Knitting Daily Offers Ebook of Season 900 Patterns

I completely forgot to mention — probably because my PBS station doesn’t run it! — that the latest season of Knitting Daily TV recently started airing. The good people at Knitting Daily have made it easier for all of us to follow along with the projects mentioned in the series by producing a free ebook containing 13 patterns (knit and crochet) from the series.

The book includes the lovely Chevron Market Bag by Kristen TenDyke, Ann Berk’s Albus Argyle Socks, the textured chevron Amstel Hat by Courtney Kelley, Laura Bryant’s multi-textured Lush Cowl and a dropped-stitch hat, scarf and vest for men by Kathy Zimmerman, to name a few. Some of the patterns were clearly scanned from other sources and don’t look great on my computer, but they’re still readable enough to use and knit from.

Do you watch Knitting Daily TV? I’m a few seasons behind because I have to get the DVDs, but I’ve always enjoyed it and learned something from my time spent with the program.

[Photo by Knitting Daily TV.]

If your family is the sort to do a turkey trot for Thanksgiving, or even just to take family pictures, you’ll want to get started knitting up some Turkey Sack Hats with this pattern from Underground Crafter.

The pattern uses super bulky yarn and is rated easy. It’s knit flat but there are a few skills in here around the shaping of the eyes, which includes changing colors, working bobbles and doing a wicked purl 3 together decrease. Twice.

But that’s all in one row, and the rest of it is pretty simple. The beak is worked separately and sewn on, and the side of the hat is stitched up to make it into a hat.

What’s great about this one is that it comes in 10 sizes, ranging from newborn to adult large, so you really can make one for everyone in the family. And because it uses super bulky yarn you can knit a bunch pretty quickly if that’s a thing you’d like to do.

It’s also fun because you could use this base pattern to make different animals or for different holidays. Make it all in orange and stitch on a jack o’lantern face for Halloween, or make a white one that’s a snowman, for example.

In any style this would also be a fun gag gift for that person in your life who has everything or doesn’t want gifts, or if you do a secret Santa or white elephant gift exchange at work or elsewhere.

And make sure whether you’re making it a turkey or some other character that you include the pom poms at the top! They’re just so cure and a great way to add a bit more color to the project, and they’re easy to make. (See also: ways to make a pompom with yarn.)

You can grab the free pattern at the Underground Crafter website.

[Photo: Underground Crafter]

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