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Join Me and Learn How to Knit a Sock

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If you’re into holiday crafting, whether knitting or otherwise, Rebecca Page has a holiday crafting summit coming up that you’ll want to check out.

The summit runs from Nov. 14-18 and includes access to 48 classes over those days. There are classes in knitting, crochet, paper crafts, embroidery and more.

You can sign up for the summit for free and get 24-hour access to each day’s classes, or there is a VIP option that gets you full access to unlimited replays of the classes, plus three classes that are only available to VIP users.

One of those is mine! It’s a class all about learning how to knit socks, using a worsted weight mini stocking as our learning pattern. This stocking is big enough to hold a gift card, and you can embellish it any way you like, from knitting stripes to adding a duplicate stitch design, sewing on buttons or beads, even adding a cable or pattern stitch to the body as you knit.

The class covers three different ways to work in the round, three ways to join your knitting for working in the round, knitting all the parts of the sock including a heel flap with a wrap and turn heel that’s over so fast you won’t have time to be nervous.

It’s such a cute little project that’s great for teacher gifts, or make an advent calendar full of little stockings to hold tiny treats all season long. What a fun stash buster that would be!

Again my class is only available if you choose the VIP option, but there are a lot of other fun classes you can get for free if you’re available to watch that week. Check out all the offerings at Rebecca Page. (PS there’s a knitting summit coming up in the new year and I’m thinking about classes if you have something you’d love to see let me know!)

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Bucket Hat Knitting Patterns

As I was starting to write this post I thought that it was true that I’d never done a roundup of bucket hat knitting patterns before. But then I looked, and I actually did one last year (which you can find here) but there are plenty of cute bucket hats to do another post about, right? 

The one that made me want to write about this (again) is the Red Heart Knit Fanfare Bucket Hat from Yarnspirations. This cute striped hat can be worked in team colors, and while I might prefer a non-acrylic yarn for a summer hat, it would be fine when it’s not too hot outside (or try a cotton yarn instead). 

Claire Slade’s Sunlit Bucket Hat has an angled brim to help keep the sun out of your eyes. It’s worked from the bottom up using worsted weight cotton yarn, and comes in three sizes. You can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

Get a little air flow in your bucket hat with the Shady Bucket Hat from Wool & Beyond. This one uses DK weight yarn and an eyelet pattern throughout the body to keep it cool. It comes in sizes ranging from newborn to adult large, and is worked in one piece from the top down. You can grab the pattern (in English or Swedish) on Ravelry. 

If you’re looking for a fun, floppy sun hat for kids or adults, this pattern from Muki Crafts is a little more slouchy than a traditional bucket hat but it’s super cute. It comes in baby, toddler and bigger kid sizes and adult. I uses worsted weight yarn and is worked from the bottom up. 

Another variation on the classic bucket is this one that’s more of a cloche style. Made by branda, it uses bulky yarn so it’s more of a winter bucket hat, but now’s a fine time to knit it if you live somewhere that’s warm right now (or even more so if you live somewhere that’s cold right now). 

Another one to get you ready for colder weather is Tirmety, a two-layer bucket hat from ViTalina Craft, which has a textured stitch pattern on one side and stockinette on the other. You can wear either side out or even make them different colors if you want. The pattern is sized for toddlers, kids and adults. 

And if you want to add some extra cuteness to your bucket hat, I love this (of course totally optional but also totally adorable) embroidered deatila on the New York Bucket Hat from Pauline Fanguin. It uses two strands of DK weight yarn held together for extra sturdiness, and uses changes in needle size to shape the hat. Of course you could also knit stripes or use different textures of yarn to change up the look. This pattern is made to fit your head and is available in French and English.