Posts Tagged ‘free’
Amigurumi Giveaway!
We're having a giveaway! Whoo hoo! I've been so excited about all of the customer photos that are rolling in (and I have more to post!) that I decided to have an amigurumi goodie-bag giveaway The lucky winner will get a selection of essential items you need for amigurumi... a hook, tapestry needles, locking stitch markers, and some eyes and [...]
Free Knitting Pattern: Easy Peasy Socks!
Click here to download! I just designed a pair of socks for my beginning sock knitting class... and have made the pattern a free download! These socks are designed with the first-time sock knitter in mind. Sock knitting can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. All you need to be able to do is work in the round, decrease and pick up [...]
Free Pattern: crocheted square washcloth!
Who doesn't love crocheted washcloths? This pattern is worked in the round, so you can make the washcloth as large as you'd like without too much advance planning! You'll need: yarn Cotton works best, I've used a worsted weight yarn to make the washcloths pictured a hook Use the hook size recommended on the yarn's ball band. I use a [...]
Maryland Day & Free crochet turtle pattern
This weekend was Maryland Day... an event held at the University of Maryland that is one of my favorite times of year (this is my 10th -and probably last- Maryland day!) This year, I participated in 'Crochet the Turtle', where A Tangled Skein staff taught Maryland Day-goers to crochet little turtle bookmarks! The idea originated with Anne, an [...]
Free Pattern: Persephone slouchy beret
This slouchy beret is deceptively simple to knit, and makes use of one color-changing yarn and one complimentary solid color to create a gorgeous design. In this sample, I used handspun yarn as the colorful yarn, but any number of commercial yarns would look wonderful, including: Noro Silk Garden, Crystal Palace's Mochi Plus or Noro Kureyon. For [...]
Free knitted mini sock pattern!
Little knitted sweater and stocking ornaments/keychains are popping up all over the place... and I thought I needed to have one, too! A couple days ago, I knitted a miniature sock, and thought I'd share the pattern with all of you! Click here to download the pattern. Miniature socks are a great project to do: they're cute, quick, don't take a [...]
Hand-dyed project: the versatile cowl
In my last post, I talked about how I dyed my yarn with Kool-aid... and now I have a finished project: an awesome cowl! Cowls seem to be everywhere this season, and I love them because they're so versatile. As you can see in the photos above, they can be worn around the neck as a scarf, on your head like a hat, rolled up like a headband, or as a [...]
New Christmas Pickle Pattern
You may be asking... What is a Christmas pickle? A Christmas pickle is a tradition of allegedly German origin, although this appears to be a myth, and the pickle tradition is completely American. (we could have guessed that... I mean, who loves pickles more than Americans?) According to tradition, a pickle is hung in the Christmas tree, and the [...]
