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  • Free Pattern | Knitting Needles Case

    Free Pattern | Knitting Needles Case

    I’ve been waiting on some yarn to finish my latest design and it’s been the biggest disaster! At this point, my post office delivered it somewhere and they don’t know where and whoever got it decided to keep it. I was out of town for a week and a half on a trip to the UP of Michigan and a few days in Minnesota and returned home and my yarn has still not shown up.

    So anyway, while I was waiting for this yarn to make its appearance, my daughter hauled up a tote of yarn that I had in the storage. All “the tape” from We Are Knitters. So I was like well I might as well use some of this. I did a little bit of a brainstorming sesh and came up with the cute little idea of a crossbody bag. Then as I was about to start on it, I saw my needles and was like hoooold up.

    I have had so many needles break on roadtrips. It’s one of thee most frustrating things and also an expensive problem. They’ve been stepped on by kids or unknowingly had a heavier bag placed on top of them and they snap. So I figured since it would take quick, might as well try make a case for them.

    And it turned out perfect. This yarn knits up quite sturdy so while they might still break if jumped on, they’re a lot more protected. It was a good use of yarn that I have an absolute ton of!

    It holds quite a few sets too! I tested it with a set of 15mm, 10mm, and 8mm. All 3 fit. Game changer for my knitting needles while traveling.

    Get your free guide here!

    NeedleTravelCase.pdfDownload
  • Free Pattern | Magic Shawl

    Free Pattern | Magic Shawl

    This Wanderlust yarn from Knit Collage was originally a tee cardigan (which I sell the pattern for on my site) but I never wore it so I took it apart to make a Christmas tree skirt. While I was making the skirt, I realized I love this yarn way too much to only have it around for Christmas. So then I decided to make it in a fashion that it could also be a lap blanket or shawl. P.S. this yarn color is called frolic.

    Honestly, I love it for a tree skirt too. This yarn is pretty much thee yarn that made me fall in love with knitting. It is actually, not pretty much.

    This wanderlust yarn is fairly spendy, so if you’d like to use something else, you could do something like WAK’s “the wool” or Wool and the Gangs “crazy sexy wool”. It won’t be as heavy as the wanderlust yarn, but will still work! You can double strand it if you wanted it to be more like this one.

    Materials Needed

    6-7 skeins Knit Collage wanderlust yarn or about 210 yards super bulky weight yarn 

    Size 25mm (US 50) straight knitting needles

    Darning needle for weaving in ends and fringe

    Skills Needed

    Longtail cast on method, stockinette stitch, bind off, adding fringe 

    Gauge

    3 stitches and 5 rows in 4×4” of stockinette stitch. 

    Finished Measurements 

    Width- 58” across

    Length- 19” 

    The Pattern

    1. Cast on 52 stitches using the longtail cast on method. 
    2. Knit 25 rows in stockinette stitch, row 1 being a purl row. 
    3. Bind off.
    4. Weave in ends.
    5. Cut strands of yarn to whichever length you’d like and add them to the edge. 

    Easy as can be!

    You can download the pdf version here if you’d like to keep it on hand.

    Magicshawlpattern.pdfDownload
  • Free Pattern | Winter Magic Sweater Christmas ornament

    Free Pattern | Winter Magic Sweater Christmas ornament

    Christmas is coming up so quickly and if you’re looking for last minute gift ideas for cheap, I’ve got a little free pattern for you guys! A few years ago I designed my winter magic sweater with “the wool” from We Are Knitters in the color called yarnicorn. To this day, that yarn still makes me feel all kinds of happy.

    I have quite a bit of leftover yarnicorn cotton and figured that would be perfect for a sweater ornament. Then when I was trying to think of what kind of sweater to make, the winter magic pattern seemed perfect. And so was born a little teeny tiny cute Christmas tree ornament.

    This sweater ornament will take you barely any time at all to knit up. I was thinking that maybe I’ll just go into designing tiny clothes haha. I loved finishing a sweater in such little time! And they really are the perfect little gifts. Find some pretty sparkly beads to match whatever yarn you choose and you’ll have a gorgeous gift that anyone will love to receive.

    You’re going to need just one skein of We Are Knitters “the cotton” or similar dk/worsted weight yarn. You’ll need very little of the yarn. One skein will make you quite a few ornaments! I used 5mm or US size 8 straight knitting needles and then all that’s left is a darning needle, beads, and beading wire. Also scissors of course.

    Download your free copy of the winter magic sweater Christmas ornament here.

    Sweaterornament.pdfDownload

    Enjoy!