Knitting, Crochet and Crafts

Category: Seasonal Crafts

  • September Crafts: Fall-Friendly Craft Ideas to Work on This Month

    Happy September, creative friends!

    September Craft Ideas: Monthly Habit Tracker Planner Page Pictured With Sakura Gelly Roll Pens, a Marvy Uchida Highlighter and Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight Yarn by Knit Picks in the Pink Posy Heather Color
    September Craft Ideas: Monthly Habit Tracker Planner Page Pictured With Sakura Gelly Roll Pens, a Marvy Uchida Highlighter and Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight Yarn by Knit Picks in the Pink Posy Heather Color

    Autumn is upon us! The autumnal equinox determines when the first day of autumn falls; this year, it happens on the morning of September 22, 2024. I hope your fall season is getting off to a fantastic start.

    Pink Yarn and Pink Craft Ideas: Fingerless Gloves and a Planner Layout With a Monthly Habit tracker and Pink, Red, Green and White Stickers
    Pink Yarn and Pink Craft Ideas: Fingerless Gloves and a Planner Layout With a Monthly Habit tracker and Pink, Red, Green and White Stickers

    What types of craft projects are you interested in working on this fall?


    Whether you’re brand new to crafts or you have your established favorite technique(s), either way, this craft website is a fantastic place to find fall-friendly craft project ideas you might be interested in working on this month. You’re invited to browse through our pages on the topics of needlecrafts, paper crafts, and other crafts to find patterns, tutorials, and project ideas that interest you.

    If you aren’t sure what, exactly, you want to work on making right now, please keep reading; below, I’ve rounded up a bunch of project ideas and suggestions for September craft ideas you can use this month. If you have other suggestions to add to this list, I invite you to post a comment at the end letting me and the other readers here know about them.

    Fall Craft Ideas

    September Knitting

    September Planner Dashboard Plus Fall Craft Supplies and Project Ideas
    September Planner Dashboard Plus Fall Craft Supplies and Project Ideas — Pictured here: Fall-friendly yarn includes Andean Treasure, High Desert and Bare Hare by Knit Picks; My September Planner Dashboard is by Maggie Holmes / Crate Paper; I’m writing in my planner with Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic Pens; I’m reading Nordic Knits by Birger Berge, published by Trafalgar Square Books; and I’m going to use my Clover Takumi bamboo knitting needles to knit a cabled scarf using one of the patterns in this book.
    September Craft Ideas: Try Entrelac Knitting! Entrelac knitting is a technique you can use for creating intriguing textured projects that appear to be woven. Pictured here is a book that is focused on giving you projects using this technique.
    September Craft Ideas: Try Entrelac Knitting! Entrelac knitting is a technique you can use for creating intriguing textured projects that appear to be woven. Pictured here is a book by authors Heidi Eikeland and Mette Hovden that is focused on giving you projects using this technique. Trafalgar Square Books is the publisher.
    Maja's Swedish Socks -- A Sock Knitting Pattern Book by Maja Karlsson, Published by Trafalgar Square Books
    Maja’s Swedish Socks — This is another fantastic book filled with fall-friendly knitting projects. It’s a sock knitting pattern book by Maja Karlsson, -published by Trafalgar Square Books.

    September Planner Crafts

    September Garden Journal Pages for Discbound Planners Like Happy Planner, Arc or Tul
    September Garden Journal Pages for Discbound Planners Like Happy Planner, Arc or Tul

    If you maintain a physical planner, junk journal, scrapbook, or art journal, you might want to decorate your September calendar pages, journal pages or scrapbooking layouts with seasonal stamped images or embellishments. I invite you to check out the following pages for ideas:

    September Scrapbooking and Journaling Ideas

    Fall Themed Mini Album Titled Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Featuring Supplies by Simple Stories
    Fall Themed Mini Album Titled Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Featuring Supplies by Simple Stories

    You’ll miss out on seeing some of the world’s most inspiring scenery if you sit at home on your couch during the month of September. This is the time of year when the trees are showing off their most splendid color schemes. If you have a park or a hiking trail nearby, you can feast your eyes as you go for a stroll. You’ll want to grab a friend and your phone or camera and take photos of the all the beauty that you encounter along the way.

    Then you’ll want to document your memories in a scrapbooking layout or mini album.

    Fall Themed 6x8 Pocket Page Scrapbooking Layout With Photo of Utah's Dixie National Forest
    Fall Themed 6×8 Pocket Page Scrapbooking Layout With Photo of Utah’s Dixie National Forest

    If any of these fall scrapbooking projects look interesting to you, you can click the photos to find more information about each one. If those ideas aren’t quite what you had in mind, you can check out this page of scrapbooking ideas to find a wider variety of projects.

