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Adorable Little Girls Sweater – Free Knitting Pattern

March 18, 2010 by Terrye

 

Girl in pink knitted sweater - title image

 

 

Cutest Free Knitting Pattern Alert! I just fell in love with this adorable knit project—and this time, I’m not just daydreaming about making it… I’m actually casting on soon! Even better? I already have the perfect person in mind to gift it to.

This free knitting pattern is from Caron International, and it’s designed to be made with Caron Simply Soft yarn, which is one of my go-to favorites. If you’ve never used Simply Soft before, you’re in for a treat. It’s incredibly soft, has a beautiful drape, and comes in a rainbow of shades—solid colors, variegated tones, and heathered hues that make every project pop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether you’re looking for an easy knitting project or just want to try something new with soft acrylic yarn, this pattern is a must-try. It’s perfect for beginners and seasoned knitters alike—and yes, it’s completely free to download.

Seriously, if you’ve been searching for a fun, cozy, and colorful knitting idea to gift or keep, this one is worth bumping to the top of your project list.

I’ll share my progress soon—can’t wait to see how yours turns out too!

 Grab the free pattern here

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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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