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Free Printable Lock Down Diary For Kids

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This Free Lockdown Diary is a free printable by © Stephen McCarthy and I have to say it is AMAZING! So many kids are struggling with anxiety and other mental health issues just being stuck at home with their parents in isolation. I mean can you imagine anything worse than being stuck in a room with 3 siblings and 2 adults? Life is very hard in isolation and this free printable diary or journal will help pass a little bit of time. I mean heck! this is perfect for adults too!

You can print the diary here.

Don’t have a printer at home? Download the screen version in Powerpoint format, fill in on the computer
and print out later. You can open this file in Google slides as well.

Check out our Free Art Therapy – Coronavirus coloring sheet

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Knit a Blanket with the Texture of a Ceiling

Knitwear designers can get inspiration from almost anything when it comes to re-creating a color scheme, an image or a texture in stitches. Sometimes the inspiration isn’t always obvious in the finished project, but sometimes it’s more literal. 

That’s the way it is with the Tin Ceiling Blanket from Purl Soho. Not just because the inspiration is in the name, but if you’ve ever seen one of these old ceilings you can see that the design of the blanket is quite similar to the pattern of the tin tiles. 

This is also a good example of the idea that you don’t have to use fancy stitch patterns or lots of color to make a big impact with your knits. This single-color blanket (designed by Gianna Mueller and inspired by a washcloth and towel set designed by Sandi Rosner) is made completely with knits and purls, other than slipped stitches at the beginning of rows to make neater edges. 

The pattern is written out row by row, but there’s also a chart, which means this project is a great opportunity to practice reading a chart where you can check your work against the written pattern if you need to. 

It comes in two sizes, a crib blanket and a throw. The yarn used in the sample is an organic cotton sold by the cone, which is a great way to get a large quantity of yarn and have fewer ends to weave in. In fact, you can knit either size of the blanket with just one cone of yarn, which isn’t inexpensive but makes you a great, sturdy, heirloom quality but still washable blanket you’ll use for years to come. (Of course you can use any sport weight yarn you like to make this blanket.)

Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho. 

[Photo: Purl Soho]