Crating a cozy home with hand knits
On Saturday, I posted the swatch of the 2 color chevron pattern in Stitch Pattern Saturday. Today, I’d like to share the completed blanket and the knitting pattern for it. The finished blanket is made for a baby and measures 30 inches wide and 32 inches long. Here’s the pattern: Materials: Bernat Softee Baby Sport… Continue reading Knitting a Chevron Blanket
With Christmas only 2 months away, I wanted to share some of my favorite knitting patterns for the season. These are knit ornament covers that I designed and the pattern is available in my Ravelry store. Each one only takes a few hours to knit and they are great in a bowl or on the… Continue reading Knitting For the Holidays at Home
When I want to knit a quality washcloth, I use Louet Euroflax Sport Weight linen yarn. Once machine washed and dried, it becomes wonderfully soft. This design is based on the Diamond Stitch pattern that I posted in my Stitch Pattern Saturday post. For this washcloth, I used one skein of Euroflax doubled on U.S.… Continue reading Knitting a Spa Quality Washcloth
I released this pattern for the Easy Knit Dish towel Topper in 2009 in my Craftsy and Ravelry Pattern Shops. I have received so many wonderful compliments on this pattern and wanted to share a few photos with you. On Ravelry, delizioso has knit several of these. Here’s a few of her towels. The pattern… Continue reading Knit A Dishtowel Topper for your Kitchen
Deadline knitting is really not my strong point. I began this blanket last November with hopes of finishing it by the end of January as a Birthday gift for my brother. I did really well and only had about 10 inches left to knit in mid January. Then, life got in the way and I… Continue reading The Gift of a Knit Blanket
Many years ago, I participated in a KAL at a local yarn shop that involved making a 12 inch square each week that would then be sewn together into an afghan. It consisted of a total of 20 squares. Unfortunately, I only knit 5 squares. Those 5 squares have been sitting in a knitting bag… Continue reading Turning Knit Afghan Squares into Pillows
Happy Mother’s Day. To celebrate, I wanted to share this Dress Dishcloth pattern with you. I originally published this in the Spring of 2014 as a fund raiser for Chicks and Ducks for Heifer International. Materials: Size 7 U.S. Knitting Needles (4.5 mm) Crochet Hook U.S. Size G6/4.00 mm 1 Skein Worsted Weight… Continue reading Wishing All a Happy Mothers Day with a Free Knit Dress Dishcloth Pattern
I designed a place mat that I’m using for meal time this summer. I really like having place mats especially knit ones. I use worsted weight cotton that is machine washable so I can wash and dry them whenever something spills on them. The pattern is available in both my Ravelry Shop and my Craftsy… Continue reading A Woven Ribbon Style Knit Dishcloth Pattern
These cute mini Christmas Stockings are easy and quick to knit. I used the Lion Brand Bon Bons in Jingle Bells yarns this year but any fingering weight yarn will do. Hope you have a lovely Holiday Season! Materials: Small Amounts of fingering weight yarn Knitting Needles Double Pointed Size 2 or 3 Instructions: Using… Continue reading Free Knitting Pattern for Mini Christmas Stocking
A quick knit favorite for the Holidays! Materials Needed: U.S. Size 7 Knitting Needles Worsted Weight Yarn (Picture made with Peaches & Crème Yarn)- White for Body, Your choice for Hat and Scarf Chenille Stems in Black (eyes), Orange (nose), Red (lips) 2 -Three Inch Styrofoam Balls PATTERN Body -Cast on 25 Stitches Row 1-Knit… Continue reading My Holiday Snowman Knitting Pattern
