KnitBits: Spring Break Edition

It’s spring break here in Arkansas, so I’ve got a super-short KnitBits for you this week as I get ready to go out on a little hike with my family.

If you need one more quick Easter project to make, or plan to spend some of the weekend teaching a child how to knit, here’s how you make a bunny from a square of Garter Stitch. It’s a perfect first project and a way to keep that first wonky swatch that you’ll actually enjoy looking at. This roundup of square bunny patterns is from BeesDIY.

One reason so many people love knitting in the round is because there aren’t seams to sew up at the end, but the Fringe Association makes a good argument for why you might still want to knit your sleeves flat, even on a top-down sweater worked in the round. The short answer to why is because it’s easier than knitting a small circumference in the round and it adds structure to the sleeves; click through for the how you actually do it.

Finally, OK, this one is crochet, but it’s still awesome. Meet Yolanda Soto-Lopez, a 55-year-old crocheting abuela and YouTube sensation in the crochet crowd. She’s making six figures on her tutorial videos, which can take up to 30 hours to shoot, and she’s racked up more than 70 million page views. Amazing.

Looking for more Easter themed Knitting patterns? Check out these Knitting patterns we found over on Etsy.

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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