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The Beekeeper's Quilt Blanket Knitting Pattern Free & Paid

The Striped Blanket combines the simplicity of a strippy quilt with the busyness of leftover colourful sock yarns wonderfully well particularly when edged with the delicious Blueberry Bonbon contra…

Photo above © PierrotThis crochet pattern is available as a free download... Download Pattern: Neat Motif

Hyperbolic crochet artist Gabriele Meyer uses crochet to create works of art that also model hyperbolic surfaces. Check it out!

Learn how to knit a yarn over between both knit stitches and purl stitches with these step by step photo and video tutorials!

Yarn Types Explained. Learn everything you need to know about the different types of fibers that are best for your projects.

A step by step tutorial on how to knit yarn over knitwise and purlwise. A useful stitch for many brioche and lace patterns.

Quick and easy way to join the new yarn in crochet. No need to use a needle to weave in yarn ends. Showing how to do it using double crochets but works...

Knit Stars This knitting pattern is available as a free download... Download Pattern: Knit Stars

Photo above © Fuzzy MittenThis knit pattern / tutorial is available for free... Full Post: Wee Dragon

When it comes to knitting mechanics, there’s a few different ways that knitters will hold the yarn and needles to make their stitches. Every knitter finds a style that works for them. In this video, Jill Wright breaks down how to knit using the Scottish method of knitting. She demonstrates how to tension the yarn,…

Lacy crochet stitches come in handy in many situations, so explore our collection to find something for yourself. They are easy and free!

Small crocheted afghans make heartfelt gifts for babies. Your homemade gift will be valued for its warmth and softness as well as for its timeless beauty and your thoughtfulness. Adding a lining to a crocheted baby afghan gives the work extra thickness.

I resisted for a while but I eventually fell down the crochet hole and cast on a scrappy blanket! I have so many leftover sock yarns and mini skeins and wanted to use them. I'd never been tempted by the knitted scrap yarn blankets before and was waiting for the right project, I found it when I met up with Dani at the Curious Handmade Christmas Party. We met at the Patenoster pub in London, which was so much fun meeting up with everyone, it is very near to the First Dates restaurant, we both love this t.v. show so we took a walk to have a look. Anyway, I digress, Dani had just started a scrappy granny stripe blanket and had bought it with her to work on whilst we had a natter. Oh my, it was stunning and that was the moment I knew what I was going to use all my minis on. I'm calling mine the Cosy Nana Stripe Blanket, as my two gorgeous grandkids are picking the yarn for each stripe and the blanket will be for us to snuggle under. I'm not following the instructions for a traditional granny stripe as I use one colour for each row rather than two rows so each row is a different colour. I made a chain of 300+2, you can make it as big or as small as you want with multiples of 3 chains plus the 2 stitches, this is Attic 24's Granny Stripe tutorial. I've got all my minis in a basket and I get Caiden and Darcie to pick 5 or 6 balls and put them in my project bag to used for the next few rows. So far I've loved how all the colours have worked together, though the yarn i buy are all very soft colours which tend to work together. This is how far I've got with the blanket and I've got to say this is one of my all time favourite projects. It's such a therapeutic project and not easy to put down as I want to get to the next colour. One thing I am doing is magic knotting the yarn together so I don't have lots of ends to sew in which was another reason I love this project, here's a good tutorial by Jane Richmomd for Magic Knot. I thought I'd share what I'm reading today for Ginny's Yarn Along, it's The Muse by Jessie Burton. I've been reading a lot of thrillers lately so this is a nice change of pace, it flits from Spain 1930's to London 1960's and is a compelling read. I'm also linking to Nicole's Keep Calm and Craft On. Thanks for stopping by and happy knitting/crocheting xxxxDebxxxx

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll have seen that I'm a big fan of crocheted garments made with linen yarn. It's a much different experience from using animal fiber or acrylic yarns, but while there can be some difficulties, there are also lots of fun benefits! Below, I'm sharing some tips for working with linen yarn.

