If your family is the sort to do a turkey trot for Thanksgiving, or even just to take family pictures, you’ll want to get started knitting up some Turkey Sack Hats with this pattern from Underground Crafter.
The pattern uses … Read More ...
8 Knitted Crown Patterns for Children and Adults
There is something rather wonderful about a knitted crown. It takes a little yarn, a few pointed peaks and suddenly someone is in charge of the birthday cake. Whether they should be trusted with that responsibility is another matter … Read More ...
Free Knitted Crown Pattern for Kids and Adults: A Sweet Handmade Dress-Up Idea
There’s something wonderfully charming about a knitted crown. It’s playful, useful for the dress-up basket, and just the sort of small project that gives a leftover ball of yarn a proper purpose. Much better than letting it roll around the … Read More ...
Tiny Knits in Team Colors
For years now Berroco has been releasing a tiny set of Christmas ornament knitting patterns, often modeled on human-sized clothes, called Minutia. The ones for this year haven’t come out yet, but somehow I missed last year’s so I wanted … Read More ...
My Favorite Things Knitwear Review: Is This Pattern Website Worth Browsing?
Some knitting websites make me want to buy yarn. Others make me want to rethink my entire wardrobe. My Favourite Things Knitwear falls into that second category, with the sort of understated garments that make a plain jumper look … Read More ...
Easy Projects to Knit with a Square (or Two)
I often get asked, or see the question online, as to what is a good project to start with when you are learning to knit.
I usually start adult knitters on a garter stitch scarf worked with bulky yarn (like … Read More ...
Loom Knitting Patterns for Beginners
I’ve kind of fallen into a loom knitting rabbit hole lately. Long story short, I got burned out a needle knitting, so I figured loom knitting would be similar but not the same, and I am enjoying it, although it … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet Blanket with a Pocket for Treasures
When my daughter was in early elementary school we were at Joann together (RIP) and she picked out some variegated pink and white blanket yarn for me to knit a blanket for her bed. Now probably 10 years later, it’s … Read More ...
Knit a Leopard Print Shawl and Learn about Yarn Substitution
When I was looking around for free knitting patterns to share recently, I came across this fun leopard print wrap from Yarnspirations.
This fun bulky wrap gives you tons of practice with instarsia and makes a bold statement while keeping … Read More ...
Knit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps
I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or … Read More ...
Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern
Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which … Read More ...
A Simple Knit Blanket to Keep You Cozy
As the temperatures start getting cooler as they are doing now where I live, all I want to do is knit blankets or be under knit blankets or be under a blanket while knitting it.
If you’re new to knitting … Read More ...
Go Back to the ’90s with this Set of Knitting Patterns
If you want to feel personally attacked by a collection of knitting and crochet patterns as I was, check out the “90s Mod Inspired” pattern lookbook from Yarnspirations.
It’s actually a great collection of patterns for folks who want … Read More ...
Easy Knit Baskets to Use All Your Stash
For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts.
I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in … Read More ...
Free Charity Knitting Pattern: Premature Baby Beanie
There is something especially lovely about a handmade baby beanie, but when it is made for a premature baby, it becomes more than just a knitting project — it becomes a tiny act of kindness.