March is Peanut Month, so it’s a great time to spend some time learning about the life and legacy of George Washington Carver. While he is known as a scientist who explored many different uses for the peanut, he … Read More...
How to Make a Cross Stitch Pattern into a Bag
The other day I was looking at spring and Easter cross stitch patterns, as one will do this time of year, and I came across this cute cross-stitched bag pattern from Durene J Cross Stitch.
The design features two little … Read More...
Earth Day Printables and Activities
I know doing printables for Earth Day doesn’t sound very eco friendly, but it does give you a chance to talk to kids about how you can make the classroom or the home a little greener by only printing what … Read More...
Lana Poncho: Free Child’s Crochet Poncho Pattern
The Lana Poncho – a free child’s crochet poncho pattern is the perfect cozy addition to your little one’s wardrobe.
This free pattern is written for 6 sizes (from 6 months up to 10 years), so no matter your child’s … Read More...
Knit Socks with Gate-Inspired Colorwork
I’ll admit to not totally understanding the appeal of fancy knit socks. I enjoy knit socks (both wearing and knitting them), but my socks are generally super simple, stockinette or a basic textured stitch pattern. For me socks are all … Read More...
Easter Bunnies Free Cross-Stitch Pattern
Decorate your home for Easter with these cute little bunnies – you can use plastic canvas to turn them into charms, keychain pendants or even fridge magnets!
The free pattern designed by Nadezda Gavrilenkova uses the DMC color palette, … Read More...
Celebrate Earth Day with Kids
Earth Day is a great time to get kids talking about and thinking about the environment, and it might even be starting to get warm enough where you live to do some activities outside. Here are some great Earth Day … Read More...
How to Knit Bubble Stitch
Knitting trends come and go, and of course it depends on where you look what things you will find that are popular, but I feel like I have been seeing a lot of bubble stitch knitting projects lately.
Bubble stitch … Read More...
All about Cross-Stitch Needles
I do cross stitch from time to time, but I haven’t ever given much thought to the supplies I use to do it. I have always used whatever I happened to have access to, including whatever needle was nearby.
That … Read More...
How to Adjust Sock Knitting Patterns
Yesterday I shared a bunch of men’s sock knitting patterns, and it got me thinking about how to adjust sock knitting patterns if you find one you like that doesn’t fit the foot you want to knit for (whether … Read More...
Fun Activities to Learn about Butterflies
Spring is a great time of year to talk about butterflies, whether you live where butterflies are migrating this time of year or not. Here are some fun resources, games and butterfly themed activities to help your kids learn about … Read More...
Men’s Sock Knitting Patterns
A reader recently commented on a very old post about men’s sock knitting patterns that several of the patterns weren’t available any more, so I decided it was time to provide you with a new batch of men’s sock knitting … Read More...
Dream of Spring with this Allover Colorwork Sweater Knitting Pattern
A little bit of colorwork, whether it’s stripes, slip stitches, working with a multicolored yarn, stranded knitting, intarsia or any other method, adds a lot more interest and fun to a knitting project.
When it’s allover colorwork, that’s even better. … Read More...
Book Review: Whimsical Cross Stitch
I don’t get my hands on cross stitch books all that often, but I visited my local library recently and saw this one that I wanted to share with you.
Whimsical Cross-Stitch: More than 130 Designs from Trendy … Read More...
Learning about Women in STEM
It’s Women’s History Month, but if we’re being honest we could do a better job of teacher our kids about the amazing accomplishments of women in history throughout the year. I decided to highlight women in STEM today but it’s … Read More...
The Knitter Behind the “Banshees of Inisherin” Sweaters
The Banshees of Inisherin is one of the 10 nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars, with other nominations going to the director, Martin McDonagh (who also got a nod for best screenplay; and actors Colin Ferrell, Barry Keoghan and … Read More...
Celebrate Pi Day with Cross Stitch
Pi Day is a geeky math holiday (said with the utmost love) that happens every year on March 14 (because the date is 3.14, the beginning of the number for pi).
If you want to celebrate Pi Day, or just … Read More...
Learn about Telling Time
It’s just about time for Daylight Saving Time to start in most of the United States (and it’s coming up in other places soon), so it seems like a good time to talk about time.
As an aside, if … Read More...
Explore Houndstooth Knitting with this Fun Hat Pattern
I don’t know why this hat pattern reminds me of Wednesday Addams. I guess it’s because of the black and white motif, which is commonly seen in a lot of her wardrobe, including her iconic checkerboard vest.
Of course … Read More...
How to Stitch Partial Stitches in Cross Stitch
When you are just starting out in cross stitch, it’s a great idea to stick to patterns that only use whole stitches. That means that you’ll be working a full and full-sized X, from one hole in the fabric diagonally … Read More...