Polka Dot Cottage: 26 books

You can choose to use special occasion pictures, such as weddings, graduations and christenings for these Family Tree Magnets, but they are also plenty of fun with candid shots. REQUIRED SKILLS Basic polymer clay skills: conditioning, rolling, cutting. Ability to edit images in Photoshop...

BEGINNER level, step-by-step tutorial. As crocheters, we are drawn to a project when it has aspects that will keep us interested in the work: color! design! variety! And yet, we all have loved ones who eschew those very things. How do we reconcile their tastes with our desire to crochet them...

Not only does this bunting liven up any room, but it is also an excellent stash-buster. Use up fabric scraps from previous projects, or buy a handful of coordinating fat quarters for a unified look. Because it’s reversible, it can hang in a doorway and be seen from both sides. Or, you can design...

Have you ever wanted to have the perfect Spring skirt – one that fits your own particular curves – without having to know a lot about making (and following) a pattern? This project doesn’t include a lot of confusing sewing terms, and the finished product  flatters your form like a skirt...

There is nothing better than a nice, soft scarf on a blustery day. These patchwork versions have two personalities: the colorful side which features a variety of coordinating cotton prints, and the cozy lining which is made up of deliciously soft flannel. The world sees the patchwork while your neck...

A sturdy bag with a fancy exterior: feature a small piece of a precious fabric using this fully-illustrated 9-page PDF as your guide! REQUIRED SKILLS The project is suitable for motivated beginners. If you can sew a straight line, then you can do this! There are many steps, but they are all straightforward...

Fingerless gloves are a Winter wardrobe staple for me. I like the warmth they provide my hands, and the freedom the open ends afford my fingers. The lack of thumbhole with this pair is by design, as it allows the wearer some flexibility: keep them down low over your fingers for added warmth, and push...

This small afghan is comprised of twenty circles-in-squares, otherwise known as “squircles” and the color palette is a simple one of gray, white, and two shades of pink. If pink is not your thing (or your baby’s), it would be quite easy switch them out for two shades of blue, or a neutral aqua...

My family is room is a comfortable spot where we all gather and spend our evenings. The carpet is beige, the couch is beige, all of the throw pillows were some mismatched relative of beige. Aside from the light yellow-green walls, the entire room was essentially one big neutral. I set out to fix that...

The Jubilee Cane takes three main colors and combines them with white, black, and each other to create a complex tapestry of color. Clever reduction and recombination of the original cylindrical cane component results in a rectangular piece, perfect for tiling into a large sheet of repeating kaleidoscopic...

Armed with just a ball of bulky yarn, a pair of knitting needles, and the ability to knit and purl, you can banish frigid ears forever! If you are not afraid of simple cables, increases, and decreases, you can achieve additional levels of earwarming loveliness. The most ambitious pattern is...

During the colder months, the process of creating toasty knitwear can be as cozy as the knitwear itself. One of my favorite things in the fall and the winter is to sit down in front of a roaring fire and knit or crochet. This cowl, with its bulky yarn, knits up quickly in just one or two evenings,...