Working with the Instant Plaid Pattern The trick with the Instant Plaid pattern is to wrap the yarn around your needle twice when you go to knit the stitches that will be slipped across the front. The double wrapping give those stitches twice as much yarn so that they won’t pull up the whole base row …
I love pumpkins. I love everything about them. I love how their creeping vines seem to grow miles over night. I love watching a pumpkin grow from flower to full grown fruit. I love the looks of a field of pumpkins… it virtually screams autumn. I love the color. Although there are many new …
Hark the Herald Angels sing. Glory to the newborn king. Make a single angel or a Heavenly Host. Have them visit Baby Jesus at our Advent Nativity which can be found HERE or add a string and hang them as Christmas ornaments. Materials: 3 1/2″ angel body for large angel (pictured) 2″ angel body …
What is it about autumn that makes it so many people’s favorite season? Is it the break from oppressive summer heat? Perhaps. If you have children, is it the return to school and “normal” routines. Could be. Don’t even get me started on the foods and spices! There are any number of reasons it could …
Working with the Hexagon Pattern This is a fun block to make, although it is not very “square.” The edges want to curl up in a wonky way and blocking this square was a bit of a challenge. You will often see this pattern worked with a wide garter stitch border to help with the edges. …
Nothing is better at keeping frighting monsters at bay like a friendly monster buddy. Over the past few weeks we have shared a host of monster friends. We did a showcase of Knit Monster Patterns and for our non-knitter friends we shared a Crochet Monster Pattern collection. Today, for all of you that do not …
We are in the home stretch of completing our revised Advent Unit with more activities and more fun just in time for the Advent season. We will sharing more info about that soon. Right now you can view our original Advent Unit HERE. Today we are sharing our collection of FREE Advent appliques that go …
Everyone knows a Knight needs a Mighty Steed! I can’t believe that it has been 2 years since I promised everyone that I would create a tutorial on how to make a wooden horse, but here it finally is! Now, if you’d like to make a Brave Knight and Squire to befriend your steed, you …
Can you think of a scene any more serene than rolling hills dots with sheep? The pastoral life suggesting peace, harmony and a simpler time. Sheep in fluffy white coats… picture perfect. Of course anyone that owns sheep knows the work that is involved in keeping any animals and those fluffy white coats are quite …
Working with the Double Scroll Ok, if you read last week’s post (Afghan Block 17) you will know that I had issues with this block and skipped it the first time around. Since the blog caught up to me, I knew I couldn’t put it off any longer. I thought that maybe with fresh eyes it …
This morning I’m offering a quick sneak peek into our Second Edition Advent Activities unit. We are working on updating the unit to be available in the same print and tablet format as the rest of our Simple Seasons units. We hope to have it ready in mid-October. As always, the first edition will …
Last week I shared a post with a bushel of Knit Monster Patterns. Of course, turnabout is fair play and I couldn’t leave all our crocheters in the lurch, so here is an adorable collection of crocheted monster patterns. Some need to be purchased and several of them are FREE. I hope you find one …
