Archive Category: 'Knitting'

• Free Knitted Rag Bath Mat Pattern: Today’s feature is from CocoKnits with instructions for how to make a Knitted Rag Bath Mat. This is a great project to repurpose some old bedsheets! Size Approximately 18″ wide and desired length. The sample is 36” long for a bathtub, it can be shorter for a smaller shower. Materials Yarn Sample used two pre-washed twin size sheets ripped into [...]
• Knitting Needle Roll Pattern: Today’s feature is from Tostetoes.com with a free pattern for a Knitting Needle Roll. This one’s quite nice, it has three different sized pocket rows to include all kinds of knitting tools and notions. Then roll it up and carry it around for easy convenience. Fabrics Needed: Outside Fabric: ½ Yard Lining Fabric: ½ Yard Inside Pockets and upper guard: [...]
• Unique Knitting Basket How-To: Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart with a unique (and lovely!) Knitting Basket How-To: This pliable 10-inch-tall knitting basket was made from a snowy Aran sweater. Its sides came from the body of the sweater; its base was cut from the sleeves. If you have some favorite sweaters on hand that are past their prime (or outgrown), [...]
• How To Change Sizes In Knitting Patterns: To Change Sizes This is done very simply by knowing your measurements. Then knit a swatch to make sure your tension is same as in directions. Then multiply the number of stitches per inch by the number of inches you wish any part of the garment increased in size and add the required number of stitches. Watch [...]
• The Beehive Aladdin Heel – Knitting Hack: This is a two page spread from an old Beehive knitting pattern book detailing the instructions for replacing a worn out heel without unraveling the foot as well as replacing a worn out toe. I think it’s from the 1940s, it’s pretty old. Click the picture on the left to view a larger, readable size; (then click [...]