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Free Easter Basket Knitting Patterns

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We’re getting pretty close to Easter but there’s still time to add a handmade touch to your festivities. Easter baskets are pretty easy projects to stitch up and they add an extra level of cuteness to your egg hunt or your table decor. Here are a handful of great, cute and quick to knit free Easter basket knitting patterns for you to try.

Gina Michele made a little basket that looks like a chick. Worked flat in Garter Stitch in bulky yarn, this is a super quick project that would be great to hold candy inside a larger basket or as table decor.

Kaity Frakerhas a cute, simple basket worked in DK weight yarn that you can grab from Ravelry. It’s worked in the round from the base up, with an I-cord handle that’s sewn on after knitting. There’s also a pattern for an Easter egg with the basket pattern.

If you’re looking for a teensy Easter basket knitting pattern, check out this one from Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days. This one is worked flat from the top down with the handle stitched separately. It’s perfect for holding a handful of candy eggs.

Making a felted basket is a great way to get a good sized basket quickly because they tend to be worked at a loose gauge. This one from Ann Lim is worked in bulky yarn and uses size 10.5 US knitting needles, and the handle is integrated into the bag so there’s no finishing other than the felting. This patter is a free download on Ravelry.

These last ones aren’t strictly Easter baskets, but they could be if you made them a little deeper and added a handle, or they can be used to display eggs, fruit or other holiday decor on the table. This one from DROPS Design is worked in Garter Stitch with two strands of yarn held together, then felted for extra strength. And this one by Clare Doornbos (a free Ravelry download) is worked in bulky yarn, also in garter stitch, and is the perfect introduction to short rows for people who haven’t stitched them before.

Check out this White fluffy Easter Chick knitting pattern over on our Sister site Craftbits.com Fluffy Easter Chick Knitting Pattern. and this Knitted Bunny Pattern.

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn.