Are you all tired of scrap knitting projects yet? I hope not, because I probably never will be. This is one of those that was actually designed to be worked with scraps, though I’m sure you ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/gather-your-scraps-for-a-fun-wrap/2024/03/28/
By the end of March where I live we are starting to have more warm days than not, and all we want to do is spend more time outside. Luckily we can make it educational and a little fun, too, … ...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/spring-activities-to-get-kids-outside/
I consider myself a barely intermediate cross-stitcher, so there are a lot of things you can do with cross stitch that I haven’t done (yet! I’m working on it!). One of the gaps in my knowl...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/how-to-cross-stitch-on-linen-2/2024/03/27/
One of the skills I want to use more this year is double knitting. This is a technique that uses slipped stitches in a particular way to make a double-sided fabric. You can use it with a singl...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/double-knitting-patterns/2024/03/27/
I don’t know why there are so many mosaic shawl knitting patterns out in the world. Searching on Ravelry there are nearly 2,500 options for mosaic knit shawls! But a shawl is a great canvas ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/mosaic-shawl-knitting-patterns/2024/03/26/
As it starts to warm up in the spring, lots of new creatures arrive on the scene, including baby birds and birds that migrated south for the winter and are returning with the spring. There are l...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/bird-learning-activities-for-kids/
If you’re like me, you’re probably feeling the need to change up some of your decor for spring. These spring wreath cross stitch patterns are great for this season and beyond, won’t look o...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/spring-flower-wreath-cross-stitch-patterns/2024/03/25/
This is one of those designs that, while it can be knit in lots of different kinds of yarn, really benefits from choosing a yarn with similar characteristics, if not the one the designer used. ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-super-cozy-boxy-cardigan/2024/03/25/
If you’re reading this when I wrote this, the United States is gearing up for a solar eclipse, but even if you’re reading it later, these solar eclipse activities are a lot of fun to add to�...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/solar-eclipse-activities-for-kids/
I guess I’ve got food-related knitting on the brain lately! After sharing the pretzel and macaron pillows the other day, here’s another fun food knitting project for you. Play with your f...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/set-the-table-for-breakfast-with-knitting/2024/03/24/
If you’re a fan of art nouveau, art deco or the arts and crafts period in design, have I got a treat for you today. Etsy seller Whoopicat is based in Michigan and makes glorious stitched repro...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/designer-spotlight-whoopicat/2024/03/23/
One of the easiest ways to use a little bit of leftover yarn in another knitting project is to add stripes. The Lollipop Crossbody Bag from Ainur Berkimbayeva gives you a chance to use leftover ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/use-welts-to-add-color-to-a-circular-bag/2024/03/23/
I’m excited to have finally made it to Australia on our tour of the world, both because I know that there are lots of resources available for learning about Australia and because the good peop...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/learning-about-australia-for-kids/
I have long considered myself to be not a poncho person. Other than making one for my daughter when she was really young, I don’t think I’ve ever knit one, because I don’t know if it’s a...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-pretty-poncho-with-lace-and-cables/2024/03/22/
I grew up Catholic, and I remember when we did our first communion each child had a banner with their name and some religious symbols or other things on it, and for some reason that’s what thi...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/how-to-make-a-cross-stitch-banner-2/2024/03/21/
I write these posts up to a month in advance, so I hope by the time this post goes live it won’t be a lie to say I recently finished what was probably the most intense knitting experience of m...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/how-to-add-duplicate-stitch-to-knitting-patterns/2024/03/21/
I know people typically think of lighter weight yarns when they think of knitting for babies. One of the terms used for light weight yarn is even “baby yarn.” But I think there are a lot of ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knits-for-babies-using-worsted-weight-yarn/2024/03/20/
Springtime is prime time for learning about the weather where I live, because in the southern United States, spring tends to be the time with the weirdest weather. Kids need to know about storms...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/learning-about-the-weather-with-kids/
Last year I shared some fun Easter word art cross stitch patterns with you, but if you don’t want to be quite that specific so you can leave your stitching on display longer, here are some op...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/spring-word-art-cross-stitch-patterns/2024/03/19/
I don’t have the best methods when it comes to deciding what to share with you all. Usually I will see something when I’m scrolling Ravelry, Facebook or Instagram and I’ll grab the link an...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-matched-set-of-projects-with-a-fun-double-border/2024/03/19/
In an expected move, craft store chain Joann has filed for bankruptcy to help the company deal with debt problems. According a news release issued by the company, Joann has “received commit...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/craft-retailer-joann-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/2024/03/18/
I can’t say for sure what has come over me, but I have lately been feeling like I want to knit a cropped sweater. I do not particularly have a wasitline that I would consider conducive to crop...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/syncope-sweater-knitting-pattern/2024/03/18/
I usually think of balaclavas as being for the coldest part of winter. I knit my husband one (one of the rare things I’ve knit for him because I knew he would actually use it) and he wears it ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-sock-weight-balaclava/2024/03/17/
Easter can often turn into more of a celebration of spring than a religious holiday, but for Christians the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection are the center of this observance. While all ...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/making-easter-meaningful-for-kids/
If you love to knit different kinds of patterned blocks, you will love 100 Knitted Tiles edited by Sarah Callard. This book features charts and patterns with designs inspired by ceramic tiles ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/book-review-100-knitted-tiles/2024/03/16/
