After you’ve made a bunch of holiday projects for friends and family, it’s time to make something for yourself. Here’s a one-skein lace wrap from the Universal Yarn Design Team. You’ll need US size 10.5 circular 32-inch or longer needles because it is knit widthwise. The completed wrap comes out to be 25″ wide x […]
Hopefully you survived the Christmas holiday, and I hope you got something for your stash. To wrap up your year, here is a free pattern for a Banked Coals large poncho. It has an asymmetric neck opening and a ribbing pattern, and when completed measures 52″ wide x 25″ long. You’ll need just 2 skeins […]
It’s getting down to the wire, but if you’re quick with a knit and a purl (and an i-cord), here’s a free Present Dishcloth pattern designed by Allyson Dykhuizen. It’s shown in eggplant and lavender, but I’m sure you can imagine how nice this would be in red and green. Handy Links Present Dishcloth All free Clean & […]
We’ve finally hit some cooler weather, and it’s ~44F this morning in Central Florida. I’m glad to be knitting an Outlander-inspired faux fur neckwarmer in eyelash yarn (hopefully it will be done before the weather warms up again). In case you’re looking for some knitted gift holiday inspiration, LoveKnitting has an amazing collection of FREE Christmas […]
Happy Sunday, knitters! The latest free pattern in the Clean & Crafty series is from Erica Jackofsky and is the Triangle Squared dishcloth pattern. This particular pattern’s triangles give it just enough texture to help get the grunge off of your pots, pans, and cutlery. It also has an icord border as an appliqué – I […]
Happy Saturday, knitters! KnitPicks is on Week 47 of their Clean & Crafty Free Pattern series – that’s a ton of free dishcloth patterns! Any of these dishcloth patterns can be modded into a lapghan or larger blanket. This week’s pattern features a chevron stitch, and is designed by Ann Weaver. The border is worked in a […]
Outlander-inspired Brimstone Faux Fur Cowl from Highland Knits Please excuse the low light in the picture above – it’s a little dark where I am. I am thick in the neck of Hurricane Irma, and all I’ve managed to do today is watch weather updates and knit while she barrels toward us. My parents evacuated […]
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