Craft-Themed Pies and Pi-Themed Crafts for Pi Day

Over the past few years, it has become increasingly popular to bake a pie for Pi Day. Pi Day always falls on March 14, as the date has the first three digits of the value of pi (3.14).

This year, especially because it’s also National Craft Month, the Interweave team made our own craft themed pies and pi-themed crafts. Cook up some inspiration with us!

One Technique, Two Crafts: Knit or Crochet Pie

Andrea Lotz, Digital Editor

For my Pi Day adventure, I made two pies using the same technique. I made a series of short, thin strips of dough, formed them into half loops with long tails, and nested them to form stitches.

For the knitted version, I arranged my loops in rows to look like columns of stockinette stitch. Then, to conceal the tops and bottoms of the rows and to form a decorative crust, I made a circle of nested loops along the outside. It looks like a chain bind-off to me!

For the crochet version, I worked from the center out in a spiral. I made a ring of dough to place at the middle for a clean start and tucked the ends of the first loop under that. I’ve seen the nested loop technique used before in rows before, but I haven’t seen a circular version before. It’s kind of like a crochet rag rug! In my humble opinion, the effect is absolutely mesmerizing. It was almost a shame to cut a slice . . . almost.

With a thicker, textural crust like this, I recommend doing the bulk of your baking at a lower heat (I did 350 degrees F) until it’s mostly baked, and then cranking the heat up to 400 degrees for that final crisp until the pie is as golden as you like.

Related: All About Pi Shawls

Granny Square, Not Granny Apple

Kerry Bogert, Content Manager, Yarn

I love apple pie! My mom likes to makes Dutch apple pies with a crumble top, but my favorite is a classic apple. For Pi Day, I grabbed some delicious Wild Twist apples from my local cider mill and baked up something for those of us who love to crochet. It’s a Granny Square Pie! (Here’s how I made it!)

This fun motif was easy to recreate with a 3-prong oyster fork. Simply press rounds of “stitches” into the dough until you reach the edge of the pie. I took the extra step of making my stitches POP by painting them with food coloring before baking. Let me tell you, nothing beats a slice of warm apple pie on a cold March day.

Related: All-Time Favorite Granny Stitch Patterns

Stockinette Stitch Pie

Julia Pillard, Contributing Editor

I am an outlier in my family. While my parents and sisters prefer peach and apple pie, respectively, I am a devout cherry pie lover. When I came across this post from Jen Geigley on making stockinette stitch crust for your pie, I knew I had to give it a shot.

This was my first time baking a cherry pie myself, and it turned out all right! My stockinette stitches are hilariously uneven, but the central chain of “stitches” looks quite nice. I just managed to sneak in this photo before my husband cut out the first slice. Next time, hopefully I’ll get more even stitch chains.

Make Pi Day Jewelry

Katie Hacker, Content Manager, Bead & Jewelry

Here’s a pretty way to celebrate Pi Day with beads. Create an endless color block necklace to commemorate March 14, also known as Albert Einstein’s birthday, the day we love to elevate pie, and be inspired by 3.14. I found a cute kindergarten project using beads to teach children about pi and decided to make a grown-up version of my own.

Happy Baking!
Interweave Team

Have you ever made a craft-themed pie or a pi-themed craft project? Tell us about it in the comments!

Originally published 3/14/2022. Updated 3/14/2023.