    September Holiday Crafts

    Snowflakes Crochet Pattern From the Classic Christmas Crochet Book by Heidi B Johannesen and Pia H. H. Johannesen, With Photography by David Bering / Montgomery
    Snowflakes Crochet Pattern From the Classic Christmas Crochet Book by Heidi B Johannesen and Pia H. H. Johannesen, With Photography by David Bering / Montgomery

    Christmas will be here before you know it. If you celebrate this holiday, and you plan to give handmade gifts to your inner circle, you’ll want to consider devoting some time this month to making Christmas crafts. I’ve posted bunches of free Christmas craft patterns here at this website, and I’ve also reviewed bunches of amazing Christmas craft books you might like to know about.

    September Art Projects

    Reinterpreting Autumn -- An Original Collage Painting by Amy Solovay
    Reinterpreting Autumn — An Original Collage Painting by Amy Solovay

    If mixed media art is your jam, why not make an abstract collage featuring fall colors? Pictured here is one possible idea you could use for inspiration, but there are zillions of possibilities beyond this one.

    September Crochet Projects

    Pictured above, you can see work-in-progress shots of the fingerless gloves I’ve been crocheting this month.


    I am enthralled by this design and am planning to release a pattern for it soon. However, I’ve had a major setback with that, because my computer died earlier this month. Beyond that, my own personal projects are somewhat on hold while I help my husband with copywriting for his tech startup.


    So this pattern release has come to a temporary standstill while I navigate those real-life issues.


    The fingerless glove pattern is stuck in testing phase; I’m working my way through testing the design myself and fixing minor oddities in the pattern before sharing it with a broader group of pattern testers. If you’re interested in helping me test this pattern, please drop me a comment or contact me, and I will get you the details of the test as soon as they are available. In the meanwhile, please be patient with me. Thank you for your understanding.

    Find More September Crafts and Other Fall Craft Ideas to Carry You Through Autumn

    The projects posted above are just a small sampling of the ideas posted on this website. I’ve put together a list of fall crafts that are seasonally appropriate for September, October and November crafting in many regions of the Western hemisphere.


    Of course, if you are in Australia, you’re likelier to need spring project ideas right now, so I offer you this list of spring ideas instead.


    For even more ideas, you’re invited to check out our main index of craft project ideas. Happy crafting!!


    By Amy Solovay

  • Decorate a Heart in Red, White and Blue for Fourth of July

    Decorate a Heart in Red, White and Blue: This Version Features a Czech Glass Button as the Focal Point
    Decorate a Heart in Red, White and Blue: This Version Features a Czech Glass Button as the Focal Point
    Decorate a Heart in Red, White and Blue: This version of the heart incorporates crocheted lace trim with ribbon; faux flowers; and a sparkly dragonfly-shaped gem
    Decorate a Heart in Red, White and Blue: This version of the heart incorporates crocheted lace trim with ribbon; faux flowers; and a sparkly dragonfly-shaped gem

    There are zillions of different things you can do with crocheted heart shapes. A lot of times, people think of these as being Valentine’s Day craft projects; but the truth is, you can find suitable ways to use them for many other holidays — and for everyday, too.


    Lets try decorating a crocheted heart shape with red, white and blue accents for Fourth of July.

    Choose a Heart Shape to Crochet

    Your first step is to choose a heart shape and crochet it in the yarn, thread or other material of your choice.


    You can crochet a heart shape using this free crochet pattern; then decorate it in red, white and blue for Fourth of July (or in any colors, for any occasion).
    You can crochet a heart shape using this free crochet pattern; then decorate it in red, white and blue for Fourth of July (or in any colors, for any occasion).

    I’m starting with this heart shape crocheted in red yarn; but there’s nothing particularly special about this design. If you want more options, there are many different heart designs you could crochet.

    Choose Your Decorations

    After you’ve made your heart shape, it’s time to grab some things to use for decorating it. How you decorate your heart depends, to some degree, on what you want to do with it. You could turn it into a wall hanging. Alternately, you could crochet two hearts and put them together to make a pouch. One of my readers crocheted two hearts and a strap, and she used those to make a purse. Those are just a few ideas.


    I’ll probably use these hearts as wall hangings, so I still have some work to do to figure out how I want to hang them.


    I like to use lace, trims and edgings on my hearts; so when I am decorating hearts, I usually start off by stitching a bit of lace or trim to the heart and then building up layers of decorations from there. One of my favorite trims for this purpose is this easy scalloped trim with ribbon. If that one isn’t what you want to use, you can check out this page of (mostly free) patterns for edgings, borders and trims to find bunches more suitable options — or take a look at our recommendations on the best crochet edging pattern books for even more ideas.


