Knitter’s Rulers and Free Bag Patterns!

KaratStix over at Etsy graciously sent some items over for me to try out. She sent a Needle Gauge, a 2″ square stitch and row gauge and a fun key ring. These are all made from earth friendly bamboo, and just as cute as can be! These ones are decorated with sheep but there are other designs as well. I was skeptical at first at the accuracy of the rulers, but they are pretty much spot on. They deserve and will keep a well earned spot in my Denise Fabric Needle Case, well, the key chain rides along on the outside, just because it’s so cute! And now she’s offering FREE shipping on yarn bobbins when purchasing more than one item! These are the best stocking stuffers ever for the knitters on your list!

Looking for more patterns? Check these market bag patterns out on Etsy.

Now, where to keep all of these fun gadgets? How about some free bag patterns?

I found this one, a string market bag by LionBrand, here:

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/BK4K-0702003.html

This next one is from The Daily Knitter, I present Emma:

http://www.dailyknitter.com/emma.html

And this little cutie, also from The Daily Knitter is a perfect size lunch bag: Leah: http://www.dailyknitter.com/leah.html

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I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I know we have a lot of Southern Hemisphere friends, too, who are heading into the cooler months as we are warming up. Whichever one of the seasons you’re in, you might want to stitch up this sweet little hood.

This pattern by saskie&co is called snug hood and it uses two colors of yarn to make a close-fitting pixie style hood (almost a balaclava but it doesn’t cover your face, though there is a neck covering portion to keep you a little warmer). You can use the fingering weight wool and mohair held together that are called for in the pattern, or use a single strand of DK weight yarn.

The neck portion and the edging around the face are worked in ribbing in a single color, while the body of the hat includes an allover colorwork flower pattern. The project is worked both flat and in the round and there is colorwork that is knit flat, which means you’ll have to purl in colorwork (which some people don’t like; also, you can’t see what you’re doing as well on the back of the work).

The pattern comes in one size and the colorwork is charted. Testers noted this is a quick and easy project and a great way to learn some new skills (chart reading, working stranded colorwork flat) if you’ve never tried those things before. They noted the hood is cute, comfortable and warm, and a few said it didn’t take as much yarn as the pattern suggests, so bear that in mind if you’re trying to use stash.

Speaking of the pattern notes, check out all the cute color variations in the projects on Ravelry. From pink and red to blue and white to gray and cream, there are lots of great options to think about.

You can buy this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: saskie&co]

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