The most adorable hat pattern I’ve seen all year! Requires only one skein of Bernat’s Pipsqueak yarn, which is light and soft as a cloud. And it knits up fast on size 10 (US) needles. I’ve made several of these charmers and they’re always a hit. What a cool gift for any little person living where it gets cold in winter.
Find the free pattern at:
For some time now, Knit Picks has been posting a free pattern a week for dishcloths. I generally knit the same simple pattern over and over for mine, because after a few uses, a dishcloth tends to look, well, like a used dishcloth. But some of these are pretty enough to give as gifts. I like to use a nice one to gift wrap small items like soaps or shower gel. This site contains both knit and crochet designs.
So, without the proverbial further ado,
here’s the link
to all these great little free patterns. (Wait, isn’t ” great little” an oxymoron?”)
First day of Autumn’s coming, time for more cute baby hats. These patterns are all over the web, but I couldn’t resist posting mine. Also including a shot of the asters in our CT garden, abuzz with bees this warm, sunny afternoon. There’s said to be a sharp decline in honey bee numbers this summer, but we sure have plenty of bumble bees!
The Bumble Bee is the common name for any of a group of large, hairy, usually black-and- yellow, social bees. They are 
found primarily in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, often ranging farther north and higher in altitude than other bees. Fifty species of bumble bees are known in North America alone! Bumble bees are similar to their close relatives, the honey bees, in that their colonies are headed by a queen, who is the main egg-layer, and many workers, who are the daughters of the queen, and in that drones (males) are produced during the mating
season. However, the colonies of bumble bees, unlike those of honey bees, only survive during the warm season; new queens hibernate alone to begin another colony the following spring. In addition, there are usually fewer individuals in a bumble-bee colony than in a honey-bee colony, and bumble bees do not use a dance to communicate the location of food to other members of the colony, as honey bees do. Also, although bumble bees collect nectar and store it as honey, they do not hoard large amounts of it, as do honey bees. Bumble bees are sensitive to habitat disturbance. In England, several species are thought to have become extinct in past decades due to land clearing and agricultural practices.
Bee info from http://www.insectstings.co.uk/
Patterns:
apple hat
Quick and easy pattern from Plymouth Yarn. Size 4(US) needles, worsted weight yarn. Great for using up odds and ends. The pattern as written makes socks to fit toddler-2 year olds, but it can easily be up-sized somewhat by lengthening the cuff middle of the foot and cuff. Or, add a few stitches when casting on.
So cute! A pattern that I discovered a couple of years back at Straw.com is this jester-like 3 peaked little honey. So far I’ve made 2. They knit up in a flash using bulky weight yarn and 10 1/2 size circular or double point needles. Self striping or print yarns work so well with this style. You can make the points as long or short as you like, and maybe even add some little bells.
The picture link is broken at the site where the pattern’s listed, but shown here are a couple of my own versions, modeled by 2 old friends
This cutie is from Adorabubble Knits, and can made made in two versions. In one, the brim has eyelets, and in the other, no eyelets. Use worsted weight cotton and a size 8 (US) needle. Or, make it bigger by using a larger size needle. Adorabubble!
Originally posted nearly four years ago, this is such a nice pattern I decided to offer it again. It’s become a favorite:
Just finished knitting my second Grammy sweater for baby Corina, now 3 months old. Clear directions, easy to size, on medium needles. A joy. She’s my Magical Baby.
Can’t you see this in cotton for summer sun wear, and something warmer for the colder months? Many possibilities….
These are toddler sized, but I plan to make them on larger needles with heavier yarn for older kids and adults.
Dances with Wools 