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6 Enchanting Novels About Knitting

May 5, 2020 By Laura 23 Comments

6 Enchanting Novels About Knitting

Knitting is therapeutic, I tell you (except, of course, for those times you discover a mistake several rows back and you must unravel an hour’s worth of work while cursing quietly). But for the most part, curling up in a comfy spot with a hot cup of something and a giant pile of fluffy yarn…well, […]

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10 Favorite Sweater Knitting Patterns for Kids

April 29, 2020 By Laura 5 Comments

10 Favorite Sweater Knitting Patterns for Kids

Although I’m partial to baby blanket knitting patterns and, I think, always will be, I do love knitting sweaters for kids as well. Kid sweaters are fun! You can try out embellishments or new stitches in knitting patterns without committing to an entire blanket. And unlike the sweaters I knit for me, kids’ sweaters almost always turn […]

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A Nature Walk Activity: Painting With Nature

April 24, 2020 By Laura 1 Comment

A Nature Walk Activity: Painting With Nature

This is a fun kids’ art activity because it’s seasonal, which is code for “use whatever’s growing in your yard right now.” You don’t need to get any fancy supplies at the store. You don’t need to plan ahead for this. Just wander around out back, or somewhere you’re allowed to pick stuff (weeds count. […]

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How to Make Creative, Easy Vegetable Stamps

April 22, 2020 By Laura 1 Comment

How to Make Creative, Easy Vegetable Stamps

Do you remember making vegetable stamps as a kid? I remember doing it once or twice with potatoes, and I thought my kids would have a good time with them, too. They’re surprisingly easy to make…and the kids loved investigating all the vegetables we used. Any sturdy root vegetable will do — potatoes or beets […]

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10 Nautical Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

April 15, 2020 By Laura 4 Comments

10 Nautical Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

I’m doing a lot of knitting these days. It makes me feel like I’m doing something on these days when we can’t leave the house to do much else. I feel so productive, creating things at home. I know a lot of people are doing different things while they’re home – baking bread, learning an […]

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Make These Gem Magnets for Lockers or Fridges

August 24, 2019 By Laura Leave a Comment

Make These Gem Magnets for Lockers or Fridges

(Update: We first made these a few years ago, but they’re still a favorite with the kids!)  My daughter just started middle school. She’s loving it so far (okay…it’s only Day 2), and one of the things she’s excited about is that now she gets a locker. A locker to cram full of stuff that […]

Filed Under: crafting, Kids' activities Tagged With: autumn, back to school, craft, fall, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities

Free Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern — The Dropstitch Blanket

August 20, 2019 By Laura 26 Comments

Free Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern — The Dropstitch Blanket

Wanna know one of my favorite parts about knitting blankets for babies? They’re small enough that I can have the fun of experimenting with different patterns and stitches, without being locked into a project for six months (usually!). My only problem is that I’m running out of babies. Does this happen to you? When you […]

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10 Adorable Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

August 13, 2019 By Laura 19 Comments

10 Adorable Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

I love giving hand-knit blankets for baby presents. They’re special and unique (like babies!), but they can be pretty simple knitting projects and you don’t have to worry about them fitting. In fact, if I don’t have the exact yarn or needles for a pattern, usually I just use what I have and it works […]

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Embroidered Handmade Christmas Cards

December 1, 2018 By Laura 3 Comments

Embroidered Handmade Christmas Cards

I’m not a scrapbooker. I’m a knitter and a mediocre sewer and a baker and I love doing Christmas crafts with kids young and old, but I have no imagination for scrapbooking. I have great admiration for people who do, and I wish I had lovely scrapbooks full of my pictures…and handmade cards I could […]

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These Luminaria Make Great Halloween Decorations

September 27, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

These Luminaria Make Great Halloween Decorations

For a long time, we didn’t really decorate out front for Halloween. By the time I figured out everyone’s costumes, and got all the candy, and helped with school parties — Halloween decorations sort of got lost in the shuffle. But these luminaria are something I can set the kids making, and end up with some […]

Filed Under: crafting, Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: autumn, fall, halloween, kids, kids activities

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