Maybe I just need a snack, but while I was casting about for cross stitch patterns to share I saw this cute popcorn cross stitch pattern from Trellis & Thyme on Etsy and it inspired me to want to collect … Read More...
Fun Bug Learning Activities
I recently shared a roundup of activities related to butterflies, and while butterflies are great, they aren’t the only bugs we should be paying attention to or learning about. So now I bring you bug learning activities having to … Read More...
Knit a Snug Hat with the Pentacap Knitting Pattern
Woolly Wormhead is well known for their interesting hat designs, which often use different construction methods or design elements to make a hat that looks a bit different from the usual beanie.
The Pentacap is a free pattern on the … Read More...
Knitting Pattern -The Ice Diamond Headband
The Diamond Ice headband from Mirella Moments is the perfect winter accessory, though it could be worn as a headband, too, if it’s getting warmer where you live. It is double-layered making it extra warm.
This headband features a diamond-shaped … Read More...
How to Reuse Ripped Out Yarn
I think every knitter form time to time starts a project (and maybe even finishes a project) only to determine it’s just not right. Maybe the garment doesn’t fit, or you don’t like it as much as you thought you … Read More...
Different Kinds of Cross Stitch Thread and What to Use Them for
Admittedly, I’m pretty basic when it comes to cross stitching. Most of the time I only use plain, single color, cotton thread. I have been known to use multicolored thread occasionally. It is really fun, as long at the parts … Read More...
Fun Cable Knitting Patterns to Boost Your Skills
I love the look of cable knitting patterns but I’ve never done a lot with them. A braid or staghorn cable is about as exciting as it gets over here. I’d like to change that so I pulled together this … Read More...
Kite Activities for Kids
Kites are a lot of fun to make, to play with and to use in learning activities. With Go Fly a Kite Day (seriously) happening on April 16, it’s a great time to explore osme kite learning activities.
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… Read More...Earth Day Cross Stitch Patterns
Earth Day is coming up soon, and while it’s not obvious, I feel like crafters can be a force for good in the world in lots of ways, including for the environment. When we make things we tend to take … Read More...
What is a Shawl Cuff, How to Make or Where to Buy Your Own
I’ve always wanted to knit up or otherwise craft a shawl cuff for myself, but it’s on the long list of projects I haven’t gotten to yet. A shawl cuff is a little piece of fabric or leather with a … Read More...
Stretch Your Skills with This Brioche Shawl Knitting Pattern
I usually post knitting patterns that are relatively easy, not necessarily because I expect my audience is mostly beginners, but because knitters of all skill levels can potentially enjoy projects on the easier end of the skill level scale, especially … Read More...
Printable Bookmarks for Kids
April 12 is DEAR Day, otherwise known as Drop Everything and Read, a concept made popular by Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books. (It’s April 12 because it was her birthday.)
Reading is worth celebrating all the time, and I thought it … Read More...
Sunflower Cross Stitch Patterns
I know sunflowers aren’t an early spring flower, but I guess it’s the sun being around a bit more that makes me start thinking about sunflowers.
Did you know sunflowers are typically yellow, but they can also be orange, red, … Read More...
How to Draw a Bird
There are all sorts of weird holidays out there, and recently as I was scrolling through a list of them I saw that April 8 is draw a bird day. I don’t know why, but it seems as good a … Read More...
Get Some Texture with the Pass the Honey Knitting Pattern
I love a good stockinette stitch pattern because of the classic look and the fact that I don’t have to pay a lot of attention to what I’m doing.
But I’ll admit I’m a sucker for a good textured knit, … Read More...
The Best Cross Stitch Pattern Generators
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‘ve never used a cross stitch pattern generator before, but they look like a great way to make a cross stitch pattern that’s perfectly unique. In some of the crafting Facebook groups I’m in, it’s common for people to … Read More...
Marble Runs and Other Activities with Marbles for Kids
I read that April 7 is National Marble Day, but of course any day is a good day to play with marbles. Making marble runs is a great STEM activity, and you can even pull in some art activities by … Read More...
Paying Attention to the Ergonomics of Knitting
I learned to knit when I was a kid, and I learned the English/throwing/yarn-in-the-right-hand method. When I picked up knitting again after college I re-learned in the same way. But since helping other people learn to knit and enjoy their … Read More...
Felted Knitting Patterns
As I have been writing pattern roundups recently, I feel like I am getting more felting patterns than I have seen recently. I don’t know if felting is coming back or if it’s just that I have been searching for … Read More...
Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns
It’s not quite strawberry season where I live, but as soon as the weather starts getting consistently warm I start looking out for local berries. They’re my favorite sign that summer is coming and one of my favorite things to … Read More...