Category Archives: Knitting

Knitting Stitches Patterns

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I’ve been looking for free knitting stitches patterns that I can work up into a pattern for a cowl. I found the following patterns which I think are very interesting. I wanted something a little out of the norm and challenging enough to hold my interest.

It’s not that I need another project. I have six going at present. I’m trying to finish up a knitted sock pattern that I want to bring public. I’ve finished one sock and I’m halfway through the other. The pattern is written and will include pictures. Be looking for it! It’s a pattern that will be perfect for advanced beginners who want to knit a pair of socks for the first time.

Also, coming soon is a triangle-shaped scarf made from sock yarn. I’m making it to match this hat. My other four projects are still in the early stages.

knitting stitches patterns

Here is your guide to the knitting stitches above:

  1. Cable and Twist Stitches
  2. Lace Knitting Stitch #35
  3. Tilting Ladder Pattern
  4. Lace Knitting Stitch #28
  5. Lace Knitting Stitch #25
  6. Bubble Wrap Stitch

I think for a cowl, I prefer #3 and #4. I do like the bubble wrap stitch though. It would be great for knitting a baby blanket.

Jester Hat Pattern – Knit, Crochet, or Sew a Jester Hat

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April Fool’s Day is just around the corner. It’s not really a day one thinks to celebrate in any particular way, other than playing a few minor jokes on friends and family. Why not make it more celebratory? There’s a jester hat pattern below ready for you to knit, crochet, or sew for yourself or someone else. Have a little fun, why don’t you?

jester hat pattern

Here is a guide to the FREE patterns above:

  1. Jingle Jester Baby Hat (knitting)
  2. Silly Court Jester/Elf Hat (crochet) – Ravelry link
  3. Fleece Jester Hat (sewing)
  4. B14-28 Hat (knitting) – Ravelry link
  5. Jester Hat (sewing)
  6. Jester Hat (crochet) – Ravelry link

Need a few harmless practical jokes to play? Here’s a few I’ve culled from the WWW.

  • Add a few drops of green or red food coloring to a carton of milk.
  • Superglue a few coins to the sidewalk or any spot that has a lot of people walking around.
  • Go into your spouse’s closet and steal one of each of their shoes. Watch them frantically try to find a match.
  • Balance a small disposable cup of water on the top of a partially open door and then wait for the splash.
  • Purchase some realistic-looking insects and place the creepy crawlers in ice cubes, socks, shoes, food, etc.

The point is to have fun without being mean or doing harm. Use your imagination!

Free Knitted Bunny Patterns | Knitting Pattern Bunny

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It’s the Easter season and that means bunnies, chicks, and lambs. Choose one of these free knitted bunny patterns and knit an Easter rabbit for a child or yourself. I love knitted and crocheted toys. Often it is hard to part with a handmade critter after they are made. A bit of the maker’s heart and soul goes into the animal, wouldn’t you say?

Free Knitted Bunny Patterns

Your guide to the free knitted bunny patterns above:

  1. Big Cuddly Bunny
  2. Bunny Nuggets
  3. Knitted Bunny Pattern (made from a knitted square – even a beginning knitter can make this bunny)
  4. Bouncy Bunny Sock Critter (on Lionbrand website, you may need to create a login if don’t already have one)
  5. Rabbit
  6. Edmund Bunny
  7. Knit Bunny
  8. Very Tiny Bunny and Very Tiny Bunny Clothes
  9. Knitted Rabbits

Here is a bonus link – Tiny Baby Bunnies

Happy Knitting and Easter too!

Knit or Crochet Something Emerald

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Knit or Crochet an Emerald-colored Garment
Pantone selected Emerald (Pantone 17-5641) as the color of 2013. You’ll see the color in home, fashion, and graphic design this year. You’ll also find that knitters and crocheters have used the color to create some very lovely items. Search your stash or visit a yarn shop to find yarn in today’s hot color.

Here are links to the items you see above:

Knit Washcloths Pattern – Merry Stripes Washcloth

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Knit washcloths patternKnit washcloth pattern I am still knitting washcloths, three per Christmas gift package, and for this series of washcloths, I designed the pattern.

