My girl hasn’t seen “Monsters Inc.” or “Monster University” yet (in fact, the only full-length movie she’s ever seen is “Finding Nemo”), but I know we’ll get there before too long. And I know when kids love movies they love … Read More...
Knitting Dishcloth Pattern – Summer Flip Flops
The Lily Summer Washcloth Extravaganza is continuing, and there are a few more cuties with a summer theme that you might want to check out (all of these links go directly to PDFs):
I … Read More...
Knitting Pattern – Stitch a Heart-filled Dishcloth
I have told you before about my love for dishcloths (a while back I shared some of my favorite patterns) and here’s another really cute one.
Dolly Creates made a washcloth/dishcloth adorned with little hearts. It’s mostly stockinette … Read More...
Scroll Lace Scarf Pattern Free Til 8/31/13
Sometimes on this site I share free patterns that are free for a limited time and then people will come back years later wondering why the link doesn’t work. With that in mind I think I’m going to start putting … Read More...
An Adorable Summer Top for Girls
This is not a new pattern, but it caught my eye in Lion Brand’s newsletter over the weekend and I know that I have to knit it right away.
The child’s playtime top is worked in two identical pieces with … Read More...
A Pretty Summer Cardigan from Berroco
One of the yarns I used in my book that I completely fell in love with was Berroco Linsey. This pretty cotton yarn/linen yarn just says summer to me, and I used a multicolored pink version to knit an … Read More...
Get Out Your Big Needles to Warm Up Quick
Mel at Mellywood’s Mansion lives in Australia, where it’s winter, and a friend asked her for a cowl. She wanted to get it done quickly, so she pulled out her big needles (20 mm, or US 36) and a bit … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern: The Hive Knit Dishcloth
Dishcloths and washcloths are great things to knit throughout the year because they’re really useful, and it’s nice to have made something that you use every day. But they’re especially nice to knit in the summer because cotton yarn is … Read More...
Pin of the Week: A Simple Stockinette Sock
As you may know I’ve declared this the Summer of Socks if for no other reason than I need to amuse myself. Over at About I’m sharing patterns, books and techniques for knitting better socks, and I recently came across … Read More...
Lily’s Washcloth Extravaganza is Back
Last summer Lily (the makers of Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn) did a series of new free washcloth patterns, both knit and crochet, that it promoted throughout the summer.
This time around I got a single email with several different patterns … Read More...
Free Pattern: Loopy Cord Necklace
If you’re looking for a way to add a little spring color to your wardrobe, check out this free pattern for a necklace pendant from blogger purl3agony.
She used a knit cord to make the base of the pendant, then … Read More...
Free Pattern: Winter Flowers
The Natty Knitter has a new free pattern available, and despite the name Winter Flowers, its a fine choice for knitting and for wearing throughout the year. (The link is to pattern tips; the actual pattern can be found … Read More...
A Simple Knit Necklace Scarf
Sometimes the best projects are born from happy accidents. So it was for Mellywood’s Mansion’s resident knitter, when she started on a cowl worked in stockinette stitch on really big needles.
She ran out of yarn before it was the … Read More...
Knit an Adorable Doll Sweater
Little girls (well, any kids who like to play with dolls, actually) love to have different clothes to put their favorite dolls in and to allow the dolls to change their clothes almost as often as they do. Just like … Read More...
Free Pattern for a Breton Striped Hat
There’s something totally summery about the Breton stripe, which was originally designed for the French navy but was taken over by nautically inspired fashionistas for decades.
Kat from Just Crafty Enough took the stripe as her inspiration for the latest … Read More...
Speaking of Flowers…
Check out this really cute free knitting pattern for a flower pin with a button center from purl3agony.
This is a great, easy way to liven up your wardrobe to get through the last few dreary days before spring takes … Read More...
Stitch Some Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have time to stitch a little green. I’m loving this collection of shamrock patterns I found on Ravelry (by the way, they just hit 3 million … Read More...
Test-Driving a Learn-to-Knit Pattern
Since I’ve been knitting for a long time, I’m probably not the best judge of what patterns are good for learning how to knit. I know the basics are best, of course, but sometimes it takes a beginner to really … Read More...
Keep Warm with a Wooly Knit Hat
Springtime is tantalizingly close but still relatively far away in at least parts of the top half of the world, but the other side of the globe is getting ready for fall and winter, so pretty much no matter where … Read More...
Not Lace Knitting, Knitting with Lace
Here’s yet another fun scarf project that uses a material you might not have thought of knitting with before: lace.
Yes, you can make lace with your knitting, but I mean actually knitting with lace fabric. That’s what Mel of … Read More...