Since I wanted yoga knitted leg warmers, my featured pattern, and the one I’m going to make for my yoga retreat come from a UK blog called YogaHound. All you need is 2 skeins of  skeins Cotton Twist  Aran to knit them and they are done in stockinette stitch. The cotton twist gives them a really fashionable, unique look.

Knitted Leg Warmer Pattern by Yoga Hound

Lion Brand has several different leg warmer knitting patterns like these Londenderry leg warmers, which are rated “easy” for the beginning knitter. Besides the traditional length, they also have some thigh high leg warmer patterns. Lion Brand requires registration to see the patterns, but it is free to register.

KnitontheNet offers these extra thick, extra warm knitted leg warmers by High Fibre Design. The yarn they used in the pattern comes from the UK and is beautiful but if you didn’t want to order it, you could substitute any bulky yarn.

Graceful Legwarmers, pattern by Luciana Young

If you want to knit a fairly easy pair of legwarmers in twisted moss stitch, try these Graceful Leg Warmers by Bible Apologetic, Luciana Young. They are really pretty as you can see by the photo on the left.

Fun and Funky Knitted Leg Warmer Patterns

If you like really funky, fluffy leg warmers, try these Clydesdale-Style Leg Warmers made of Crystal Palace Nubbles Yarn, which you can find on Amazon.com for a really good price. This thick and thin type yarn is beautiful! I hadn’t seen it before but would love to get some to make a scarf with.

Another frizzie pair of leg warmers in Fun Fur.

Cable Knit Leg Warmer Patterns

The Thrifty Knitter designed these cabled leg warmers knitted from chunky handspun Merino yarn. I really loved the yarn chosen for these. I found similar yarn on

Handspun Merino yarn made by FeelingTangerine on Etsy.com

Etsy.com in a shop owned by FeelingTangerine and it’s pictured at the right. I love shopping on Etsy because you are directly supporting the artists who made the articles in their shops.

KnitPiks offers a pretty cabled leg warmer pattern made of superwash Merino wool, which you can also order on their website in quite a few gorgeous colors. I like the look of these, which flare out over the shoes in the picture.

 Lacy Leg Warmer Knitting Patterns

These lacy leg warmers are featured on Laylock.org, which takes you over to Ravelry to download but it’s all free. Called “Rambler” leg warmers, they remind me of something that would be worn by a heroine in a British novel. Made of angora yarn, they would be very comfy to wear too. There is also a pattern on this blog for some fringe arm warmers that I love! They look very easy to make too.

Of course, Knitting Pattern Central offers an entire page of free leg warmer patterns. I’d love it if they added a photo feature to this site so you could see how the patterns look without clicking on each link. Still, it’s a wonderful resource for free patterns of any kind.

Ravelry.com also offers 202 leg warmer patterns which are free, plus there are dozens more you can purchase for a couple of dollars. One thing I love about the pattern search on Ravelry is that there are photos of nearly all the patterns. You can specify too if you want only free patterns, those with photos, etc.

These were just a few of my favorite free knitted leg warmer patterns. If you’ve designed any legwarmers and would like to share, please post a link in the comments and I’ll add it to the post.

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Sweet Shawlettes, 25 Irresistible Patterns for Knitting Cowls, Capelets, and More, is a recently published book of beautiful and fashionable knitting patterns by designer Jean Moss. If you want something special beyond the usual shawls and cowls, this book is for you. Author Jean Moss is a designer, knitting teacher and writer who lives in York, England, where she has created her own collections of hand knits for the past 25 years, in both Europe and North America.

The book is divided into four sections, Country, Couture, Folk and Vintage with half a dozen beautifully photographed patterns in each part. The patterns themselves are an assortment of yarn neck pieces, capelets, cowls and collars, all using fairly small amounts of yarn. As Moss says in her introduction, if you’re a fiber lover who can’t resist buying a skein or two of luxury yarns, but  then you wonders what you can make with this small amount, you’ll love these patterns, which are the perfect way to show off that specialty yarn. They are also good for using up your stash as well, and since many of the patterns are quick to knit up, they would make much appreciated gifts.

A great many stitches are explored in Sweet Shawlettes, including Fair Isles, cables, lace, applique and more. As for the yarns used, the author states she tried those which were were easily accessible to any knitter, both online and in stores. Some patterns work better with cottons and linens and some with more luxurious yarns and Moss gives her recommendations for each pattern.

