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Easy Knitting Patterns Kids Can Knit

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knitting projects perfect for kidsI have known lots of kids who were interested in knitting and have even taught a few how to do it through the years.

But it can be problematic to find knitting patterns for younger knitters, because you need things that are simple enough that they can easily complete them but fun enough that they will stick with them.

Little Worlds has a nice collection of kid-friendly knitting patterns that would actually be great for beginning knitters of any age. Ranging from baby booties to accessories of all sorts, these simple projects are the perfect way for anyone to start their knitting journey.

What did you knit as a beginner? I’d love to hear about it?

[Photo: Little Worlds.]

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Comments

  1. It took me 4 attempts, spaced roughly a decade between attempts. to like knitting, Each time I either failed to complete the project, or hated the terrible finished results. They all turned into dust rags.

    Finally I just cast on 20-25 stitches, knit as long I wanted to, purled for a while, mixed ‘em up a bit, then cast off. When someone asked me what I’d made, I told them Experience. If they could find another use for it (other than a dust rag), that would be a bonus. Removing the pressure of trying to make a “something” made the learning easier and more enjoyable. After that I did a couple scarves then jumped right to sweaters.

Have you read?

Knit a Log Cabin Blanket with All Your Scraps

I guess I must have had this pattern on my mind, because I had chosen this log cabin blanket recipe to write about, promptly forgot about it and a couple of weeks later started knitting a log cabin blanket using all my pink yarn. 

It might stay pink if it makes it to baby blanket sized, or I might add in some pastel green and blue, too, to make a bigger blanket. We’ll see. I’m also holding several strands of yarn together to make a kind of bulky yarn, which means it’s deeply satisfying how much yarn is used even as the project is still relatively small. 

In Kristen Finlay’s version, DK weight yarn scraps (or fingering/sock yarn held double) are used to make a simple scrappy log cabin blanket that’s lighter weight than my version. Log cabin is a great technique for knitters of any skill level because it’s worked in garter stitch. The only not completely basic technique you need for log cabin knitting is picking up stitches. 

If you’ve never worked a log cabin knitting project before, this is a good introduction, and it is really nice to use all your yarn scraps in one big project you’ll use for years to come. 

If you use a lot of DK weight yarn you can keep building on it whenever you finish a project, or if you use more worsted weight you can do the same thing with it, it will just be a little bigger starting out than the pattern calls for. How big it gets is totally up to you. 

I have really been enjoying working on my log cabin project, and it’s my current sitting at my desk and need a break knit (do you have one of those or is it just me?). 

Ready to start your own log cabin blanket knitting project? You can grab the free pattern from Kristen Finlay on Ravelry. 

Need more log cabin inspiration? Check out more log cabin knitting patterns. 

[Photo: Kristen Finlay]