Showing posts with label ravelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ravelry. Show all posts

Monday, March 3, 2014

One Ball Wonders, a Hat...

Today's One Ball Wonder is a hat.  I love hats, I love making them and wearing them, I love giving them away.  Whether it be a simple knit stocking hat or a fancy feathered felt hat, a hat has a personality all of its own. 

When it comes to knit hats, the design possibilities are endless and in general they are knit in the round, so they are quick to make.  Today's hat pattern is by Johanna Yli- Muilu, it takes simple techniques and puts them together to form a modern pattern.  This hat would look good in solid, ombre and variegated yarns.  Try with Creating with Sticks Superwash Merino for a supersoft, super washable hat.

 












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Friday, February 28, 2014

Free Knitting and Crochet Pattern Resources

Today I am bringing you a list of free knitting and crochet pattern resources that you can find on the web.  There are hundreds of pattern suppliers out there, but here are some of those that I have used the most.  These pattern sites are listed in no particular order, just as they spring into my head; I will let you know a little about each site.

  • Ravelry (my all time favorite)- Hundreds of thousands of free and for purchase patterns.  Knitting, crocheting, machine knitting and loom knitting.  Set up an account so you can have your own knitting portfolio and store your patterns in a library for quick reference.  Join different groups of interest, be a part of forums and so much more that Ravelry has to offer.
  • All Free Knitting - Must sign up with your email, which is annoying, but worth it for all of the free patterns and tutorials.  You could just click around this site all day.  They even have giveaways.  Emails can also get annoying after a while.
  • Vogue Knitting - Must sign up.  Great trendy, free patterns, knitting and crochet basics and stitchonary.
  • WEBS - Links you to patterns from different yarn suppliers.
  • Drops Design - Tons of free patterns for both knitting and crochet.
  • BERROCO - Trendy knitting and crochet patterns.
  • Knitting Fever - Free patterns from your favorite yarn suppliers.
  • Knitting Help - Free patterns for just about anything you can imagine along with knitting help videos.

I hope this information is useful to you and you can find many great projects.