These fashion statement knitting patterns lend themselves to embellishment with buttons or antique jewelry so you can use your creativity with the closures and decorations.

There is a nice mixture of easy patterns, if you’re fairly new to knitting, but many are for the intermediate or experienced knitter. In fact, the index lists only four easy patterns of the 25. The Enigma Shawl in the Couture section is marked easy and is a frothy beauty made with stockinette stitch.  The Harlequin Cape, which is pictured on the cover, is intermediate. The patterns in the Folk section, such as the lovely Arabesque Shawl could easily become an heirloom in your own family.

My favorite section was the Vintage patterns, where the author features pieces from the Tudors up through Hollywood style fashion icons of the 1950′s. Want to feel like Grace Kelly?  The delicate Grace Cowl is, of course, named after the classically beautiful actress and you could easily imagine her wearing it. The Bronte Fichu was inspired by the Emily Bronte novel, Wuthering Heights, and received several mentions in the book. This shawl for the experienced knitter features an exquisitely lacy look.

The easy pattern in the Vintage section was the Vamp boa, made with the stockinette stitch and mohair yarn.

The appendix to Sweet Shawlettes features techniques, such as how to add beads and how to read a chart, and knitting stitches. There is also information on all the yarns used in the book.

Sweet Shawlettes by Jean Moss just recently was published this January, 2012 and would make a unique addition to your knitting library.  I would recommend it for either intermediate or advanced knitters. Beginners will drool over and be inspired by the lovely patterns but might get frustrated at not being able to actually make them. Sweet Shawlettes is available on Amazon.com and other book outlets.

Sweet Shawlettes: 25 Irresistible Patterns for Knitting Cowls, Capelets, and More

My thanks to Taunton Press for providing a copy of Sweet Shawlettes for Review.

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2012 Dishcloth Pattern by One Crafty Mama-check out her blog for more patterns!

Ring in the New Year with this 2012 knitted dishcloth pattern by One Crafty Mama. Very cute. One Crafty Mama also offers many other wonderful dishcloth patterns, including some great ones for Halloween and Christmas.

There are some really pretty dishcloths on Sara vs Sarah. There is a basic pattern, plus tutorial, but the photos are show something other than the standard one color Sugar and Cream yarn. Use self-striping Sugar n Cream to shake things up. Then you can just do a basic pattern with no raised area and let the yarn do the talking. As Sarah says too, you can pretty much knit this type of dishcloth in the dark if you need to.

This Ramen Noodle Knitted Dishcloth is from Little House in the Suburbs, a  blog I subscribe to and enjoy reading. This is a pretty pattern that would make a nice scarf, if you’re ambitious.

Here is a Waffle Pattern dishcloth from Homespun Living. Knitting a dishcloth is a great way to learn a new pattern, which you can then turn into a scarf or something bigger. My first baby blanket was simply an expanded dishcloth pattern.

If you’re looking for a project that might take you a year to complete, consider knitting a dishcloth for each state of the Union, plus Canadian provinces! Knitting Nonsense offers these patterns for the beginner. Here is my home state of Texas. This dishcloth would be a nice addition to other Texas items I’ve seen, from macaroni and cookie cutters in the shape of Texas to paving stones.

Designs by Emily offers several dishcloth knitting patterns for butterflies, ladybugs, ABC’s, maple leafs and more-all free downloads.

The Martini Knitter offers this unique dishcloth pattern for a martini glass with two olives. Cute!

More Knitted Dishcloth Patterns

Feather and Fan Dishcloth Pattern from About.com

Roman Rib Dishcloth Pattern by About.com

Lickety-Split Dishcloth Pattern by Marie Anne St Jean

For my knitted dishcloth article, I was looking for patterns specifically published in 2011 but if you run out of ideas for dishcloths, check out Knitting Pattern Central for literally dozens of dishcloth. Ravelry.com also has more than 2500 dishcloth patterns which are free, with photos. Ravelry requires registration, but it’s free and a terrific resource for free patterns.

I think this year, one of my resolutions will be to revisit some of my past articles and see what’s new in the past year. Knitted dishcloth patterns are a fun and easy way to begin. Dishcloths are great for the beginner, quick to knit up for gifts and offer an endless variety of colors and patterns.

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It will soon be time for Texas wildflowers

over the holiday, putting away Christmas decorations and laying plans for the new year.

