My garden isn’t quite making food yet but I’m excited for the day I can go into my yard and pluck a tomato off the vine for lunch. In the meantime, I might just have to stitch some vegetables — … Read More...
Printable Summer Activity Pack for Pre-K/Kindergarten
If you want to bring some fun learning activities into your summer with pre-k/kindergarten age kids, you’ll want to pick up this huge, free activity pack from This Reading Mama.
It includes an emergent reader booklet and an early emergent … Read More...
Add a Little Intarsia to Your Summer Top
I saw Cleome from Berroco on my feed the other day and I just knew I had to share it. I love the retro color palette and the fun added skill of using intarsia to make the zig zag/triangle shape … Read More...
Tropical Summer Cross Stitch Pattern
If the weather where you are has you wishing for a beach vacation, maybe you can stitch yourself an island dream instead.
The tropical summer cross stitch pattern from Alita Designs features a palm tree in the sun. The design … Read More...
Knit a Pretty Textured Vest
This sweet little V-neck cropped vest — more formally known as the Breakfast in the Garden Top by Minimi Knit Design — is a great project to knit now and wear through the summer and to layer when the weather … Read More...
Chalk Pastel Rainbow Pillow
This is such a fun technique and of course you can use it on all sorts of projects if you don’t happen to need a rainbow softie right now.
Barley & Birch has a great tutorial for using chalk pastels … Read More...
Red, White and Blue Knitting Patterns for Fourth of July and Beyond
I’ve done a lot of roundups of Fourth of July knitting patterns and things to make for other patriotic holidays through the years
(here are a few), These patterns are great to knit and wear/use on Flag Day, … Read More...
How to Follow a Knitting Pattern
If you’re new to knitting you might find deciphering the code of knitting to be a little troublesome, so here are some tips for how to follow a knitting pattern. This photo is from my Fisherman’s Rib Scarf Knitting Pattern… Read More...
Progress Rainbow Heart Cross Stitch Pattern
The Progress flag is a combination of the traditional rainbow Pride flag and other colors to evoke the diversity in the LGBTQ+ community.
This heart cross stitch pattern represents the flag colors with the word love in the center.
It’s … Read More...
Cute Crochet Pumpkin Coasters for Fall!
Crochet pumpkin coasters are a great craft idea for your Fall decorations! They work up very quickly and come in a variety of different sizes. You can make them in orange, or white, and place them all-around your home for … Read More...
Fourth of July Printable Games and Worksheets
With the Fourth of July coming up, you might be looking for printable games and activities to do in the classroom, at home or on road trips.
Here are some great options from all over the Internet.
Printable Fourth of
… Read More...Knit Yourself Some Luck with the Double Gourd Sweater
The double gourd has a layered meaning in Chinese symbolism, working to ward off evil, bring protection, blessings and good fortune, and to promote fertility. If you need to bring a little goodness into your life, check out Tina Tse … Read More...
It’s All Love Hat Knitting Pattern
Pride isn’t exactly the time of year when you need a warm double knit beanie in the United States, but the It’s All Love hat pattern from ReLo Designs for KnitPicks might be a fun thing to knit while watching … Read More...
European Travel Cross Stitch Designs
It’s prime travel season in the United States and Europe, and these cute sampler designs featuring European landmarks and characters are great for adding to your travel scrapbook or working on while you’re armchair traveling.
The patterns include an Eiffel … Read More...
Stitch a Relaxed Sweater with the Peach Fuzz Knitting Pattern
I love a pattern that looks deliberately scrappy, because that feels like an invitation to use stash even though it was written to use whole skeins of yarn.
Peach Fuzz from Melanie Berg uses color blocking on the body and … Read More...
Knitting Patterns to Celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee
Updated: With the Passing of Queen Elizabeth, we have republished this post, in loving Memory of the Queen. These Royal family and Queen Elizabeth knitting patterns are a great way to honor the queen in her loving memory.
Here is … Read More...
Rainbow Heart Cross Stitch Pattern
June is Pride month, so we might as well kick it off with a lovely rainbow design, right?
This rainbow heart would be great to stitch to make a pin or patch to wear at a Pride event, or just … Read More...
Leaf Lace Cardigan Knitting Pattern
Craft Gossip recently released a baby knitting pattern book, and while it’s not nice to pick favorites when it comes to patterns, I have to say my favorite pattern in the book is probably the leaf lace cardigan.
So many … Read More...
Make a Solar Oven from a Cardboard Box
I’m pretty sure I’ve shared a solar oven project before, but it’s worth repeating because this is such a fun and easy science lesson for kids when it’s hot outside.
The Craft Train made theirs with a shallow cardbord box … Read More...
Queen Elizabeth Cross Stitch to Celebrate Her Jubilee
The first week in June marks the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II taking the throne, and in 2022 that’s extra special because it’s her 70th year as queen. Mark the occasion — or make a fun project for any royal … Read More...