This one has such a soft, dreamy feel to it. The Girl in Meadow Hand Embroidery Pattern, Floral Design (PDF) from ModaVationStitchery is a digital download on Etsy, priced at AU$3.29 on sale from AU$8.22, and the shop … Read More...
Free Knitted Crown Pattern for Kids and Adults: A Sweet Handmade Dress-Up Idea
There’s something wonderfully charming about a knitted crown. It’s playful, useful for the dress-up basket, and just the sort of small project that gives a leftover ball of yarn a proper purpose. Much better than letting it roll around the … Read More...
Hedgehog Crochet Patterns for Adorable Woodland Makes
There is something about a little pointed nose and a round, woolly bottom that makes a crochet hedgehog terribly hard to resist. I can be quite sensible about my project list until a woodland animal appears, and suddenly the half-finished … Read More...
Free Knitted Knockers Crochet Pattern: Make Soft Breast Forms to Donate
If you have been searching for a Knitted Knockers crochet pattern, you might be wondering whether you have landed in the wrong craft category. Despite the name, there is an official crochet version, so you can put your hooks … Read More...
DIY Thrifted Glass Christmas Platter With Vintage Santa Fabric
There’s nearly always a glass serving plate hiding on a thrift-store shelf. Sometimes it has a scalloped edge, sometimes a pretty pressed-glass border, and quite often it looks like something your grandmother would have brought out for Christmas afternoon tea.… Read More...
Sandok Cable Sweater Review: Sizing, Yarn and What to Know Before Knitting
Some sweater patterns quietly join the knitting queue. Others make you mentally rearrange your entire winter wardrobe before you’ve even checked the yarn requirements.
The Sandok Cable Sweater by Tuva Sandok falls firmly into the second category. With bold cables, … Read More...
Christmas Poinsettia Candle Cozy Crochet Pattern – A Pretty Little Holiday Make for Battery Tea Lights
If you love adding little handmade touches to your Christmas decorating, this Christmas Poinsettia Candle Cozy from CraftBits is such a pretty project. It is festive, eye-catching, and just the sort of small crochet make that can add a lovely … Read More...
My Favorite Things Knitwear Review: Is This Pattern Website Worth Browsing?
Some knitting websites make me want to buy yarn. Others make me want to rethink my entire wardrobe. My Favourite Things Knitwear falls into that second category, with the sort of understated garments that make a plain jumper look … Read More...
DIY Thrifted Wool Blanket Christmas Trees
There is something wonderfully cosy about Christmas decorations made from old wool blankets and felted sweaters. The slightly faded checks, worn edges and mismatched colours give these stuffed Christmas trees the sort of character you simply cannot buy new.
They … Read More...
DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub
If you love simple handmade gifts that still feel festive and special, this DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub from CraftBits is such a fun little project. It is bright, pretty, and has that sweet cherry scent that makes it feel … Read More...
Ghost Poop Marshmallow Bags With a Free Printable Halloween Topper
If there is one thing that gets children giggling, it is giving an ordinary snack a slightly silly name. These “Ghost Poop” marshmallow bags turn a handful of white mini marshmallows into a funny little Halloween gift, with a smiling … Read More...
Knit Picks Friends & Family Sale: Save 20% on Your Next Knitting Project
If your knitting basket contains three unfinished projects but somehow none of the yarn you need for the next one, this might be useful news. The Knit Picks Friends & Family Sale is offering 20% off sitewide with promo code … Read More...
Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern
The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the … Read More...
DIY Faux Popcorn Garland That Looks Real and Lasts for Years
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about a popcorn garland draped around a Christmas tree. It has that old-fashioned, handmade look that feels as though it belongs beside wooden ornaments, dried orange slices and the slightly wonky decorations the children made … Read More...
15 Best Quilts to Make Using Your Scraps (Beautiful Scrap Quilt Ideas That Actually Work)
If you’ve ever stood in your sewing room staring at a basket of fabric scraps thinking, “I should do something with these,” this article is for you.
Scrap quilts aren’t just practical — they’re often the most joyful quilts we … Read More...
Domestic vs Imported Wool – Does Origin Matter in Felting?
Every felter has their favorites — that one roving supplier, that particular batt that just feels right in your hands. But have you ever noticed how one batch of wool felts like a dream while another (supposedly the same breed!) … Read More...
10 DIY Christmas Earrings To Make For The Holiday Season
These DIY Christmas earrings are festive, giftable, and fun to make, with tutorials using beads, polymer clay, wire, resin, faux leather, paper beads, and jingle bells.
Christmas earrings are one of those tiny holiday crafts that manage to do … Read More...
10 Temari Ball Instructions for Learning This Beautiful Japanese Needle Art
If you’ve ever fallen down a rabbit hole of perfectly stitched thread balls and thought, how on earth do people make those, this little roundup is for you. Temari has that magical combination of precision and charm that makes it … Read More...
15 Christmas Crafts From Recycled Items
Christmas crafting does not have to mean buying a whole trolley full of new supplies. Some of the prettiest handmade decorations can start with things you already have at home — cardboard tubes, old Christmas cards, glass jars, tin cans, … Read More...
20 Fall Dessert Bar Recipes for Potlucks and Thanksgiving
There is something wonderfully practical about a pan of dessert bars. You bake one batch, slice it into squares and suddenly have something lovely to take to a potluck, share over coffee or put on the Thanksgiving dessert table. No … Read More...