Take it Easy with the Sandstone Scarf Knitting Pattern

A new year is a great time to learn new skills, and if you’re just now taking up knitting (welcome!) or are reminding yourself how to knit because it’s been a while (welcome back) or even if you’re trying to teach someone else to knit, starting with something really basic is a great thing to do.

The garter stitch scarf is a classic first knitting project because it’s relatively quick and easy and it doesn’t have to come out a particular size. It’s also not the end of the world if your tension isn’t perfect, or if your edges are a little wonky.

If you’re looking for a beginner project with just a little bit more flair, try the Sandstone Scarf from Mirella Moments.

It uses super bulky yarn (which is my preference for beginners because it’s easy to handle) in three colors, which means you’ll learn how to change colors straightaway. It also has fringe, which is an easy way to make a simple project a little more fun.

And even if you are a knitter with a few projects under your belt, this is a nice meditative project for working while watching TV or when you need something that isn’t going to require a lot of thought. This would be a great charity knitting project or a way to get a jump on your gift knitting for next year (it’s really never too early!).

You can grab the free pattern from Mirella Moments.

Looking for more easy knitting patterns for beginners? Check out this post I compiled last year of easy garter stitch knitting projects to take you beyond scarves. Here are some more fun garter stitch projects, because apparently I write a post about garter stitch knitting patterns every year. Probably because even as a not-beginner, I still love knitting garter stitch from time to time. How do you feel about garter stitch? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

[Photo: Mirella Moments]

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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