This easy pumpkin knitting pattern is perfect for beginners and knitters with more experience. It’s worked flat using medium weight yarn and a simple ribbed stitch to give it lots of texture and make it fun to knit. About Knitting Pumpkins There are a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns available, but one of the great […]
Pumpkin Sewing Patterns
I love crafting pumpkins in all sorts of media, but for some reason I’ve never made any pumpkin sewing patterns! I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at them this year and will definitely share the results, but in the meantime, here are a bunch of pumpkin sewing patterns to inspire you to make some […]
Make Pumpkins on a Circular Knitting Machine
It’s so easy to make pumpkins on a circular knitting machine, you’ll find it hard to make just one! I made three of the large ones shown already but I might have to make a few more before the season is out. The good news is pumpkins that don’t have faces can serve as decor […]
All about Inspiration for Creatives
Creative people — especially those of us who make a living through the use of our creativity — have an interesting relationship with inspiration. Of course we want to feel inspired as much as possible. We want to be excited to work and share our creations with the world. But that’s not always the way […]
Simple Foam Jack o’Lantern Play
The other morning, after we had been out on a date, the girl woke us up just a little entirely too early. She was totally ready to go and we totally were not. As husband made pancakes, I offered the girl a project I’d been saving for an occasion when I needed something simple to […]
Notions: Pumpkin Crafts Edition
I’ve skipped a couple of weeks of notions thanks to not actually working on Mondays. Such is life. But here were are on the cusp of fall and it’s the perfect time for crafting with or without kids. There are a ton of great craft tutorials out there with a fall theme, and many, many […]