Free Knitting Pattern – Puffed Sleeved Sweater

This sweater is perfect for knitters looking for a new challenge and want to showcase their skills. The twisted cable pattern on the front, back and sleeves adds a touch of complexity and elegance to the design. It is not only a challenging pattern but also a beautiful and stylish sweater that you will be proud to wear. The intricate cable pattern creates a unique texture that is sure to turn heads.

The dropped shoulders and shallow turtleneck are modern design elements that give this sweater a contemporary look. The dropped shoulders give the sweater a relaxed and casual feel, while the shallow turtleneck adds an element of sophistication. This combination of design elements makes this sweater suitable for a wide range of occasions and styles. You can wear it on a casual day out or dress it up for a more formal event.

The pattern requires a pair of 5mm and 4mm knitting needles, a cable needle, and stitch holders. The different needle sizes will be used to create the cable pattern, and the cable needle will be used to cross the stitches and create the twisted effect. The stitch holders will be used to hold the stitches temporarily while you work on other parts of the sweater.

Overall, this pattern is a great choice for advanced knitters looking for a new challenge and a stylish and chic sweater to add to their wardrobe. With its intricate cable pattern, modern design elements, and the ability to showcase your knitting skills, this sweater is sure to be a favorite. Available for download on the Sirdar website.

Knit a Sideways Cable Sweater

Crossings: Historical Cable Collection

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts.

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts.

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects.

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version.

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want.

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do.

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like.

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.

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