Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
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 ...
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 … Read More ...
If you’re a member of the Craftsy community, I just noticed they’re doing a giveaway of mystery yarn boxes worth more than $50 once an hour for six hours today.
The first two have been given away as I type … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It may be hot in the northern part of the world, but that doesn’t mean it won’t cool down again soon. Some winter accessories make great summer knitting projects because they’re small and easy and fun to knit.
Case in … Read More ...
I love the Purl Bee and want to knit or craft just about everything I see on there. That’s certainly true of the latest knitting pattern to be posted on the site: Sporty Striped Peds.
These simple shorite socks … Read More ...
Socks area a great knitting project for summer because they’re small, portable, light (in weight and amount of yarn covering your body while you work) projects you can take with you wherever you happen to be going.
The good people … Read More ...
From time to time Craftsy offers free mini-classes on topics to get people interested and give them a taste of what learning from a Craftsy class is all about. Right now there’s a free class going on all about short … Read More ...
The Knit Picks free pattern for the week is actually a quartet of headband patterns from Allyson Dykhuizen of Sweatshop of Love.
There’s a simple trio of tiny I-cords, a deeply textured bow, a wrap I-cord that ties in … Read More ...
I have to admit that this year was the first time I’d ever heard of a ladybug called a ladybird, but it is, in fact, a thing. Julie Cartwright from My Life in Stitches has a really cute free pattern … Read More ...
The good folks at Craft Foxes have done some digging so the rest of us don’t have to and have collected a great group of summer knitting patterns for your enjoyment.
All of the patterns are for home decor — … Read More ...