I really like the slipped and twisted stitches, and I think the pattern would be great to adapt for a knitted hat.

Yarn: Lily Sugar’n Cream Cottage Twists and Sugar’n Cream Ecru

Needle: Size 8

Key:
• sl1K = slip one stitch knitwise

• sl1P = slip one stitch purlwise

 

Knit Washcloths Pattern:

Cast on 47 stitches of color A.

Row 1: (WS) Using color A, purl entire row.

Row 2: Using color B, K3, *sl1K, K3, repeat from * to end.

Row 3: Using color B, P3, *sl1P, P3, repeat from * to end.

Row 4: Using color B, same as row 2.

Row 5: Using color B, purl entire row.

Row 6: Using color A, same as row 2.

Row 7: Using color A, same as row 3.

Row 8: Using color A, same as row 2.

Repeat these eight rows.

Bind off on a Row 4.

My finished cloths have 8 stripes of the ecru and 7 stripes of the cottage twists yarn.

Merry stripes knit washcloth

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Colorful and Posh Knitted Dishcloths

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I have begun knitting and crocheting gifts for Christmas. Believe it or not, the holiday is just around the corner. I like giving soft, puffy knitted dishcloths (washcloths) with soap, sugar/salt scrub, or other bath goodies. Lily® Sugar’n Cream® provides the free pattern for the dishcloth (brick stitch) which knits up very nicely. I really like how the colors pop with this pattern.

Note: You’ll have to become a site member of Lily® Sugar’n Cream® to acquire the pattern. The pattern is called Sugar’n Cream – Color Me Mod Dishcloth.

Knitted dishcloths using the brick stitch

 

How to Make and Dye T-Shirt Yarn

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how to make t-shirt yarn

I followed this tutorial at Craft Passion for making t-shirt yarn. I want to emphasize a few points.

  • T-shirts must have seamless sides. Women’s t-shirts, for the most part, have seams because they are made to fit a woman’s curves. This means when you’re searching for t-shirts to transform into seamless yarn, you’ll most likely have to use men’s t-shirts.
  • The bigger the t-shirt the better – more yarn for you!
  • You’ll only get variety in color if you dye white shirts. Men’s white t-shirts are the easiest to come by.
  • Dying t-shirts takes some time if you’re making a lot of colors. You have to dye and then wash the material. Providing a first washing will prevent horrible color bleeding later.
  • I practiced on a shirt with side seams before I began cutting on a t-shirt with seamless sides. If you practice first then you won’t waste a good shirt.
  • See the Craft Passion tutorial for other helpful tips.

Dying the T-shirts

Fabric Dye for Cotton

I found dye at JoAnn on sale (see brand above). It made really beautiful colors that kept their intensity after washing. If you choose this dye, you’ll need salt to add to the washing machine when you create the colors. Since I was doing small loads, I reduced the amount of salt used. Make sure you have a least a carton or two if you’re going to use this brand.

Tips:

  • Cut away the portions of the t-shirt you don’t need before dying. It’s best not to reduce the material to yarn – if you do that, you’ll have to hand dye. That will be time-consuming and messy.
  • Dye lighest to darkest in your washing machine. Then you won’t have to rinse out the machine in between dyes. I ran 5 colors (beginning with yellow and ending with purple); therefore, at the end my machine was quite colorful. That’s easy to fix – run a large load of water and a cup of bleach. Wipe down any exterior components with a mixture of water and bleach (or use a cleaning product that has bleach).
  • Dye then dry. I hung the material to dry. Keep colors away from each other. I chose this option because I was doing so many colors. If you’re doing one color and a bunch of t-shirts, use the dryer.

  • After the material is dry, wash, and then dry.
  • Once the material is dry, you’re ready to make yarn.

I plan on using the t-shirt yarn I’ve created to crochet a colorful rug to put in the kitchen or in a bathroom. Visit later to get the pattern. As of July 16, 2012 – completed rug pattern available.