    Decorate a Crocheted Heart Shape: Start by Embellishing With Lacy Trim
    Decorate a Crocheted Heart Shape: Start by Embellishing With Lacy Trim

    Next, you want to grab whatever other pretty baubles you have hanging around that could be used for heart decorations: crocheted flowers, silk flowers, buttons, beads and ribbons are all fair game. If you want to use crocheted flowers, check out these crochet flower patterns for some options for flowers you can make. If you want to use faux flowers, I recommend scrapbook.com as being a great source for pretty ones. Czech glass buttons are particularly pretty for this sort of project; Etsy is one of the best sources I know of for Czech glass buttons.


    Choose some Czech glass buttons for decorating your heart shapes.

    The last step is to do your finishing. How you approach that will depend on what your plans are for the project; but, in general, you’ll need to sew, glue or otherwise attach your embellishments to your heart. I like using a tapestry needle and thread to do this part, but you could also use a hot glue gun.


    So there you have it: Those are some ideas for decorating a crocheted heart in red, white and blue for Fourth of July.


    Happy Independence Day!

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  • Craft Ideas for the Month of April

    Happy April, crafty friends!


    Are you interested in finding creative, fun, useful, unique, interesting and engaging craft ideas for the month of April?


    Whether you enjoy needlecrafts, paper crafts, or some other sorts of crafts, you’ll find many possibilities for lovely things you could be creating. I’ve rounded up a bunch of project ideas and suggestions for April craft ideas you can use this month. If you have other suggestions to add to this list, I invite you to post a comment at the end letting me and the other readers here know about them.

    April Holiday Crafts

    Earth Day Crafts

    Fabric Crochet Tote Bag: Free Crochet Pattern
    Fabric Crochet Tote Bag: Free Crochet Pattern

    Earth Day is coming up soon. This year, Earth Day will happen on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.


    I have a huge list of recycled crafts and upcycled crafts you might want to check out if you’re interested in making crafting a part of your Earth Day (or everyday!) celebrations.


    One possible idea is to upcycle old sheets or garments and transform them into useful projects like the fabric crochet tote bag pictured above. If you’d like to make a bag like this one for yourself, you’re welcome to use the free pattern posted here at this website. I also have bunches of other rag crochet patterns available for you to use.

    See Also: How to Upcycle Clothes for Use in Quilts, Sewing Projects or Crochet Projects: 3 Methods

    April Planner Crafts

    April Garden Journal Pages
    April Garden Journal Pages

    If you maintain a physical planner, junk journal, scrapbook, or art journal, you might want to decorate your April calendar pages, journal pages or scrapbooking layouts with seasonal stamped images or embellishments. I invite you to check out the following pages for ideas:

    Spring Craft Ideas

    Get Your Spring Cleaning On! You Can Make Yourself a Puff Lace Crochet Dishcloth or Washcloth With This Free Crochet Pattern.
    Get Your Spring Cleaning On! You Can Make Yourself a Puff Lace Crochet Dishcloth or Washcloth With This Free Crochet Pattern.

    Spring has already sprung; the first day of spring this year was Thursday, March 20, 2025. I hope your spring got off to an enjoyable start.


    Are you ready to get your spring cleaning on? If so, I offer you bunches of free patterns to use for making your cleaning supplies. Check out earth-friendly upcycled scrubbies HERE, and make yourself some irresistibly pretty spring dishcloths with these crochet dishcloth patterns.


    The projects posted above are just a small sampling of the ideas posted on this website. I’ve put together a list of spring crafts that are seasonally appropriate for April crafting in many regions of the Western hemisphere. Of course, if the weather in your neighborhood is still wintery, please feel free to continue using this list of winter craft ideas instead.


    For even more ideas, you’re invited to check out our main index of craft project ideas. Happy crafting!!

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    By Amy Solovay

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    About the Author:

    Amy Solovay
    Amy Solovay

    Amy Solovay is a real, live, human content creator and educator who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Sweet Briar College; she has also earned a separate Associate of Arts degree in textile design from FIDM LA (The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles). She is NOT a robot and does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to write book reviews or articles for this website.


    Amy learned to craft, and she still enjoys crafting techniques all these years later.


    I'm excited about this book, Delicate Crochet by Sharon Hernes Silverman! I am super proud of the 2 patterns I contributed to this pattern collection. I hope you'll check out the fingerless gloves and the beaded necklace I designed for this book. Thanks for taking a look at them!
    I’m excited about this book, Delicate Crochet by Sharon Hernes Silverman! ! I am super proud of the 2 patterns I contributed to this pattern collection. I hope you’ll check out the fingerless gloves and the beaded necklace I designed for this book. Thanks for taking a look at them!

