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Hot Water Bottle Cover- with foot space! Free Knitting pattern.
Okay, I have made too many hot water bottle covers…. it’ll keep coming. However, I really wanted to make one with a foot space for Socktober…. and it’s great. This cover is seamless, but you will need to darn in your ends. You will need:– 4.5mm straight knitting needles– DK or Aran weight yarn (100gm Read more
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Scrappy Socks – Free Knitting Pattern
This pattern was designed with dealing with sock yarns leftovers that are too long to just trash, but not enough yarn for another pair. This pattern has a video accompaniment with may be helpful. You will need:– 1 ball of 4ply sock yarn – I used West Yorkshire spinners, purchased from Good Wool Hunting. This Read more
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Kahu – Harrier Hawk – Free Knitting Pattern
This year I am the campaign manager for the Kahu for Forest and Bird New Zealand’s “Bird of the Year 2025″…. so of course I had to knit one. I would now call you to action to pop over to Forest and Bird and place your vote for 5 of our amazing species – and Read more
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Labubu – Free Knitting Pattern
I have become more than a little enamored with Labubu of late…. Here is another offering. This one requires a face, feet and hands. I will link to where some of these are available. There is a video tutorial to help with this pattern here: You will need:3.5mm knitting needlesVelvet yarnDarning needle, scissors and stuffingFace, Read more
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Apple Cozy – Free Knitting Pattern – Teacher Appreciation
As a teacher, I know how many hours are put in behind the scenes to help students achieve their best. Sometimes it’s a simple gift that fills us all with joy. Here’s a quick knit that uses a cute apple motif and scraps of yarn left over from other projects. You can choose to carry Read more
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Father’s Day – Coffee Cozy – Free Knitting Pattern
With Father’s Day just around the corner here in New Zealand, it is time to think of “what do you make the man who has everything?” – or at least, this is the struggle I have. Admittedly, the last time I made my dad one of these, I called it a whiskey cozy, and threw Read more
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