Free Knitting Pattern: Squishy, Sentimental Scarf

This is not the sort of knitting project that you really need a pattern for, but Make It Handmade’s post about her Squishy Sentimental Scarf is a great reminder that all the little odds and ends left over from favorite projects could — and should! — be combined into a project that can keep us or a loved one warm and serve as a reminder of all the great knitting we’ve done in the past.

I love horizontal scarves like this that use a whole bunch of little odd balls — my Horizontal Scarf is like this but you don’t even have to weave in the ends because you knit with each strand for just one row and leave tails at each end for fringe. I love that scarf so much (and I gave it away, so I really need to knit another one!) that I started on a shawl worked in the same manner, but I didn’t get that far, and I stole the needle out of it for some reason, but that sure would be a fun project for the winter!

What do you do with your sentimental yarn scarps? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo via Make it Handmade.]

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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