Basic Ball – Knitting Pattern

The design is easy to follow and only requires basic knitting skills, making it a great project for those just starting out with knitting or for children. The wool type yarn used in the pattern gives it a soft and fluffy texture, perfect for throwing and catching. The pattern includes instructions for making a basic round ball, but the potential for customization is endless. You can add stripes, use different colored yarns, or even add embellishments like buttons or beads to make it truly unique.

Additionally, the knitted ball pattern is also a great way to use up small amounts of leftover yarn from other projects. The finished ball is lightweight and durable, making it perfect for indoor or outdoor play.

Overall, this simple knitted ball pattern offers a fun and easy way to learn new knitting techniques, while also creating a useful and playful end product.

If you want a knitted ball to play with then here is the free knitted ball pattern

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Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting.

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of.

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams.

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs.

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty.

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this).

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry.

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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