Have Some Fun with Easy Bias Eyelet Knitting

These bias knit eyelet knitting patterns are as easy as lace knitting gets. The simple repeating patterns give you a nice, open look and feel that’s great for summer and beyond, and they teach you the basics you’ll need for more complex lace patterns.

First try the Silver Bias Lace Scarf from Undeniable Glitter. This scarf combines bias lace panels with Garter Stitch for a quick and easy project.

When you’re ready for more bias lace, try the Wherever Wrap from Hands Occupied. This one uses alternating panels of bias eyelets for a zig-zag effect, compounded by changing colors as the direction shifts. This one is a bigger project but not any more difficult, and it would be fun to do as a stash buster, changing direction every time you run out of yarn.

Have you ever worked a bias eyelet knitting pattern? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Undeniable Glitter|Hands Occupied.]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

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