This year on my knitting blog, I hope to get two posts a week up, instead of just one. One will be an article focusing on knitting and the other will be another topic from daily life in Texas to growing my own herbs for cooking, recipes and voluntary simplicity tips.

If any of you have topics you’d like to share, like knitting tips, recipes or whatever, just let me know! I’d love to hear from you.

The new year is always the time for new beginnings and this year, I’d like to write more about topics relating to my daily life, as well as continuing to offer free knitting pattern resources. I also would like to try some new forms of art, such as fabric collage, and get back to some passions I used to enjoy, like beading. I’ll be occasionally posting resources for free online classes or other sites I find helpful for learning a new hobby.

Starting my parsley plants this week!

In the meantime, please feel free to comment on any of my posts or contact me if there is something you’d like to share.

Do you have a knitting resolution for the new year? Like using more of your stash before buying new yarn? Learning a new stitch or pattern? If you have a knitting resolution for 2012, share it in the comments section.

I recently saw this baby owl in my backyard birdbath. He let me get very close to take a picture.

Happy Knitting for 2012! May we all complete many terrific knitting projects this year and learn many new things.

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Molly in her Christmas hat

and cleaning the house for holiday company but I wanted to take a break and tell you I’ve been very grateful this past year for all the nice comments and for all of you who visit my site for knitting patterns.

This has been a wonderful year for me and my family and I hope you have all had a terrific year too. No matter what is going on in the world, there are always things to be grateful for.

If you’re looking for Christmas knitting patterns, there are dozens of knitted stocking and ornament links on Knitting Pattern Central.

Knitted stocking by the KnitPicks Design Team

Leo in her Christmas hat

I hope you continue to enjoy my blog in the coming year and feel free to leave comments as you go. I love hearing from you!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Spinning Alpaca Yarns.

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One thing to keep in mind as far as yarn selection for a chemo hat is that it will be resting directly against the scalp so the softer the yarn, the better. Make sure your stitches produce a solid hat too. You don’t want a loose, stretchy stitch which might show the bald spots underneath.

Free Chemo Hat Knitting Patterns

Hope Hats-Chemo Knitting Hat Pattern by Rita Gaudiello

Here’s a kind of wild and funky chemo hat pattern from Rita Gaudiello. She uses eyelash yarn for a hair like effect that is really cute. Rita says she has knitted 50 of these chemo hats for the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center. This pattern looks pretty easy and uses size 13 circular needles which are 16 inches in length.

The “I Care” chemo hat knitting pattern, using Bunny Soft yarn, is soft and fuzzy and would be very nice for winter time.

Kis Knit offers this cute chemo hat pattern with a rolled brim. The author uses Berroco Plush yarn.

KnitPicks’ chemo hat pattern is a little different in that it allows for a scarf to be worn underneath. It’s made from Swish Worsted Merino Superwash yarn. The hat pattern is a free download but you can also purchase the yarn pictured at the KnitPick’s site if you would like to.

Dawn’s Dream Designs’ chemo hat knitting pattern uses one skein of Berroco Chincilla yarn which is really colorful and soft. I also loved Dawn’s Frills on the Side scarf pattern!

Looking for a chemo hat with ruffles? Plymouth Yarn’s Love You Mama knitting pattern uses Plymouth yarn called Oh My! and has a cute ruffled brim.

The Head Hugger’s website has a full page of hat patterns suitable for chemotherapy patients. Various sizes fit men, women and children. There are also some crochet patterns for chemo hats here, as well as a page of great embellishment ideas like knitted and crocheted flowers. Great idea to make your hat pattern really unique.

If you like the knifty knitter, Bev’s Cottage offers this slumber chemo hat pattern for the circular loom. Bev also has a whole page of knitting and crochet patterns you could

Chemo hat from Bev's Cottage Blog-made on the knifty knitter loom

use as chemo hats. The hat in the photo comes from her blog.

If you know someone going through chemotherapy, one of these knitted chemo hats will be sure to cheer them up and show them you care.

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Knitted Hat for Christmas for my Granddaughter

for my grandkids, daughter and myself. There are a couple of ways to knit a hat. You can use circular needles or the knifty knitter. Here I will focus on circular needles but there is a link to some knifty knitter hat patterns if you scroll down.

When choosing yarn to knit a hat, make sure it’s soft. Bulky Alpaca yarn makes a wonderful hat! Also, before you begin with your pattern, here’s how to figure the number of stitches to cast on for your hat.

