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The Amber Cowl will keep your neck warm on cold days. The design features a combination of delicate lace stripes and slipped stitches.
It’s an easy repeating pattern you’ll be quick to memorize. The design is worked with worsted weight … Read More...
One of the tenets of the Jewish High Holidays — Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur
— is tzedakah, which means charity, justice or righteousness.
On holidays and Shabbat, Jewish families often collect money in tzedakah boxes to save and give … Read More...
I saw this sweater on Facebook a little while ago and if I had a little one the right age for it I would definitely knit one right up.
The Annie Sweater by Melanie Rountree has puffy sleeves, can be … Read More...
It’s September, so it’s officially time to start making all the pumpkin related crafts. This Pumpkin Vine cross stitch pattern from Ugly Duckling House is a great place to start.
This pumpkin is so pretty and uses 13 different colors. … Read More...
Definitions for each stated and 5 differences between amigurumi and crochet in terms of techniques, materials, time needed and other reasons. Hopefully informative!
A shofar 
is a horn usually made from a ram’s horn that is used in important Jewish holiday observances include Rosh Hashanah.
This shofar craft is super clever and gives you a chance to talk to kids about the use … Read More...
If your thoughts turn to crafts that are a little creepy this time of year, well, this pumpkinhead doll is really cuter than creepy but it might be a sweet addition to your spooky season crafts all the same.
The … Read More...
There’s nothing like getting your house fixed up for spooky season, and in this case you can stitch up a haunted house to deck out your house, haunted or otherwise.
This sampler Halloween house cross stitch pattern from Zander Print … Read More...
I love the little striped cardigan from our baby knitting ebook!
First, raglan sleeves are my favorite; they are so easy to knit and make it easy to keep the stripes looking crisp all the way around the project.
I … Read More...
It has a detailed breakdown of 2D and 3D shapes for crocheters to try out flat surfaces and try to move onto amigurumi as well – hopefully a useful resource! There are step by step tutorials and many videos inside … Read More...
If you’ve ever gotten a bunch of mini skeins — or wanted to use a bunch of little bits of yarn — but you weren’t exactly sure what you wanted to do with them all, the Scratch Solstice Cowl is … Read More...
Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, is coming up soon, and these printables will help you celebrate with kids or give you a way to teach kids who aren’t observant a little about Jewish traditions.
These Rosh … Read More...
Eisaku Noro, the creator and founder of Noro Yarns, has died. Noro was immensely creative and developed his namesake yarns with luscious color combinations that are often imitated but it’s still possible to pick out a garment made with … Read More...
Welcome to the enchanting world of cross-stitching, where the beauty of nature intertwines with the warmth of autumn. As summer slowly gives way to the vibrant hues of fall, sunflowers emerge as a quintessential symbol of the season. Delve into … Read More...
Not too long ago my Facebook memory reminded me about the day my daughter told me about the no Internet game, which involves a dinosaur running through the desert, jumping cacti and dodging other dinos. (It’s a game that was … Read More...
It seems like everything is coming up apples, pencils and other back-to-school symbols these days, and these cute printables for teaching fractions from 123 Homeschool 4 Me are great to add to the mix.
Here you’ll find printable pencil puzzles … Read More...
It might be September and the fall knits are creeping in, but I can’t resist holding onto summer a little longer to share the Sarina Tank from Pacific Knot.
This pretty top is worked from the bottom up in the … Read More...
It’s so lovely to see butterflies flitting about in the summer and fall where we live. Capture a bit of that magic with the tropical blue butterfly cross stitch pattern from Craft with Cartwright.
This design is 95 by 102 … Read More...
This is a fun idea to make with kids at home or to include in a science center at school. These ocean zone bottles help kids learn about how little light there is the deeper you go in the ocean, … Read More...
These socks from Knitgrammer combine stripes and colorwork flowers for a fun summery design that is inspired by the Finnish fashion brand Marimekko.
The construction is quite basic: the socks are knitted cuff down and the pattern comes with a … Read More...