I wasn’t expecting to face reveal so soon but I recently stumbled on some information that I feel all knitters and crocheters need to know! This video is from my TikTok but I thought I’d crosspost as I know Tumblr has a large community of hand crafters.
Hobbycraft is a UK craft store brand (trusted, don’t worry!) and they have HUNDREDS of free patterns for knitters and crocheters. I believe they can be use worldwide too - I don’t think this is UK exclusive.
Crafting should be accessible to all, no matter your financial situation so if you’re like me and need cheap or free options for patterns, Hobbycraft can help!
I saw a crocheted strawberry mouse…. and next thing you know, I am working on a strawberry knitted mouse pattern. This pattern can also be found here on Ribblr for a nominal fee if you prefer the interactive PDF format they use.
You will need:– 4mm double pointed knitting needles– DK yarn in red, green, yellow (and a scrap of black)– Darning needle and scissors– Eyes (or use black yarn and sew…
I remembered this hat recently and thought I’d share it! I made it a few years ago for my mom, based off the carpet in Room 237 from the Shining. Feel free to use my charts and please tag me if you use them! I think I used worsted weight yarn and size 6 needles to make the hat. Happy knitting!
White crochet bag pattern with leaves
White crochet bag pattern with leaves
Easy cross stitch designs Tango Stitch
Find Tango Stitch Cross Stitch patterns at Creative Fabrica and Design Bundles
Free cross stitch patterns
Time for uninterrupted stripes and seamless knitting in the round. The No Heel Turn Sock Pattern is finally written up. (Please excuse the makeshift cardboard sock blockers...)
This sock knitting pattern does not require to work a heel-flap and there is no need to pick up stitches.
The heel in this pattern is created simply by working increases, followed by an equal number of decreases.
If you are able to knit on double-pointed needles in the round, you are confident to work k2tog and ssk decreases, and you have toyed with the idea of getting into sock knitting, this pattern will be a beginner-friendly entry into the wonderful world of top-down vanilla socks.
I got frustrated trying to start a crochet cardigan, so I’m switching to knitting for this yarn. I feel much more confident with knitting needles - using the crochet hook was making my hand cramp, but I can just about knit without looking.
This Rios malabrigo yarn is working up so beautifully and it’s so soft. The new pattern I’ll be using is Harvest by Tin Can Knits.
The pattern calls for size 8 needles, but my gauge was off by one stitch. I’m trying again here with size 7s.
A question for more experienced knitters: would you block this swatch or just measure to check gauge and unravel it? I’m probably making too large of a swatch but this is a step I’ve always neglected since I’ve typically used acrylic in the past. I hate to waste the yarn on a swatch when it could go into a sweater. But I’m also putting in the effort to swatch so I want to do it correctly.
Looking for a way to use up all those scraps of sock yarn? Have a cat, or a friend who has a cat, or a local shelter with cats? The Little Knit Mice are the answer!
I finally (one year later) finished writing up this pattern and it’s ready to go. Better yet, it’s free! All you need to do is sign up for my newsletter here and you’ll receive a copy of the pattern directly in your inbox! (Cute cat pictures are include in the pattern).
Apropos of nothing, I found this fingerless mitt knitting pattern I drafted a few years ago and figured I may as well share it? The colourwork motifs can be applied to any pattern base, I wouldn't recommend knitting this exactly as written anyway as they aren't a great fit. I was a bit lazy about drafting the mitts themselves. But! The pattern is fun.
Since it's the 1 year anniversary of when the news broke, I tried my hand at making a colorwork hat, if anyone else likes dream smp and knitting. Pattern free under the cut
This was inspired by the Jenna La Due's pattern on Ravelry, check it out it's also free. Mine is adapted to be knit in the round because I suck at colorwork knit flat and the colorwork pattern is obviously adapted to Technoblade's avatar.
Gauge: 20 stitches by 24 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Pattern:
CO 92 st
Rnds 1-7: k2p2 until end
Rnd 8 (k22,kftb) 4 times [96 stitches]
Rnd 9 Knit across
Round 10-18: Colorwork pattern for the head and crown (the nose, eyes and gemstones will be added later on with the duplicate stitch)
Continue knitting until hat measures approx. 6 ½ inches (17 cm) or to desired length.
Shaping the crown: (96 stitches)
Round 1: (k10, k2tog) 8 times [88 stitches]
Round 2 (and all even rows through 12): knit across
Round 3: k6, k2tog to end
Round 5: k5, k2tog to end
Round 7: k4, k2tog to end
Round 9: k3, k2tog to end
Round 11: k2, k2tog to end
Round 13: k1, k2tog to end
Round 14: k2tog to end Round 15: k2tog until 6 stitches remain, then cut yarn with a long tail. Weave tail through remaining stitches before removing from needles and then weave into ends. Hat is done, just weave in the ends and move on to duplicate stitches of the desired details
Here's a tutorial for duplicate stitch for those unfamiliar.
Stitchfiddle has a list of the colors from when I modeled the chart but you can use any colors that work; I used spare yarn I had around
I kind of knit and then tried to work out the pattern after bc my process of creation sucks, but if the shaping doesn't come out, please let me know and I'll remake it and do a better job keeping track! The pattern is free but if anyone is inclined/can afford it please consider donating to a charity for research into sarcoma
The winter weather seems to finally be over but, at least here in Southern Ontario, it seems there's always one more surprise snowstorm before May 😂
What do you wear for a surprise snowstorm? Well, this Free Pattern Friday, may I suggest the free Convolution Hat pattern, from Knotions Magazine!
Its dense, very tightly knit cables make for a windproof, almost snowproof fabric, while the easy-to memorize stitch pattern makes for great TV/Netflix knitting!