Finished Projects

One of the knitters made this great wrist cuff! She cast on about 10 stitches and knit until it fit around her wrist. Then she bound off the stitches and knit the two ends together. Looks great! (And it's soft.)

One of the knitters made a fingerless mitten. It looks great!

One of the knitters made this phone cozy. He plans to add a button so he can close the flap. Cool!

Wrist Cuffs

Thank you to one of our knitters for coming up with a great idea! She made herself a wrist cuff out of some interesting yarn. It reminded me of this cuff I made a few years ago. There are lots of ways to make these cuffs, and with some cool yarn, interesting knit/purl stitches (like swirls or checkerboard), or sewing on buttons or appliques, the cuffs can get pretty amazing! (We could even practice doing cables!)

Check the posts labeled "Technique" to see how to videos.

Simplest wrist cuff:

Cast on 6 - 12 stitches (it depends on how wide you want the cuff)
Knit every row until it reaches around your wrist.
Bind off and sew the ends together.

Seed Stitch Wrist Cuff (as in the picture):

Cast on 7 -13 stitches (make sure you cast on an odd number of stitches)
Knit 1, Purl 1 across the row
Bind off and sew the ends together.

Fingerless Mittens

These would be easy to make. Here is a similar pattern. You only need to know how to cast on, knit, and sew pieces together.

Free Patterns

The Lion Brand Yarn Company has a huge amount of free patterns. Check it out!

How to Knit and Purl (English)

Knit and Purl (Continental)

How to Knit 2 Together (Decrease)

Hat Patterns

This hat is as easy as it gets. You'll need to know how to cast on, knit, sew pieces together, and weave in ends to make this hat.

This hat is very easy. You'll need to know how to cast on, knit, decrease, sew pieces together, and weave in ends in order to make the hat.

This hat is fairly easy. You'll need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, decrease, sew pieces together, and weave in ends in order to make this hat.

I want to take pictures of your projects

Hello, Knitters! I want to take pictures of your finished projects and your works in progress. Could you bring them with on Monday? I would love a picture of the scarves, bean bags, cuffs, and iPod cozies (and anything else you've made!).

Dishcloth / Washcloth / Scrubbies Pattern

Click for an easy dishcloth pattern. I've knit dishcloths and they work great.

Knit a dishcloth in cotton yarn. Knit one in acrylic for a great scrubbie!

Headband Patterns

This headband is super easy.

This headband uses i-cord (instructions on the tutorial) which requires double-pointed needles. I also have a "peg knitter" which you could use to make it.

This headband has a big bow!

iPod/Cell Phone/Camera Cozy

iPod/Cell Phone/Camera Cozy

(for Central Knitters by Ms. McGinley Myers)

You know you are ready to start your first project (this cozy) when:

1. You have knit at least four inches on your swatch (the piece of knitting you learned on)

2. The swatch has no holes (for four inches)

3. The stitch count on the swatch does not dramatically increase or decrease as you knit (for four inches)

Materials: yarn, knitting needles, tapestry needle, scissors, swatch

Step 1: Lay your device (phone, mp3 player, or camera) on your swatch with the longer side of the device parallel to the needle. Figure how many stitches you will need for your cozy by counting the number of stitches between the top and bottom edges of your device. This is the number to cast on (write this number in the line on step 2). You can now remove the swatch from your needles so you can start knitting your cozy.

(I would need to cast on 19 stitches for a cozy to fit my iPod. Yours may be different.)

Step 2: Cast on _____ stitches.

Step 3: Knit every row until the knitted piece can wrap around your device. You can stretch the knitting if you want a tight cozy or leave it unstretched for a loose cozy.

Step 4: Bind off your stitches when your knitted piece is the desired length. Leave a tail at least one foot in length when you cut the working yarn.

Step 5: Fold the cozy in half and sew the side seam and bottom seams using the tails of yarn and a tapestry needle. Weave in the ends of yarn on the wrong side of the cozy (the inside) before snipping off the extra.