I recently got into double knitting, where you make two stockinette surfaces at once in two different colors, and while I’ve been meaning to make a double knit potholder for a while, I haven’t quite gotten to it yet (the … Read More ...
Is Your Child Ready to Learn to Knit?
My daughter is almost three, but she thinks she can knit. She likes to take my needles (usually pulling all the stitches out in the process), rub them together and call it “knitting.” It’s actually pretty cute (cuter than the … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Sweater Babe’s Peplum Cardigan
This month’s free pattern from the Sweater Babe is a peplum cardigan worked from the top down with mock cables running down the front and used in belt loops that hold a ribbon belt in place.
The three-quarter sleeves are … Read More ...
Free Patterns: Baby Cocoons and Hats
A big trend in baby photography right now uses knit props such as these little sacks known as baby cocoons. They’re basically just like really big hats that you can slide a baby into for adorable sleeping baby pictures. Add … Read More ...
Free Knitting Pattern: Kaffe Fassett’s Islay
I have a little bit of an obsession with Kaffe Fassett. The British master of color produces some glorious knits, but so many of them require so many different colors of yarn that you don’t even want to think about … Read More ...
Free Knitting Patterns: Ornaments for an Advent Calendar
Kat at Just Crafty Enough had a really fun idea for an advent calendar that she’s sharing with the rest of us. Instead of the traditional candy or toys to be unwrapped with each day’s reveal, hers has knit Christmas … Read More ...
Free Patterns: Speaking of Christmas in July
It turns out I’m not the only one thinking about holiday knitting already. Red Heart has a whole section on Christmas in July patterns on their website, which currently includes 12 free patterns for you to choose from.
These patterns … Read More ...
Knititng Daily to Offer 13 Free Patterns Today
It’s Friday the 13th, but Knitting Daily is taking some of the scary out of the day by posting links to one free pattern every hour starting at 6 a.m. (that’s U.S. Mountain time) until 13 patterns have been posted.… Read More ...
Free Pattern: Bee Dishcloth
Lily’s 8 Weeks of Summer Dishcloth Extravaganza continues this week with patterns from the world of insects.
The knitting pattern is a black and yellow striped, bias knit cloth with white wings made to look like a bee. (These patterns … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Dayflower Shawlette
Though patterns are pretty much always written with a specific yarn in mind, sometimes it’s relatively easy to substitute something you have on hand (medium weight wool, for instance, or a 100 percent cotton yarn). But sometimes the yarn is … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Sweet Tee
It’s really fun to knit for little kids, but they grow so fast that you don’t really want to spend too much time on a project for a little one because they might only get to wear it a few … Read More ...
Free Knitting Pattern: Knit Crown
Knit crowns are a great addition to any kid’s dress up clothes. I made a completely simple Garter Stitch Crown for the girl a few months ago and she loves it. She’ll put it on, with a juggling scarf tied … Read More ...
Free Knitting Pattern: Stretchy Mesh Bag
Reusable bags are great, and it seems like you really can never have too many of them. Once a month or so it seems like all of ours disappear, either because they’re in the back of someone’s car or they … Read More ...
Decorating with Pom-Poms
This post from Vintage Umbrella about making and using yarn pompoms was really about the Fourth of July, but making pompoms is a great way to get rid of stash any time of year. Make them in red, white and … Read More ...
Free Knitting Pattern: Shoulder Hug
I’m the sort of person who is cold pretty much all the time. It doesn’t matter how hot it is outside, I’ll get a chill as soon as the air conditioning comes on. I live in the South, so everywhere … Read More ...
