This knit bookmark pattern uses an easy lace pattern that gives you practice with a couple of decreases you’ll use throughout your knitting journey. It’s a nice beginner lace knitting pattern and makes a cute bookmark for gifting or using yourself. Materials I used 23 yards of Spud & Chloe Fine, a sock yarn that […]
Knitting Machine Pencil Pattern
I was thinking about crafts for back to school the other day and it inspired me to try my hand at making a knitting machine pencil. This pencil would be a cute back to school gift for a teacher or a novelty sized pencil to use in pretend play. It’s a great knitting machine project […]
How to Knit Shorts
There are lots of great shorts knitting patterns out there, but if you want to learn how to knit shorts that fit you in the style and with the yarn that you want to use, this tutorial is for you. Yarn and Other Supplies Of course I can’t tell you exactly how much yarn you […]
DIY Cat Bed Made with a Circular Knitting Machine
This DIY cat bed knitting machine pattern was an idea I’d had for a long time. One of our cats really loves yarn so I thought she would like a pillow all her own, but doing all that knitting by hand would take forever so I wanted to do it on a knitting machine. Here’s […]
Circular Washcloth Knitting Pattern
I can’t come up with a name for this circular washcloth knitting pattern that makes it sound as interesting, fun and useful as it is. This washcloth is actually two in one, with a scrubby side and a smooth side. It’s constructed in two pieces worked from the center out and sewn together, and it’s […]
Learn Double Knitting with this Coaster Pattern
Double knitting is a process that makes two pieces of stockinette stitch fabric at the same time. You can work it with a single color (see also my double knitting washcloth pattern) or with two or more colors at a time. When working with two colors the design will have the opposite color on the […]
How to Knit Basic Braided Cables
These basic braided cables are a great introduction to the basics of cable knitting, and you don’t need any special equipment to do them. Let’s learn how to knit cables! What is a Cable? Cables in knitting are basically twists in the stitches that occur because the stitches are being worked in a different order […]