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Knit Some Projects in Red, White and Blue

June 11, 2024 by Sarah White

I always feel a little weird sharing patriotic (American) knitting patterns on this site, run by Australians and with a worldwide audience. I know a lot of our readers are American (like me!), and I also know that red, white and blue projects can become patriotic for lots of other countries, or the colors can be changed to whatever your nation’s flag is.

So while these patterns are big on red, white, blue, stars, stripes and even an eagle, you might be able to alter them to celebrate a different country, or even a sports team if you wanted. For more America-specific patriotic knitting patterns, check out these Fourth of July knitting patterns, and these patriotic American patterns.

This stars and stripes tote bag from Knitting Knicely on Etsy is a great example of what I’m talking about. It’s super cute with stripes in red and white, and the blue section even has 50 stars, just like the American flag. But if your flag has two or three sections of color, just divide up the length and make solid bands of color instead. Either way you’ve got a great, sturdy bag made with worsted weight yarn and a little national pride.

These tiny patriotic doll sweaters from Elena Alexeeva (Ravelry) would also be cute with a solid heart or stripes of the national flag of your choice. They’re worked in fingering weight yarn and are made to suit dolls or animals about 11-12 inches/28-31 cm tall.

Stars and stripes socks would be fun to knit and wear any time of year, even if you aren’t American. This design from Nadia Perepelitsa is available on Ravelry.

The Betsy Ross Beanie from Etsy seller Not Enough for Soup in mostly a solid color with a flag motif on one side. It uses fingering weight yarn and the flag is worked in intarsia. Add the stars as you go or stitch them in later with duplicate stitch.

And OK, this patriotic eagle pot holder isn’t red, white and blue, but it totally could be. I just couldn’t resist sharing this double knit masterpiece, which I would absolutely use all year long. This one is worked in fingering weight yarn and it’s also from Knitting Knicely, but I can’t find it on her Etsy shop so you’ll have to grab this one on Ravelry.

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Summer Headband Knitting Patterns

Some knitters have trouble coming up with projects they can both knit and wear when it’s warm outside. Especially if you’re not ready for garments (thought tank tops and summer tops are great first garment projects!) it might seem like there’s nothing to do when it’s hot outside.

One way to remedy this situation is by knitting headbands. Headbands are great any time of year to keep hair out of your face and make you look a little more pulled together without any effort. Wider headbands double as ear warmers when it gets colder, but skinnier ones are great throughout the year.

A couple of great examples are from designer Elly Donner, who has a set of headband knitting patterns on Ravelry you can buy individually or as an ebook. Homebody, shown here, is worked in garter stitch (the ties are crocheted but you could also use I-cord), while Slipstream uses slipped stitches and garter ridges, and Sounds of Spring has little cables. The patterns use DK weight yarn and are a great way to use a little leftover yarn from another project.

I also recently came across the lovely Plush Braided Headband by Yevgeniya Li. A free pattern on Ravelry, this wider design is covered in lush cables for a sleek and fancy look. It uses worsted weight yarn and you can customize the length for a perfect fit.

Celeste Knitwear’s Spikelet is a simple twisted headband with columns of eyelet lace to keep it from being too heavy. It’s worked flat and sewn together to make the twist, and uses DK weight yarn. It has three sizes available.

This skinny lace headband from Lusi Knits is another cute choice. It calls for fine weight cotton yarn, but you could use heavier yarn if you have it on hand to make a wider headband (or use any fine yarn you have available). It uses ties to customize the fit.

And if you want to go super basic but still really cute, try the easy ring headband from Lulu Pattern. The sample is knit pretty wide, but you could make a narrower version if you want, and the little ring turns it from a plain loop into a bow with very little extra work. It calls for worsted weight yarn but you could also use whatever weight you like for this one to change up the look and size.

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