Knit Flags and More for the Fourth of July

The end of June kind of snuck up on me, but there’s one more weekend you can knit some red, white and blue accessories in for use on the Fourth or for any summer celebration. These 4th of July patterns are perfect for your patriotic decorations.

Check out my Fourth of July patterns over at About to get started, and here are some more easy ideas:

This American Flag Garland from 400 Square Foot Living is adorable and really quick to knit. Just make as many pieces as you have time for, use the yarn tails to tie to flags together and you’re done. I’d love these a cupcake toppers, too.

Claudette D’s beer cozy is fit for a 40 oz. beverage and quick to knit in red, white and blue with optional personalization.

The Americana Wrist Cuff from Cirilia Rose (check this Ravelry page for instructions on how to get it) is really lovely and a great piece to wear for any patriotic holiday through the year.

And if you want to keep your hands warm in patriotic style, check out Lisa Bee’s Colbert Nation Gloves, inspired by mitts worn by Stephen Colbert. But you don’t have to be a member of the nation to love these.

Make sure not to miss my Captain America placemat over at CraftBits, too!

Are you knitting for the Fourth, or do you have knit things you bring out for the holiday? I’d love to hear about it.

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Using your yarn stash is important to me throughout the year, but as I start to feel the end of the year coming on I get more excited about using things I already have in the house. Maybe that’s because I don’t want to go to a store in the thick of holiday shopping times, or I like the idea of having a little space in my stash when the new year rolls around.

It’s super satisfying to use up all the little odd balls you’ve made over the year (or years), and I have several stash busting blankets I work on when it’s cold and will maybe finish someday.

If you’d like to start a stash busting project that’s perfect for using up odd balls, check out the Soukish pattern from Neisha Abdulla. This pattern is made for fingering weight/sock yarn, and it’s worked in a tube with allover color work.

This is great for a couple of reasons. You don’t really have to weave in your ends when you can hide them in a tube (this is one time you might even get by just tying a knot when you change colors!) and you can change colors whenever you run out of yarn and it will look good.

Of course the pattern is made with blocks where the designer changed colors, but you can change yours more or less often as you need to make it work for your stash. You can use blank charts to design your own color combinations, or even your own stitch patterns if you like. You can also adjust the length of the scarf as needed or turn it into a cowl based on the amount of yarn you have.

This project looks like a lot of fun and would be a great thing to have on hand to stitch up and then to wear during the cold, gloomy months.

You can get a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Neisha Abdulla]

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