The Knit Guru

Knitting projects, patterns and inspiration


  • Mystery Advent KAL 2025 – Pt 2 Grassland

    Mystery Advent KAL 2025 – Pt 2 Grassland

    Incase this gets confusing….. I called the introduction and supplies part 1…. This is the first part we will be knitting. There are 12 parts that involve making in this project, and 25 pieces overall. You may spread these out as you will. This is the Grassland Block. Using the lighter of the 2 greens… Read more

  • Mystery Knit along – Free advent project

    Mystery Knit along – Free advent project

    Hello all. This has been a crazy year for me, with building a house and suffering a head injury… so it has been so incredibly busy and challenging…. so this is my gift to you all, because it has meant the world to be able to login and just talk about yarn for a while.… Read more

  • Diamond Beanie – Free Knitting Pattern

    Diamond Beanie – Free Knitting Pattern

    This pattern has come about through someone reaching out with a need and a request. So I jumped on the opportunity to create and share this pattern. There are a few sizes to this hat. I would suggest that the smallest size is more of a child’s size, the medium is an adult size, and… Read more

  • Hot Water Bottle Cover- with foot space! Free Knitting pattern.

    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

  • Scrappy Socks – Free Knitting Pattern

    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

  • Kahu – Harrier Hawk – Free Knitting Pattern

    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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