This free knitting pattern falls in the category of cute but maybe not essential, as well as a nice way to use some yarn left over from another project.
The Briggs St. Fruit Hammock from Mycah Knits is beginner friendly … Read More ...
Easy Shadow Knitting Squares To Join Into A Blanket
Shadow knitting squares are such a clever way to learn illusion knitting without jumping straight into one enormous hidden-image blanket.
Instead of casting on hundreds of stitches and hoping your colour contrast works, you can start with one small square. … Read More ...
12 Quick Fingering Weight Yarn Knitting Patterns For Using Up Sock Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn is beautiful, economical and wonderfully versatile, but I’ll be the first to admit that it doesn’t immediately spring to mind when someone says “quick knitting project.” Fine yarn and tiny needles can make us picture complicated lace shawls, … Read More ...
Free Shadow Knitting Dishcloth Patterns For Learning Illusion Knitting
Shadow knitting dishcloths are the perfect little “aha!” project.
They are small, useful, quick compared with scarves or blankets, and they let you test the whole illusion knitting idea without committing to six feet of scarf or a full baby … Read More ...
Knit an Easy Lacy Top for Summer
I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other … Read More ...
12 Free Chunky Knit Blanket Patterns for the Cosy Season
There is something wonderfully comforting about a chunky knitted blanket. It is the sort of project that begins as an optimistic tower of oversized yarn and soon becomes a warm, weighty blanket spreading across your lap while you knit. By … Read More ...
How to Knit Feather and Fan Stitch: Tutorial, Videos and Beautiful Knitting Patterns
Feather and Fan stitch is one of those lovely knitting patterns that looks far more complicated than it really is. With its rows of delicate eyelets, soft waves and naturally scalloped edges, it gives even a simple scarf or baby … Read More ...
Taylor Swift Cardigan Knitting Patterns For Your Handmade Era
Let’s be honest, Taylor Swift has done more for the humble cardigan than most knitting magazines could manage in a decade.
What began with the cream cable-knit cardigan connected to Folklore has grown into a whole collection of album-inspired knitwear. … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Pair of Shorts that Fits
Last year I shared a roundup of shorts knitting patterns over at Our Daily Craft, and it’s consistently one of my most popular posts this time of year.
What that post lacked, though, was any projects of mine, because I … Read More ...
15 Chunky Knit Cardigan Patterns for Cosy, Quick-to-Knit Layers
There is something deeply satisfying about knitting a chunky cardigan. The stitches are large enough to see your progress, the fabric feels wonderfully substantial, and you can often finish the entire garment far more quickly than you could with a … Read More ...
Ranunculus Knitting Pattern: Why Knitters Keep Making This Famous Sweater
Every so often, a knitting pattern becomes so popular that it feels as though every knitter has either made one, queued one or quietly added yarn to their basket while insisting they are “just looking.”
The Ranunculus knitting pattern by … Read More ...
12 Free Cable Knit Sweater Patterns for a Cosy Handmade Wardrobe
There is something nostalgic and reassuring about a cable knit sweater. Perhaps it is the way those twisting stitches look as though they have been keeping people warm for generations, or perhaps it is simply the promise of a … Read More ...
15 Free Poncho Knitting Patterns for Babies, Children and Adults
Ponchos are one of those wonderfully forgiving knitting projects that manage to be practical, cosy and rather stylish all at once. There are no sleeves to set in, fewer fit worries than you encounter with a traditional sweater, and … Read More ...
Easy Diagonal Knit Dishcloth Patterns for Beginners
There is something wonderfully satisfying about knitting a dishcloth from one tiny corner and watching it grow row by row. You begin with only a handful of stitches, add a few simple increases, and before long there is a neat … Read More ...
15 Western Knitting Patterns For Modern Line Dancers And Cowgirls
There is something wonderfully satisfying about putting together a line-dancing outfit that feels western without looking as though you have wandered away from a themed birthday party.
Modern country style is much softer and more wearable than the head-to-toe fringe … Read More ...