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Free Knitting Pattern – Sampler Afghan

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This could totally be a stash buster! Or knit it to match your decor.  It could be frilly and girly, or as shown, more neutral and masculine, totally customizeable.

This Checkered Knit Blanket will look fantastic in your living room! Use this free knitting patternfrom Bernat Yarns to create a quick and easy knit blanket. Thrown over a couch or chair in your living room, this blanket will be the finishing touch to tie the room together and add an extra splash of color. You could customize the colors of your classy knit blanket to match the room or tailor it to match the current season. You’ll love snuggling up under this afghan with your loved ones on a cool evening.

This free pattern is from FaveCrafts. Click HERE for the pattern.

Looking for more Blanket Patterns to Knit? Check these out on Etsy.

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Knit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps

I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or these knit geese.)

Another one I don’t totally understand is sardines or little fish more generally. Sure, they’re cute, and the shape is fun, but I had no idea when I was sharing this pattern for a fish-shaped pouch last year that it would become a hugely popular pattern that people are still searching for on the site. It is pretty cute, though, so if you weren’t around then or don’t remember you should got check it out. 

Recently another fishy knitting pattern crossed my monitor: the little knit fish from Classical Songbird Designs. 

Just as the name suggests, these fish are little, about 4.5 inches or 11 cm from end to end. They look like little sardines and take about 12 yards of sock yarn to make. 

You can even make a two-tone fish and use just 6 yards of each color. 

This sounds to me like just about the perfect use for the yarn that’s left over after knitting a pair of socks, or a mini skein or several that have been sitting around unused in your stash. 

The fish are knit flat in one piece, which makes it easy to stitch on the eyes with more yarn or embroidery floss before stuffing, and you can stitch up the sides while you stuff (though it’s not a very big piece so you could probably stitch and then stuff, finishing with the end of the tail). 

Because I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one wondering, I measured an Altoids box and as the pattern is written the fish are a little too big to fit in it (the box is about 4 inches/10 cm long). But you could make the fish a little smaller if you want to make a box of them. Or just make a fishy bag to put them in!

You can grab the free pattern for the little knit fish at Classical Songbird Designs. 

[Photo: Classical Songbird Designs.]