Anabella’s Shop is an Etsy store based in North Carolina that features a vast array of classic samplers, more modern cute projects, fabric, floss and other supplies for stitchers and sewists. ...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/designer-spotlight-anabellas-shop/2024/03/15/
Sometimes I feel like crochet beats knitting in terms of whimsy. I know there are plenty of fun and funky knitting patterns with all sorts of subjects, but it just feels like there are so many m...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/a-couple-of-tasty-knitting-patterns/2024/03/15/
Holi is an important Indian festival that celebrates spring as well as the triumph of good over evil. It’s a very colorful holiday and even involves throwing colored powder around, so you can...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/celebrating-holi-with-kids/
Broken rib is a fun and easy knitting stitch that can be worked on any number of stitches. One row is knit and the second row is worked like ribbing. Repeating those two rows gets you a knit fab...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/broken-rib-knitting-patterns/2024/03/14/
Spring is the time we start thinking about and maybe stitching up little rabbits and chicks and the like, but there are plenty of other cute baby animals we can make, whether for a nursery or ...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/baby-animal-cross-stitch-patterns/2024/03/13/
There are a lot of patterns that I knit back when I wrote for About.com (does anyone even remember About.com?) that either can’t be found any more or can’t be found without a lot of digging ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-little-easter-basket/2024/03/13/
I’m a fan of a full-length sweater pretty much all the time, but lately I’ve been seeing the appeal of a sweater scarf. These designs are sort of like a super-long shrug (sometimes also wide...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/sweater-scarf-knitting-patterns/2024/03/12/
March is Women’s History Month, so it’s a great time for kids and adults alike to learn more about women in history that we should already know about. Talking about women in STEM is popul...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/book-review-she-can-stem/
March is celebrated as Women’s History Month, so why not stitch up some great iconic women from history to celebrate? Debs Cross Stitch has this awesome kit for a women who made history cro...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/cross-stitch-for-womens-history-month/2024/03/11/
You know I’m all about finding and sharing patterns that help you use your yarn leftovers. Here’s a sweet little shawl that’s meant to be made with the leftovers from a couple of other pro...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-yourself-a-special-little-something/2024/03/11/
I have knit a lot of sweaters through the years, and there are some that are decidedly in heavier rotation than others. You’d think it might be the fancy ones, the ones that were a lot of work...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-your-new-favorite-everyday-sweater/2024/03/10/
I know it’s not until April we talk about showers bringing flowers, but if you need to see some blooms in the meantime, why not stitch yourself a bunch of spring flowers with these cross stitc...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/spring-flower-cross-stitch-patterns/2024/03/09/
I don’t really feel like I should need to write any words on this post for you to want to make this adorable hat for a baby in your life. Or maybe not even a baby. A toddler or a … Read Mo...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/nautical-anchor-hat-knitting-pattern/2024/03/09/
Aruba’s catchphrase bills it as one happy island, and this little land in the southern Caribbean probably got its name from the indigenous word oruba, which means “well situated island.�...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/all-about-aruba-for-kids/
One of the easiest ways to use a bunch of yarn, whether you’re getting rid of stash or just want to make a big project, is by knitting a blanket. Adding stripes is an easy way to use lots of �...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/play-with-stripes-in-this-squishy-blanket-pattern/2024/03/08/
If you’re looking for cross stitch patterns with a gothic twist, you can find them at Lola Crow Cross Stitch. This Etsy seller based in Oregon describes their shop as having “adorably unusua...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/designer-spotlight-lola-crow-cross-stitch/2024/03/07/
Many years ago, when my now-ninth grader was in kindergarten, I did a couple of summer camps at her school dealing with fiber arts for kids. One of the projects I made in one of those weeks was ...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-toys-made-out-of-squares/2024/03/07/
Learn how to draw a bunny with this tutorial from Printable Crush . You could do this at home or in a classroom and hang the results as your classroom decor for the spring. There’s one version...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/easter-themed-learning-activities/
I know a lot of people like to start knitting sweaters that are made flat in pieces, and that’s totally fine. That way you can focus on getting the stitches and the shaping right while you’r...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-your-first-sweater-with-easy-raglan-patterns/2024/03/06/
Ramadan is an important time in the Islamic calendar observed with fasting, prayer and reflection, and you can add a layer of meaning to this time by working on Ramadan cross stitch patterns. ...
https://cross-stitch.craftgossip.com/ramadan-cross-stitch-patterns/2024/03/05/
I’ve shared a lot of Easter bunny knitting patterns through the years (including my own giant Peep-style bunny knitting pattern , which I’ve now made three times and is just so much fun) bu...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-easter-bunny-patterns/2024/03/05/
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and is a time when adults fast during the day and celebrate the end of the month with a holiday called Eid. Kids aren’t required to fast bu...
https://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/celebrating-ramadan-for-kids/
I won’t say this sweater wouldn’t be pretty on its own, but the finishing embellishments on the Schickimicki pullover definitely take it to a different level. The sweater, designed by Clau...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/knit-a-sweater-thats-all-about-the-finishing-touches/2024/03/04/
I have knit a lot of socks in my knitting career, but so far I’ve never knit yoga socks. Even when I did yoga more regularly than I do right now (which is basically never, at least so far t...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/elevation-yoga-socks/2024/03/03/
Sweater knitting is probably the pinnacle of knitting. Beginners look forward to the time when they can knit their first sweater, and many experienced knitters have whole wardrobes full of handk...
https://knitting.craftgossip.com/review-essential-knit-sweaters/2024/03/02/