Category Archives: free patterns

Pop Hats

Make the most of Swish Pops’ many colors in this planned pooling hat! Planned pooling means working the yarn at a gauge and stitch count that causes the colors to line up with each other in an intentional-looking pattern. Depending on the colorway used and the exact gauge, this may be a wavy design, or it may resemble argyle or plaid, or it may be more of a color-block abstract painting kind of vibe. There’s no way to know what you’ll get until you start knitting!

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2023 Pride Flag Patterns

Originally created just for our social media followers, the Knit Picks Team worked together to makes these cute Pride Flags and pattern, and by popular request, we’re adding them to the blog for easy bookmarking and better accessibility! Included are charts and color suggestions for 13 flags, and other styles can easily be created by finding the flag with the right stripes sequence and changing up the colors. For example, 5 stripe flags can be used for Lesbian, Trans, Genderfluid, and more. Materials Needed US 6 (4mm) Knitting Needles   Palette Yarn held double (or use any yarn you have in the right colors!)  Yarn Needle   Colors in Palette Yarn Trans Blossom Heather  White Sky  Bisexual Blue Lantana Rogue Pansexual Cyan Canary Cosmopolitan   Asexual Black White Silver Mulberry  Nonbinary White Black Safflower French Lavender  Agender White Black Silver Pistachio   Lesbian Conch Blossom Heather  White Fuchsia  Lipstick  Aromantic Black Silver  White Alfalfa Grass  Gay MenNavy Chicory Bluebell White Pistachio Tranquil  Shoal   Progress Pride Blossom Heather White Sky Black Hazelnut Serrano Orange Canary Grass Blue French Lavender  Demisexual White Black Silver Mulberry  Demiromantic White Black Silver Grass  Intersex Canary FrenchLavender  

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5 Beginner Projects to Practice the Knit Stitch

When you’re learning to knit, it can be much more satisfying to have some small projects to practice with instead of an intimidatingly large project like a scarf, but most patterns you’ll find require more skills, including the skill of reading a pattern! If you’re not ready to tackle formal patterns but do want to make something new, here are 5 projects to create a usable finished item by simply knitting a square or rectangle using only the knit stitch, a cast on, a bind off, and a pinch of seaming or sewing.  Each of these projects recommends worsted weight yarn and ...

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Best Free Knit Patterns

Our best free knitting patterns are a nice mix of socks, sweaters, hats, cowls, and blankets, and there are toys and more accessories too! These free patterns feature brioche, texture, lace, and cables and include beginner-friendly patterns as well as more challenging handknits. We regularly release new free knitting patterns, so the most popular free pattern on Knit Picks is constantly changing. Strata Cowl by Megan Gonzalez, knit in Swish DKHistory can be traced through layer upon layer of geological strata, and these layered stripes of sedimentary rock ...

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Cuddly stuffed knit Moose with a wreath around his neck
12 Weeks of Gifting: Juniper Moose

It’s week 12 in our 12 Weeks of Gifting series, which means this handsome lil’ fella is the last in this year’s annual free pattern series. Say hello to Juniper Moose, the cuddliest critter this side of the North Pole.

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Colorful knit Dish Towel Set
12 Weeks of Gifting: Dish Towel Set

Hold on to your skeins, folks—it’s the second to last week in our 12 Weeks of Gifting series! This week’s free pattern is the always-needed, one-size-fits-all kitchen essential, the Dish Towel Set.

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Colorful hand knit lavender sachets
12 Weeks of Gifting: Fair Isle Lavender Sachets

Believe it or not, folks, we are halfway through our annual 12 Weeks of Gifting series. We’re inching closer to the holiday season with every passing moment, and that means our gift knits are getting smaller in size and/or quicker to make. This week’s free pattern, the Fair Isle Lavender Sachet set checks both of these boxes.

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Colorful yarn spill
October News: Cozy Luxury & Easy Care Bliss

New Twill Yarns Fall is here in full force, and this year in particular, seeking out creature comforts is top of mind for a lot of folks. Whether you’re seeking a little luxury for your project queue or are gearing up for a winter baby boom, our latest round of collections (both patterns and yarn) offer myriad opportunities to craft a little comfort into your life.

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Holidat Stockings pattern
12 Weeks of Gifting – Holiday Stockings

Welcome back, KP friends! It’s week 3 in our 12 Weeks of Gifting series. This week we’re gifting to you perennial favorite—the Holiday Stockings pattern! Whether you’ve added members to your family or just want a little holiday décor refresh, this pair of traditional Fair Isle stockings are ready to dress up your mantle. Knit in bulky weight Wool of the Andes Superwash, these generously oversized stockings knit up in a dash while still providing ample room for holiday goodies & gifts.Holiday Stockings are knit in the round from the cuff down, with a shallow heel and star toe. Basic two-color Fair Isle provides decoration. 1 hank each of all three colors will make 2 stockings ...

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