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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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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