Knitting Patterns for Little Chicks

Spring is here and what better way to celebrate the season than by knitting some cute little chicks! These adorable chick-inspired patterns are perfect for Easter and the spring season. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced knitter, these patterns will help you create something special and unique. From soft and huggable baby chicks to cute Easter egg decorations, you’ll find a pattern that will suit your skill level and style.

So, grab your needles and yarn and get ready to create something truly special with these little chick-inspired knitting patterns. Regardless of whether it actually feels like spring where you live, these patterns will bring some warmth and cheer to your home.

Spring cleaning can be a little more fun when you do it with a spring-themed washcloth. Try the Spring Chicken Washcloth by Eileen Casey or Melissa’s Little Chick Dishcloth (via the Wayback Machine).

Little chicks are fun to knit and great for little kids to play with or find in their Easter baskets. I like Raverly user gitwerg’s fuzzy Easter chick, but there’s also the Spring Chick from Fuzzy Mitten (aka Barbara Prime), Purl Soho’s Fuzzy Easter Chicks with wings and teensy Easter eggs, or the fun Chick ‘n Eggs from Yellow Thread Knits, which are sort of chicken and egg all in one.

Alan Dart also has an adorable chicken and egg pattern with a larger half egg for the chick to nestle in.

Christine Grant has a cute pair of chick baby boots, and the Little Chick Bath Puppet from BrileyKnits would bring a lot of fun to bath time.

If you have a little kid in your life you may also want to check out my new pattern for a Kid’s Chick Hat over at CraftBits.

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

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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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