Knit a Skull Cap – Knitting

Dan Lee has done a lot of patterns using skull motifs, and his latest is a great one if you want to use the motif without doing allover stranded knitting.

The “S” is for Skull pattern is a simple striped beanie with twisted rib at the base, and the skull is added on using duplicate stitch after the hat is knit.

This is an easy introduction to duplicate stitch if you’ve never done it before and is sure to inspire you to start adding embellishments to all sorts of projects. And it’s a great use for some odd balls because this one little project uses four different colors (and of course you could use more colors for the stripes in the hat if you like).

Grab the pattern on Ravelry for £2.50, or about $3.39 as I write this.

[Photo: Dan Lee.]

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It’s been a while since I shared Easter basket knitting patterns last, so let’s look at some new (and easy!) Easter basket knitting patterns if you’re looking for something new to make this season.

I’m a big fan of little Easter baskets (and I’m pretty sure I shared my little Easter basket pattern before) and this one from Willow Knits is a cute one. It looks like sock yarn and it wouldn’t take much to make one of these tiny baskets. You can make a whole bunch with all your leftovers from your sock knitting adventures, or make them a little bigger with larger yarn or multiple strands held together.

Basketweave is a classic stitch pattern for a basket, and this one from square basket pattern from Noisy Needles Knitting is a great basic pattern that’s easy to customize. The one shown is 3.5 inches or 9 cm square and 2.1 inches or 5 cm tall, but the pattern includes instructions for making it any size you like. Adding a plastic container will make the sides stand up.

If you need a basket and some cute eggs to put in it, check out this pattern from Fitting in Knitting is a great choice. It uses heavy DK or worsted weight yarn and is mostly worked in stockinette stitch. If you don’t make it in super springy colors, you can use this one as a storage basket all year.

This colorful Easter basket from Patterns83 would be a great way to use up some yarn leftovers. It uses two strands held together to make a more stable basket, and as shown uses four colors of yarn.

And if you’re a fan of using a circular knitting machine, I’ve got an easy pattern on my blog for a circular knitting machine made Easter basket. This one is a small size, made with a 22-pin machine, but you could do the same thing on a bigger machine to make a larger version.

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