winter flower natty knitterThe Natty Knitter has a new free pattern available, and despite the name Winter Flowers, its a fine choice for knitting and for wearing throughout the year. (The link is to pattern tips; the actual pattern can be found …

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flower power socksI saw these Flower Power socks by Ravelry user SaskiaBr last week and I can’t get them out of my head, they’re so lovely and such a perfect knit for this time of year.

The project used six different yarns …

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sock knitting calculatorHave you ever wanted to knit plain socks for yourself or someone in your family but you aren’t sure how to get started with the math?

Henriette at Eddie’s Room has designed a super sock calculator that does all the …

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non-felted slippersUsually I like to make my pin of the week something that’s educational, but I can’t get these bulky slippers out of my head, so I wanted to share them with you, too.

The non-felted slippers pattern from Yuko Nakamura …

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galadriel knittyIt’s time for the spring/summer extra patterns from Knitty, and there’s some cute stuff there for sure.

The Galadriel lace tank is a beauty, lovely for layering all summer long. The designer, Sophy DiPinto, calls the top an “epic quest” …

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necklace scarf mellywood's mansionSometimes the best projects are born from happy accidents. So it was for Mellywood’s Mansion’s resident knitter, when she started on a cowl worked in stockinette stitch on really big needles.

She ran out of yarn before it was the …

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mitt knitting patternsYesterday my Internet was out, and it’s spotty today, but some Wednesday I want to start doing “what I’m working on Wednesdays,” where I’ll show you what I’m working on and you can tell me what you’re knitting, too.

What …

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fiona doll hoodie classic eliteLittle girls (well, any kids who like to play with dolls, actually) love to have different clothes to put their favorite dolls in and to allow the dolls to change their clothes almost as often as they do. Just like …

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lace vest sweater babeThe Sweater Babe’s free knitting pattern this month is an incredibly cute little lace vest.

Worked from the bottom up, it has buttons and a deep scoop neck as well as a pretty leafy lace pattern.

It doesn’t look …

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breton striped hatThere’s something totally summery about the Breton stripe, which was originally designed for the French navy but was taken over by nautically inspired fashionistas for decades.

Kat from Just Crafty Enough took the stripe as her inspiration for the latest …

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flower pin purl3agonyCheck out this really cute free knitting pattern for a flower pin with a button center from purl3agony.

This is a great, easy way to liven up your wardrobe to get through the last few dreary days before spring takes …

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knit basketsI was a little greedy last week, stealing the spotlight with my adorable knit Easter basket pattern, so I thought I’d even the score a bit this week by sharing some more projects for super cute knit baskets for Easter …

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A few days of warmer weather (followed rapidly by cooler, rainy days) has me in the mood for spring, and for some reason spring knitting means lace to me.

I’m not the kind of girl who’s going to spend months …

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knit easter basketNow that St. Patrick’s Day is almost done, it’s time to start looking ahead to Easter.

If you want to knit a little something adorable, perhaps a way to keep some candy eggs close at hand through the season, I’ve …

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trinity stitchBack in the day when my About site was young, I worked a swatch of some common knitting stitch almost weekly. (You can find them in my stitch pattern glossary.) I guess I got busy and had covered so …

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