How to Calculate Cast On for a Knitted Hat

1. First, measure the circumference of the person who will be wearing your knitted hat. If the hat is a gift, measure someone of a similar age and sex.
2. Find the gauge of your yarn. This is listed on the yarn label. For bulky yarn, you might have 4 stitches per inch.
3. Multiply the number of inches in the circumference of the head by the number of stitches per inch in the gauge. For instance, if you want a hat to fit a head that is 22 inches around and your gauge is 4, multiply 22 by 4 to equal 88 stitches to cast on.
4. Use an even number of stitches in the cast on so that when you get to the decrease for the crown of your hat, it will be easier to figure. So simply add or subtract one stitch if you come out to an odd number.

Free Hat Knitting Patterns – My Favorites from Around the Net

There are probably thousands of knitted hat patterns available on the Internet. When choosing  patterns to feature, I focused on easy knitting patterns which would be quick to make as a gift-or if a sudden cold spell leaves you hatless!

Here is a “no fail” hat for men from KnitAlongTogether. It has a nice ribbed stitch and the decrease is well explained. Would fit any guy on your list.

Sarah White at About.com lists many knitted hat patterns on her site. Here’s an easy ribbed hat pattern for a man and you can check out her others while you are there.

Here’s an easy knitting hat pattern by Kathy North on her blog PiecebyPiece. She offers pattern versions for different sizes and also a striped version.

Judy Gibson offers “The Simplest Hat of All” on her blog. It’s a beanie style of plain stockinette stitch which would be great for a beginner.

This knitted hat by Jean Kaori for the Minako Cap uses two yarns, alternating thick and thin, with stockinette and simple garter stitching. This may not qualify as strictly “easy” but the results are beautiful and make a very unique looking hat. I think a beginner could do it with the well defined instructions. Jean also has a scarf pattern to match on her blog. Check out the photo on her blog and you’ll be sure to want one of these hats to keep you warm this winter.

Here’s an easy hat pattern from Alison which only uses knit, purl and stockinette. It has a little rolled brim that’s cute.

Basic Striped Hat by Shiri Designs. This would be nice for the man in your life.

Easy Rolled Brim Hat Pattern from Crazy Aunt Purl. Lots of nice “how to” photos with this one too.

There are dozens more easy hat knitting patterns but many will simply be a repetition of the ones I’ve listed here. Once you’re ready for an intermediate hat knitting pattern, check out Knitting Pattern Central which offers dozens of hat knitting patterns, from easy and beginner to more difficult.

If you’d like to knit a hat using the circle loom, or knifty knitter, you can find more information here.

Here is another article from my site on Knitted Hat Patterns for Kids

Knitted baby hat pattern

If you’d like to knit a baby hat, find instructions here for a cute knitted hat I made for my new grandaughter.

Thanks to Twilight, Slouch hats are also very popular. I came up with a great Slouch hat pattern, plus links to other patterns for the slouch hat which  you can find here.

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Recently I discovered a Facebook page for my local Arlington, Texas Animal Services called Friends of Arlington Animal Services. They are a very active group and network

Molly

with many rescue groups in the area. Money donated to them goes to help rescue animals and find them homes. I was wondering what I could do to help and decided that I would donate 10% of my earnings from my blog to them each month.

My own home is filled with rescued dogs and cats. At one time, I had 4 cats and 3 dogs but in recent years, several of

them ended their long and happy lives with our family. Now, we are down to 2 cats, a 2 year old named Lucy and a 15 year old named Tatem, affectionately called Tater. Our two dogs are Leo, a 12 year old Lab and Molly, a seven year old Australian Shepherd mix. All of our animals were foundlings and Molly was rescued from the county shelter when we lived in Oregon.

Donating from my earnings is a small thing but, hopefully, it will help a few dogs and cats to find happy new homes!

Leo age 12

Lucy playing peek-a-boo

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Knitted Christmas Bell pattern

Christmas Ornament Patterns for Knitters

The Knitted Christmas Bells by Jane Lake are featured in the photo at the left and are so cute! The pattern can be found at  AllFreeCrafts. Jane suggested that these bells could also be used as wedding bells. What a unique way to embellish a gift, either  at Christmas or for a wedding.

I just discovered a new blog to read called Natural Suburbia. Author Linda Dawkins lives in South Africa and offers some really cute Christmas ornament patterns on her blog, included a Santa Hat, a tiny Christmas sweater and in her latest blog posting, a Christmas gnome. Lots of cute ornament patterns, all in one place!

