Craft Gossip

Independent craft blog since 2007

We Did It! The All-New CraftGossip App Is Here (And Yes… It’s FREE!)

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I’m going to say something a lot of long-time bloggers probably won’t admit…

Keeping up with the times is hard.

CraftGossip has been around since 2007 (which still feels wild to say out loud), and over the years we’ve watched everything change — how people browse, how they find inspiration, and especially how much time we all spend on our phones.

Meanwhile, we’ve been over here happily sharing thousands of craft ideas… mostly designed for desktop browsing.

And I kept thinking…
 we really need to fix that.

So we did.

 Introducing the CraftGossip App (finally)

After a lot of behind-the-scenes work (and a few “why didn’t we do this sooner?” moments), we’ve finally launched the CraftGossip App — and yes, it’s completely FREE.

Now you can:

  • Browse craft ideas easily on your phone
  • Scroll through projects while you’re mid-make
  • Save your favorite tutorials for later
  • Discover new inspiration without jumping between tabs

It’s everything you love about CraftGossip… just made for real life.

 Designed for How We Actually Craft

Let’s be honest — most of us aren’t sitting at a desk when we’re crafting.

We’re:

  • Sitting on the couch with yarn everywhere
  • At the kitchen table with fabric scraps piling up
  • Halfway through a project and quickly Googling “what comes next?”

The app makes it so much easier to:
 Find what you need quickly
 Jump between categories like knitting, crochet, sewing & more
 Keep all your ideas in one place

No more digging through bookmarks or trying to remember where you saw that one pattern.

 A Little Favour (From Me to You)

Now I’m going to ask something small…

If you download the app and enjoy it, we would really appreciate you leaving a review.

Not in a pushy way — just in that honest, “this helps small creators keep going” kind of way.

Because the truth is:
 Building something like this is a big step for us
 Keeping up with changing tech isn’t always easy
 And your feedback genuinely helps us improve and grow

Plus, it helps other crafters find the app too.

 Ready to Try It?

If you love:

  • Craft ideas
  • Patterns and tutorials
  • Saving inspiration for later
  • Having everything in one place

Then this is for you.

Download the app, have a browse, and let me know what you think.

Free to use, Free to download.  Get it in your App Store here.  

Android Version Coming Soon!!!! 

Have you read?

Pencil Cross Stitch Patterns

Last year I shared my cute pencil cross stitch bookmark pattern, so I thought this year maybe I would look for more pencil cross stitch patterns to celebrate back to school or the writer in your life. 

If you’re looking for a fancier version of a pencil bookmark, check out this pretty one from Embrovera. It has pretty flowers and hearts around the pencil with a stitched border. It measures 27 by 86 stitches and comes out to 1.9 by 6.1 inches, or 4.9 by 15.6 cm, stitched on 14 count fabric. 

Speaking of flowers, there’s also this floral pencil cross stitch design from Oh My Stitches Shop. The pencil is black on this one but you could make it any color you like. It measures 37 by 102 stitches and uses 17 colors. On 14 count fabric it is 2.36 by 7.08 inches, or 6.71 by 18.5 cm. 

If you want to stitch a pencil that’s a cute teacher gift for back to school, try this one from Daily Cross Stitch, which features a pencil stretched into a heart shape and a heart shaped eraser. It calls for 11 colors and is 65 by 52. On 14 count fabric that comes to 4.64 by 3.71 inches, or 11.78 by 9.42 cm. 

There’s also this cute chubby pencil with the word learn from Stitch Gallery PDF that would be cute for a teacher (or a homeschool classroom). It looks like it uses five colors and the designer suggests using a piece of fabric that’s around 7 inches/17.6 cm square for this project. 

How about a teeny tiny pencil cross stitch pattern? This one from Bella Rose Craft also includes a wee apple design, and these mini patterns would be cute as a necklace or keychain charm. And at 7 by 13 stitches you can finish this one up in no time. 

Stitch the pencil alone or with this cute collection of school supplies that includes a glue bottle, crayons and calculator. The pattern is from sosacaetano, and it would be so cute for a classroom or stitched on a card. The full design as show is 6 by 1.75 inches (15.24 by 4.44 cm) on 14 count fabric.