Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
Don’t forget to get in on our latest giveaway. Knit To Be Square, book by Vivian Hoxbro, at the end of next week, I’ll send emails from all of my comments and the first to respond with their address gets the book!
In your comment, tell me about your lace knitting!
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.
I love to knit lace, especially on socks. The interplay between increases and decreases, color and light, always make me marvel that I actually created the intricate (or simple) patterns which stretch around my foot.
I love to knit fun original characters and novelty items, but have yet to venture into lace.
sounds like a good book
I love lace knitting. I have made several scarfs. I would love to tackle a shawl some day.
My next lace project will be lacy socks.
Sheryl
I’m a new knitter and love lace projects. I’ve started a lace baby blanket, so pretty!
Looks like a fun book!
I THINK EVEN I CAN KNIT A SQUARE
I’m currently knitting a lace shawl – the stormwater shawl to be precise. I’m making it in a fingering weight yarn, but its still lace.
I have just started a shawl after doing a lace scarf. It is a bit scary but very enjoyable.
I’ve only made a couple of lace items, one was a small scarf that could have been a shawl. Just don’t have the patience for it!
You know, I’ve never tried lace knitting. I want to, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. That may have to be my next project.
I’m a new knitter and would love to know more about it 🙂
I recently took a lace knitting class, the very last class at The Point NYC before the store swiftly, sadly closed. The class improved my technique and helped me manage my yarn overs. Now I’m hungry for patterns to keep me going.
I love knitting lace – my first real project was a beaded lace shawl… came out lovely, got a blue ribbon at the county fair! I continue to like to make lace shawls with beads and am winding yarn this week!
I’m on my first lace knitting project. It is a scarf in the Feather and Fan pattern using Dream in Color Smooshy Sock yarn. It’s been really fun and the pattern really only has one line to memorize – the other 3 lines of the pattern are either a knit or purl row. Not hard at all to do and it’s coming out SO cute!
Thanks for the opportunity to participate in the giveaway!
Betsy
I LOVE Vivian Hoxbro’s patterns and her latest book sounds wonderful. I would love to see what she is up to now.
I’d actually love to win this for a friend of mine who love to knit!