Angels are very popular for Christmas and there are quite few knitting angel patterns. I loved this tiny  knitted in three dimensional like from LucyBug Patterns. LucyBug Patterns is a charity knit-a-long and I love that idea. Stop by and leave a comment if you use her pattern.

This 3-D angel knitting pattern is also felted and is by Mummble-Jummble. This knitted angel would make a beautiful keepsake for a daughter or granddaugher. Really beautiful!

Besides round angels, there are also lots of flat angel ornaments. Here’s one from Knitting on the Net designed by J. Barrett.

Lion Brand had a cute idea for a gift for you kitty friends-a round knitted Christmas ornament filled with catnip. Lion Brand requires registration but it’s free. If you like Fair Isle and felting,

Lion Brand had another beautiful ornament using both these techniques.

There are 423 free Christmas ornament patterns for knitters on Ravelry! Even if you knitted one a day for an entire year, you couldn’t make all of them so there’s sure to be something you like. Registration is required on Ravelry but it’s free and their pattern search is terrific! Lots of beautiful knitting and crochet patterns up up by members.

Christmas Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Dishcloths take no time at all to knit up and make great additions to a gift basket or as a gift all by themselves. These patterns can be knitting a variety of holiday colors to

Sugar and Cream Christmas Colors

make they all unique. Most take only one skein of cotton yarn like Lily Sugar’n Cream Yarn: Ombres, Christmas Mistletoe

Christmas dishcloth from Ribbed for Your Pleasure

I loved the stitch on this cute Christmas dishcloth pattern. It looks like little Christmas ornaments. It’s from a blog called Ribbed for Your Pleasure and Inspired by a stitch in  The Illustrated Guide to Knitting, a knitting book by Pam Dawson.

This pattern comes from Knitting on the Net. A Christmas Tree Dishcloth pattern by Barbara Breiter, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Knitting & Crocheting Illustrated (3rd ed.)

This angel dishcloth pattern by Amy-lynne Mitchell could be knitted in red, green or white to make it a beautiful holiday treasure.

A Christmas ornament dishcloth pattern by Emily Jargos, featured in her blog, Designs by Emily and a Santa hat by Roxee’s Knitting Fun complete the holiday dishcloth pattern section.

Once I started looking, I found too many cute Christmas ornament patterns to even attempt to include here. If you start with these links though, it should keep you busy until Christmas and you’ll find the perfect ornament for everyone on your list.

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Knits of Yore DVD

I just found something new for my Christmas list. This new knitting DVD by Interweave is titled Knits of Yore is A Close Look at Some Curious, Perplexing, and Estimable Knitted Objects from the Past 200 Years. As someone who loves both history and knitting. this DVD is something fascinating and different.

You can tell Susan Strawn is part knitting and history lover and part detective. Delving into what people have knitted over the past 200 years, she found a wide array of knitted fashions and objects by scouring antique stores and flea markets and through her connections with museums. Susan also shares the poignant stories and social insights to place the beautiful knitted pieces into historical context.

Looking for patterns too? Besides the antique knitted items, Susan also demonstrates how to interprets different knitting techniques and patterns of the past, including a 1930s drop-stitch pattern so you can make your own, and how to make a spiral panel for a cap and an Amana-style picot edge for socks. Through downloadable PDFs, she shares patterns for a pair of medieval baby mittens and knee-high lacy stockings.

Topics on Knits of Yore include:

• knitted bags and pockets and what they have in common
• knitting for babies and children
• knitting for the troops
• knitting for fashion

Imagine glow in the dark needles from World War I or radioactive knitting needles! Another interesting story about the history of knitting: Susan explains that in the early years of the 20th century, demand was so high for Japanese silk that special trains were filled with silk from Japan, and carried across America to supply yarn companies in New England.

If you always gravitate to knitted fashions in museums or if you love vintage patterns, you’ll love Knits of Yore. If you’re curious about the history of knitting and how this craft has been passed down and cherished over time, gather up your latest knitting project and a cup of tea and watch this fascinating DVD.

Knits of Yore: A Close Look at Some Curious, Perplexing, and Estimable Knitted Objects from the Past 200 Years from Interweave. It can be ordered through Amazon.com and would make a lovely holiday knitting gift for that special knitter on your list.

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