Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
While we play around with adding patterns to our new store, we decided to offer this
Vintage Knit Leaf or Counterpane Afghan blanket Pattern instant download so you can get knitting straight away.
This counterpane afghan has been a very popular design amongst our readers, but getting hold of out-of-print patterns is very difficult. We were able to get a copy of this vintage pattern. This counterpane afghan is particularly popular for baby blankets.
As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long.
What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders.
You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well.
The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn.
Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!
I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions.
Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table.
The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter.
Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.
I desired to purchase the Vintage Knit Leaf or Counterpane Afghan blanket Pattern for just $1, but it seems that it can only be purchased using PayPal, which I do not use and have NO desire to use. I had filled in all the purchase info before it became obvios that I had to use ONLY PayPal….So sad…