you can do with them. Even if you limit yourself to the “regular” rectangular shape, you can make a scarf in … Read More...
Temperature Tracking, Cross-Stitch Style
Recently I mentioned a temperature cross-stitch pattern in a post about Teeny Weeny XStitch, but if the concept is new to you I wanted to give you a little more information and another fun pattern option.
Temperature blankets and … Read More...