Easy Easter Knitting Patterns

It’s finally spring by the calendar, so that must mean it’s time to start knitting all the pastel colored things and Easter knitting projects, right?

I was reminded the other day of a couple of Easter patterns that I designed several years ago that I wanted to share with you in case you’re looking for some fun and easy projects to kick off your spring knitting season.

First, there’s this bunny that looks sort of like a sugary bunny you might find in the grocery store this time of year. It’s an easy project worked from the bottom up in worsted weight yarn, with simple shaping to make it similar to the candy bunny.

Since giant knit and crocheted animals are all the rage right now, this one would be super fun to make in blanket yarn or another bulky or super bulky fiber. Just change the needles to a size that works with the yarn you want to use and you’ll be all set. Maybe I’ll try that and show you the results!

This pattern is available on CraftBits.

I also have an old but good knitting pattern on my website for a simple knit Easter basket. (Which reminded me I also knit a tiny Easter basket that was published at About but isn’t online any more, so I guess I’ve got a couple of Easter projects I need to do!)

This one I love because the self-striping yarn adds a level of cuteness to the basket, though of course you could use a solid yarn or stripe it yourself if you like. The yarn I used I’m pretty sure was long ago discontinued, but any light weight/DK self-striping yarn you like would would here.

And again here if you wanted a bigger basket you could work it in worsted weight yarn or even bulky yarn, or just keep increasing on the base and make the sides longer with the same yarn.

What are you working on for spring or Easter? I’d love to hear about it!

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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