Every year I share Hanukkah cross stitch patterns, but it seems especially important this year to take a moment to reflect on the season of light and hope that Hanukkah is.
Stitch People has a cute Hanukkah freebie you can … Read More...
Worsted Weight Knit Amigurumi Animal Patterns
I’ve been working on a series of posts about ways to use leftover worsted weight yarn, and it seems to me that knit amigurumi is a great place to start. Not only is knitting little animals (or other things, but … Read More...
Remember November with this Knit Hat and Mitt Set
I don’t know what happened to Vanessa Smith that one November so that she needed to commemorate it in yarn, but I think it’s a good thing for the rest of us that she did.
The Novemberist hat and mitts … Read More...
Elf on the Shelf Ideas for the Classroom
If you have a classroom elf, it can be hard to come up with Elf on the Shelf
style ideas every day along with all the other things you have to do in the crazy runup to the holidays.
My … Read More...
Religious and Acts of Kindness Advent Calendars
The advent calendar activity ideas I recently shared mostly focused on fun holiday-type things you can do together as a family like looking at lights and drinking hot chocolate, but if you want to bring about a deeper meaning in … Read More...
Easy Mitten Knitting Pattern
I recently shared a post all about mitts and mittens to knit using sock yarn leftovers. I know using sock yarn for mittens makes it sound like they will take forever, and maybe not even be that warm because the … Read More...
Snowflake Cross Stitch Patterns
I know it might not be feeling all that wintry where you are (we typically go back and forth a lot before it decides to solidly be winter where I live sometime in December) but if you want to tempt … Read More...
Christmas Stocking Patterns to Knit
When I added writing a post about Christmas stocking knitting patterns to my list for November, I went back to look at some old pattern roundups to make sure I wasn’t repeating patterns and I had to laugh at myself … Read More...
Advent Calendar Ideas for Kids
When my daughter was younger, for several years I did a book advent calendar for her. Some of the books would repeat every year, while others were new. It was a lot of fun but as she got into chapter … Read More...
Christmas Village Cross Stitch Patterns
I always feel a little weird sharing holiday patterns as early as I know I need to for people to be able to make them for the current year’s holiday season, but in this case we might already be too … Read More...
Review: The Art of Landscape Knitting
Nature has a lot to offer in the way of inspiration to artists, and knitters are no exception. Anne Le Brocq used textures from the sea, forest, mountains and more to develop textured stitch patterns she shares in her book … Read More...
Review: Let’s Play!
If you or your kids have ever wondered about the kinds of games kids play in other parts of the world, you’ll enjoy reading and playing through Let’s Play: Children’s Games from Around the World. This book by Nancy … Read More...
Christmas Tree Cross Stitch Patterns
The past couple of years we haven’t put up a Christmas tree because we have cats that can’t be trusted. I’m thinking of getting a tabletop tree this year, but I also think it would be fun to craft a … Read More...
Knit a Super Cozy Hat
I’ve talked before about how I don’t love wearing hats, but I will admit they’re fun and satisfying to knit. And honestly if I went outside more when it’s cold (I try not to whenever possible) I would probably like … Read More...
Cross Stitch Samplers with a Historic Twist
It’s funny that even though most of the cross stitch designers I’ve been profiling lately came to me from a list I’m picking from at random, quite a few of them have been designers who focus on samplers (see, for … Read More...
Use Slip Stitches to Make a Sweet Scarf
Yesterday I shared a project with you that involved slip stitches on a super bulky yarn base. This scarf uses slip stitches, too, but in a more delicate way on a much lighter weight yarn, which gives them a totally … Read More...
Thanksgiving Printables for the Table
If you’ve got a bunch of kids (or even just a couple of kids) coming over for Thanksgiving, you might need some things to entertain them while they wait for the food to be ready. These Thanksgiving printables are great … Read More...
A Super Warm Headband to Knit in a Flash
I love knit headbands and earwarmers because they are almost as warm as wearing a hat without having to actually wear a hat. Since I’m always cold, even inside the house, I really should experiment with wearing a thick earwarmer … Read More...
Review: Cute Kawaii Cross Stitch
Kawaii is a style that has taken over around the world, and it is found in lots of different crafting genres, too. Kawaii cross stitch patterns are usually small, colorful and have smiling faces to add to their adorableness.
Sosae … Read More...
Knit Holiday Hats with Fox and Pine Stitches
Fox and Pine Stitches has an array of holiday-themed knitting patterns for you to choose from, if you’re looking for Santa hats, stocking caps or other projects with a winter theme. I couldn’t decide which ones to share so here’s … Read More...