Category: knitty.com

Knitty, a web-only knitting magazine, is asking knitting designers to submit knitting patterns for their special June 2011 issue. This issue, First Fall and Holiday Headstart, will offer free knitting patterns to get knitters ready for Fall knitting projects, as well as Christmas knitting. The issue will offer knitting gift patterns for those wanting to get started early.

Knitty, which usually publishes 4 times a year, offers free knitting patterns on its knitting magazine site. These free knitting patterns include hats, including earflap knitted hats, knitted scarfs, knitted sweaters, knitted gloves, knitted mittens, knitted wrist warmers, knitted toys, and knitted socks.

The patterns go from easy-to-knit knitting patterns to much more challenging patterns. There is a knitting pattern for any knitter, beginner to expert.

If you have a knitting pattern (or knitting article) you’d like to submit, you can do so on the Knitty site. See their Knitting Submission Guidelines page. They are looking for unique knitting patterns for all skill levels.

If you are looking for other free knitting patterns, check out our free knitting patterns directory here on the Knitting News Cast site or our Free Wrist Warmer Pattern Generator.

Knitty.com has published 3 new patterns for their Fall 2007 Issue. They are:

Intarsia Fun – Two intarsia patterns by Debbie Bakerfield, one a hat, the other a scarf.
Juno Regina – A lace wrap by Miriam L Felton
Oblique – a cardigan by Véronik Avery

Also available is their 2008 Knitty Calendar, available in the Knitty Shop. The calendar uses photos of completed Knitty projects. The winners are:

January: Alicia Ramirez
February: Sarah Wilkin
March: Jo Kerrigan
April: Flora Wermuth
May: Jenny Spencer
June: Suzie Putnam
July: Heidi Kastner
August: Angela Daff and her bunnies!
September: Lindsey LaPlant
October: Angela Moore
November: Jennifer Schmitz

Knitty.com has released more free knitting patterns to go with the Spring 2007 issue.

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The bonus knitting patterns avilable are:

• Arietta by Barbara Gregory – lovely cardigan using a color mosaic pattern.
• Vanillas Spice by Susan Todhunter – v-neck cardigan with knitted-in button bands and easily attached top-down sleeves
• Victoria by Kelly Griffith – knitted umbrellas made from plastic garbage bags (you really need to check this one out!)

Also, there is a sneek peek of a pattern from Stefanie Japel’s Fitted Knits – Cropped Cardigan with Leaf Ties

No Sheep For You by Amy R. Singer is a guide to knit happy with cotton, silk, linen, hemp, bamboo and other delights.

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In her book, No Sheep For You, Amy R. Singer, editor of Knitty.com, explores using nonwool fibers in knitting. These fibers include cotton, silk, linen, hemp, bamboo, silk, corn, soy, and synthetics such as nylon, acrylic, polyester, and spandex.

The first chapter discusses cellulose fibers like hemp and linen, protien fibers like silk, manufactured fibers from natural materials such as rayon,bamboo, and corn, and synthetic fibers. For each group of fibers, Amy discusses their characteristics and how they behave when knitted.

The second chapter discusses how to choose a nonwool fiber substitute for knitting patterns. There are several look up type charts including “Nonwool Fiber Families and Their Quirks”, “Comparison of Properties of Knitting Yarns”, and “How to Knit Things Designed for Wool Without Any Wool At All”.

The patterns in the book range from cardigans to a tank top shell to a hat to a shawl to sweaters to a scarf to a knitted bag. Each of the patterns are knit with a nonwool yarn with step-by-step instructions, charts, and color photographs.

I especially like “The Bag” by designer Wendy Wonnacott on page 93. It is knit with hemp yarn using a slip-stitch pattern that gives the bag alot of texture. I also like “Tomato” by designer Wendy Bernard on page 137. This short sleeve top has a dramatic neckline and is knit with a worsted-weight cotton yarn.

If like Amy, you are allergic to wool or just prefer using wool in your knitting or if you want to try something new in your knitting, No Sheep For You, is a great place to get educated about using nonwool yarn. Amy goes into great detail about the fibers and how to use them in knitting. There are also some great patterns that use these yarns.