Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
July Fourth is coming up soon, but there’s still time to craft some creative decor.
Studio Knit has a great little patriotic wreath pattern that you can make super quick, and it’s inexpensive, too. It’s a Stockinette Stitch tube worked … Read More ...
Knitting things in red, white and blue is a lot of fun this time of year, and knitting a little home decor in those colors is perfect for the Fourth of July and other patriotic holidays.
Get started with this … Read More ...
Someone I follow on Facebook recently posted an article about a knit geode made by Barbara Tomlinson, which is completely awesome and fantastic and now I want to knit one.
Don’t you?
The good news is, we all can knit … Read More ...
There’s something about summer that makes me want to knit with bright colors. This Shifting Rainbow Shawl, a free pattern from Jessie at Home, may be the most colorful pattern I’ve seen in a while.
It’s worked in Garter … Read More ...
Mosaic knitting is a particular kind of slip-stitch knitting that makes intricate-looking, graphic, repeating patterns that are made with simple stitches.
Of course we have Barbara G. Walker to thank for this knitting innovation, which deeply inspired her (she wrote … Read More ...
I’ve taken a bit of a break from knitting to crochet a little scarf/shawl that might be just the thing for cool summer evenings or places with too much air conditioning (read: just about everywhere in the American south).
A … Read More ...
Last summer I started knitting a boxy sweater for myself out of bamboo yarn that I imagine will be a great summer sweater if I ever finish it. I imagine slipping it on during beach vacations for walks down by … Read More ...
Father’s Day is coming up soon, and if you want to knit something sweet for a dad in your life, now’s the time to start!
I have collected some great patterns for Father’s Day in previous years, but here are … Read More ...
Hello, again, and welcome to this month’s installment of the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop!
This week I’m bringing you a fun technique that makes a super scrubby (and stash busting) dishcloth or washcloth, but it’s a stitch pattern you might … Read More ...
It could be because I have two out-of-town trips in less than a month, or just because it’s almost summer and I don’t have any brain waves left to think about knitting, but I really want to be knitting something … Read More ...
You know I’ve been knitting a lot of washcloths lately for the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop (and I’ll have a new on for you next week!) but what I really want to do is knit something with Scrubby.
This is … Read More ...
To be honest I was just working on a long-sleeved wool sweater the other day, because being cold knows no season for me, but for people who are a little better at regulating their temperature, some short-sleeved knit garments might … Read More ...
I don’t know why springtime always makes me want to dye yarn. Maybe it’s because it’s so fun to dye yarn with leftover Easter egg dye, or dandelions, or strawberries.
So when I saw this article … Read More ...
After the Unicorn Frappuccino took over the world a few weeks ago, you might be feeling like your regular beverage just doesn’t have enough sparkle.
Never fear, Studio Knit has got you — or your drink, anyway — covered with … Read More ...
One thing that keeps some people from knitting socks is that they seem like a project that will take forever, with tiny yarn and teensy needles, and you have to make two of them?
If you’d like to try out … Read More ...