Knitting Patterns to Knit for Canada Day

Lest you think we’d forget our cousins to the north (here in America, anyway), I thought it would be good to collect some fun knitting patterns to celebrate Canada Day. Or hockey season. Or any other time you love Canada.

This time of year you might not need a Canada hat like the O Canada Toque from Candise Wilde, or Sandy Prossner’s Mount Canada. It might not be the time to cast on a pair of knit mittens like the O Canada Mittens (I guess that name is kind of irresistible) from Vicky Taylor-Hood.

But you do have cans that need cozies, right? The Canada Day knit placemat and cozy from KnitCA is a great choice, or try the Oh Canada Coffee Sweater (really, but I promise it’s the last one) from Sue Sedlak for beverages that are supposed to be warm.

How about a washcloth? Try the Garden Maple Leaf Dishcloth by Melissa Bergland Burham (available on the web archive). The Red Maple Leaf Pattern from Knit Hit would also make a cute little cloth. And the Illusion Maple Leaf Dishcloth by Audrey Knits is a fun knitting trick.

Or knit a little Canadian flag with help from the felted flag patch pattern at My Knitting Basket or the mini Canadian flag garland from Kristen Cooper. So cute!

Looking for more Canadian knitting patterns? check these out 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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