If you’re looking for a simple first sweater or a quick to knit project that will use what you have, check out the Social Sweater.
It’s a Garter Stitch cropped sweater worked flat with the back a little longer … Read More ...
10 Free Patterns to Use a Bit of Bulky Yarn
As we spend more time at home, many of us are looking for ways to use up our yarn stash and make the most of what we have. Bulky yarn is a great option for this because it knits up … Read More ...
Help Your Kids Learn to Knit with Rowan
Lots of people are pulling together to help us keep our kids educated and entertained these days, and the good folks at Rowan Yarns have stepped up with a five-part class to help kids learn to knit.
In these … Read More ...
9 Frontline Hero Nurse Knitting Patterns
Last week, we featured the Frontline crochet bear and this week, we are focusing on individual essential workers. We want to show our appreciation and support for the nurses who are working tirelessly on the frontlines during these challenging times. … Read More ...
Stay Safe and Calm with a Cozy Knit Snood
I love all the patterns that people are releasing to commemorate this time or just to give us something new and lovely to knit while we wait this out.
The Stay Safe snood is a giant cowl worked in a … Read More ...
Knit (Crochet or Sew) Ear Savers for Health Professionals
There’s been a surge in making homemade cloth masks for medical professionals and everyday people to wear to help slow the spread of the virus and protect workers who might not have other equipment to use.
But the elastic on … Read More ...
Knit Your Own Makeup Pads
As more of us are staying home and trying not to leave the house, you may find that you will run out of some supplies or want to conserve what you have by making your own items to supplement.
One … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Scrunchie to Use Some Stash
These days I think we’re all thinking about using the yarn and other supplies we already have at home (even as we want to support the yarn and fiber arts community) and small projects that use leftovers from other … Read More ...
Etsy Feature – Waldorf Easter Bunny Babies
This Easter pattern is for a Knitting pattern for these cute little Bunny Babies, are they bunnies or are they Babies? They are cute as can be and would make wonderful hand knitted gifts for babies and kids who can’t … Read More ...
Knit a Cozy Blanket Scarf
I feel like we all could use some cozy knitting projects right now. The Waterbury Plaid Blanket Scarf from Two of Wands is really more like a shawl, and its a fun technique involving knitting stripes and then weaving long … Read More ...
How to Knit with Circular Knitting Needles
Newer knitters often wonder how to knit with circular knitting needles, both flat and in the round, and why they would want to use these sorts of needles. Circular needles make lots of knitting tasks easier, and they’re super simple … Read More ...
Gingham Goes Huge in this Simple Blanket Knitting Pattern
This bulky knit Ammara Throw designed by the Blue Elephants was originally made on a knitting machine, but of course you can knit it by hand, too.
She worked it in one long piece, intarsia style, where you knit across … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Striped Bias Wrap
Knitting on the bias is a fun and easy way to change up the look of your knitting, and adding stripes on the bias instantly makes the project more interesting — and more of a stash-buster.
Mama in a Stitch … Read More ...
Book Review – Baby Loops ands Twists – Finger Knitting
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The 10 Best Free Sweater Knitting Patterns
It feels like I haven’t done a roundup of sweater knitting patterns in a few years, but I wanted to make sure this one had all new patterns for you to take a peek at, so I searched Ravelry for … Read More ...