    As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles. Nowadays she uses online platforms for sharing her knowledge about textiles, crafts, current color trends and current design trends.

  • April Monthly Happy Planner Layout Featuring Graphic 45 Papers from the “Time to Flourish” Collection

    Here’s a Low-Tech Idea for Creating Your Own Planner Layout for Discbound Planners Such as the Happy Planner, Maggie Holmes Freestyle Planner, Martha Stewart Planner, Arc Planner, Tul Planner, ETC. No Die Cutter Is Needed for Creating This Page Layout.

    April Happy Planner Layout Featuring Graphic 45 Papers From the Time to Flourish Paper Pad
    April Happy Planner Layout Featuring Graphic 45 Papers From the Time to Flourish Paper Pad

    Hello crafty friends!


    I originally made this April planner layout in 2022, but I still think it’s pretty and relevant in April of 2025. You can also feel free to use this idea for any month; it’s a totally versatile design.

    I took what was supposed to be a daily planner page layout and hacked it to use for monthly tracking.


    If you use a Happy Planner, and you want to make a page similar to this one for your own planning and tracking purposes, the logical spot to place it would be right before the tab for April, beside the April monthly overview page that comes stock with most dated Happy Planners.


    I made pages like these for multiple months in 2022 and loved them, but found that they didn’t really work as intended for me. This is actually more a problem with Happy Planner’s overall setup than it is with the page itself. This is because I suffer from “Out of sight, out of mind” syndrome, and having this page before the month’s tab meant I forgot to use it. I would also forget to use them monthly overview page, too.


    When I was actively using these pages, I found that they worked better if tracked the things I wanted to using weekly pages and then used this page at the end of the month to summarize. This was time consuming to do but gave me a really clear picture of how I did and what I needed to work on.


    Although I love Happy Planner, I haven’t found a way to fix the things about it that aren’t working for me. So I’m trying out some different planners right now to see if I can find an option that will work even better for me than Happy Planner did. But if the Happy Planner layout generally works for you, please feel free to adapt this habit tracker layout for your own planner.

    Craft Supplies You’ll Need for Making This Planner Layout

    • Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 8×8 Pad — For this particular planner layout, I used the papers for the month of April. The papers in this pad follow the same basic format, so you can make a similar planner layout for any month of the year using the current month’s patterned papers from the Time to Flourish pad.
    • The tracker stamps are from the P13 Tracker Stamp Set.
    • I stamped “2022” using number stamps by Hampton Arts, but you can use any number stamps you happen to have stashed.
    • Page from the classic sized Papillon undated planner or from the Papillon undated extension pack
    • The round sticker is from a Happy Planner sticker book.
    • I have my planner pages on gold metal expander discs, because I really hate the smaller plastic discs that most Happy Planners come with. I think the gold metal discs are a lot prettier, and they are also much sturdier.
    • You can use the paper-friendly adhesive of your choice to put this planner layout together. I used Cherry Tape adhesive, but there are zillions of possible choices that would work well for this project.
    • You’ll also need scissors and a paper cutter, but not a die cutter; you can easily cut everything you’ll need for this layout using either your scissors or a paper cutter.

    Thanks for looking!

  • Floral Birthday Cards for Spring

    Floral Birthday Cards Featuring Ink Blending and Bouquet Stamps by Hero Arts
    Floral Birthday Cards Featuring Ink Blending and Bouquet Stamps by Hero Arts

    I am looking forward to the first day of spring, which will arrive on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. In case you’re hoping to get a jump start on your spring crafting, I offer these spring card making ideas with floral motifs. I’ve initially styled all three of these designs as birthday cards, but you can easily change out the card sentiments if you’d like to make your own versions of them as Valentine’s Day cards, anniversary cards, wedding cards, or any other types of cards.


    One thing these cards all have in common: I used the same floral bouquet stamp to stamp the focal images I used to create each of these cards. This bouquet design is from a stamp set called “Togetherness” by Hero Arts.


    I LOVE these stamps! I think this stamp set offers you an outstanding value in exchange for the money you spend on it; it includes the gorgeous floral bouquet image plus a bunch of useful, versatile sentiments that work well for creating a variety of greeting cards. There’s a birthday greeting (pictured on the uppermost card) and multiple others. I’ve been getting a massive amount of use from this set; I’m really pleased with it.


    In addition to the birthday cards pictured above, I also created an all-occasion greeting card using this stamp set. You can click here to check that out, if you’re interested.


    If you want step-by-step instructions for how to make the birthday cards pictured above, you can find them at the following links:

    If you are new to ink blending, and you want to find more information about how to do it, you’re invited to check out my article on ink blending techniques.

    Thanks so much for dropping by! I hope you’re having a lovely and creative day today.

    Posted By: Amy Solovay