I have this thing where I don't buy knitting or crocheting patterns. I don't understand why I should pay for one when there are so many amazing patterns for free on the internet. I get really irritated when I find an adorable picture, click on it, and find out they want me to pay $5 for it on Etsy or Ravelry. It usually ends up in a little bit of cursing like a sailor as I attempt to peruse the World Wide Web for a comparable version that's free. And 9 times out of 10 I find one. Or at least one I can alter enough to make it work. It's not just that I'm cheap. And for Pete's sake I'm in graduate school and am living off of loan money so I seriously need to be cheap. It's also that I don't understand why a PDF should cost that much money. Those 1 out of 10 times when there is no better alternative I get super disappointed. But I haven't given in yet and I am damn stubborn, so I'm thinking I'll hold out until my pattern-making skills catch up to my desires. My inner biologist is obsessed with realistic animal stuffed animals (like this iguana) on PlanetJune and by jove one day I will make my own. Just this week I was riding home from school and sat next to a lady knitting something itty bitty, so I asked what she was making. She told me all about these little stuffed hexagons (or "hexipuffs") she was making from scraps and how they very neatly get put together to make a puffy little quilt. I have tons of scraps! and I love projects I can do in class or on the train! Perfect! But then I came home and found it on Ravelry and realized that the very cute Beekeeper's Quilt pattern costs $5.50. I got very grumpy and spent two days mulling over whether it was worth buying it. Was this pattern really worth caving in for? And seriously, over $5?! It's very small and simple. Plus from what I read on the few blog posts I read (there are hundreds) many people ended up modifying the cast on, the increase/decrease, or the bind off. I'm definitely not paying it if I'm going to have to change it anyways. So my decision was made- I was going to make it up. And if I'm making it up then I can change it! So I made mine a little bigger so that I can make fewer of them. Because 450 of those little buggers for just a lap blanket is insanity. It should be easily changeable for those who want to make it smaller or bigger. My plan is to do a full photo tutorial in the near future, but this was my first one, so I wanted to trial and error a bit before the real camera comes out. The Materials Caron's Simply Soft yarn 5 double pointed needles (I used size 2, but you could use a larger one) The Pattern CO 11 K1, knit-put yarn in front-purl in same stitch to last stitch, K1 (20) don’t turn, slide to right with 2 parallel DPNs pick up 1 on back, then 1 on front needle until you have 5 on each. repeat with 2 more DPNs turn work row 1: k1, m1r, k 8, m1l, k1 - turn- k1, m1r, k 8, m1l, k1 (24) row 2: k round (24) row 3: k1, m1r, k10, m1l, k1 – turn - k1, m1r, k10, m1l, k1 (28) row 4: k round (28) row 5: k1, m1r, k12, m1l, k1 – turn - k1, m1r, k12, m1l, k1 (32) row 6: k round (32) row 7: k1, m1r, k14, m1l, k1 – turn – k1, m1r, k14, m1l, k1 (36) row 8: k round (36) row 9: k1, m1r, k16, m1l, k1 – turn – k1, m1r, k16, m1l, k1 (40) row 10: k round (40) row 11: k1, m1r, k18, m1l, k1 – turn – k1, m1r, k18, m1l, k1 (44) row 12: k round (44) row 13: k1, ssk, k16 , k2tog, k1 – turn – k1, ssk, k16, k2tog, k1 (40) row 14: k round (40) row 15: k 1, ssk, k14, k2tog, k1 – turn – k1, ssk, k14, k2tog, k1 (36) row 16: k round (36) row 17: k 1, ssk, k12, k2tog, k1 – turn – k1, ssk, k12, k2tog, k1 (32) row 18: k round (32) row 19: k 1, ssk, k10, k2tog, k1 – turn – k1, ssk, k10, k2tog, k1 (28) row 20: k round (28) row 21: k 1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1 – turn – k1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1 (24) row 22: k round (24) row 23: k1, ask, k6, k2tog, k1 - turn - k1, ask, k6, k2tog, k1 (20) Hold DPNs parallel and knit 1 through the first stitch on both the front and back needles. Continue to knit through both front and back needles, and bind off as you go. Abbreviations: CO: cast on k: knit m1r: make one right- pick up bar between stitches on left needle going from back to front, knit. m1l: make one left- pick up bar between stitches on left needle going from front to back, knit. ssk: slip slip knit k2tog: knit two together. There is a photo tutorial here for m1r and m1l if those descriptions don't make total sense to you. As I said earlier, better pictures will follow, but here are some fuzzy ones off of my phone as a teaser: as a size comparison, that's on the mousepad of my macbook another size comparison to some smarties I am very excited to get churning these things out. My plan is to make seat cushions for my kitchen chairs, with some I-cords to tie them on. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can put together a photo tutorial and a PDF for download on Ravelry that will include how to connect them and making the I-cord ties. So readers- how do you feel about paying for patterns online? Is this something other people get frustrated/struggle with?

Solve your stash woes with this roundup and blog hop of stash busting crochet and knitting projects!

Even the most well-made crochet blanket can start to look a little shabby after years of love and use. It's not uncommon for the yarn loops on a...

Quilt Sunday the workroom Toronto, ON February 23, 2014

Keep your yarn stash tangle free with a yarn cozy! Grab your favorite jersey knit fabric and make your own yarn cozy with this simple tutorial.

Did you know that a river otter’s tail makes up almost half of its body length? Now you know! While river otters move and shake with ease, sea otters are a little more awkward but their hands are highly dexterous! Sea otters are also bigger than river otters ... and their fur is thicker too.

Moss Landing Blanket Knitting Pattern is an easy knit and purl design great for beginners. This blanket pattern is easy to memorize with a four-row repeat that creates a reversible texture.

The "scrap" knit blanket that I'm sharing today is so much fun, and has the happiest look and feel! It's soft, colorful, and full of wonderful texture. A pretty knit blanket that can be made with your scrap yarn! Such a gorgeous option for a stash buster. Or buy the yarn and make it too!

Knit Sunday Morning Wrap Free Knitting Pattern

Ammonite Fossil Crochet Free Pattern

I run a handmade collective of studio artists, fair traders, and ethical vintage dealers, and am always so inspired by the work they create. Animals are a favorite category of mine and it distresses me so much what is happening to our planet with climate change and everything else we are experiencing. We are witnessing the 5th mass extinction on the planet and we can still reverse it if we work together.

The time for warm crochet blankets is coming, so this is the perfect moment to create a beautiful and warm blanket in the original design.

Photos above © TristensKnits This knitting pattern is available as a free download... Download Pattern: Great Curves Knit Poncho

170ish puffs later, my Tiny Owl's Knits "The Beekeeper's Quilt" is complete! Here are the yarns I used, how I sewed it together and how much time it took here.

...rd, 4s rd and 2 rd squares. Note to self: When making granny squares, always turn after each rd. The benefits are that you don’t get tilting of the square, which I am prone to and both sides of the blanket look the same, so no right or wrong side. For this blanket I worked first 2 rds right side facing and then turned after each rd so that the squares ended with right...

Easy Tunisian crochet baby afghan pattern crochet baby blanket patchwork throw blanket free gingham baby blanket pattern with tutorial video.

Knit and Purl Stitch Patterns with Free Patterns and Video Tutorials by Studio Knit.

Step-by-step photo and video tutorial about five ways to join a new ball of yarn in a knitting or crochet project.

All of the crochet blankets in the pictures below are really easy to make, so you'll be able to crochet them in a matter of hours.