Free Pattern Friday – Striped Lily Tee
Free Pattern Friday – Goldleaf Tank
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Free Pattern Friday – Hydrangea
Free Pattern Friday – Cora Crop
It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, the Cora Crop in Bamboo Pop (pattern link).
Well, if this isn’t perfect for summer, I don’t know what is.
This is a surprisingly simple knit with no shaping. The cable is centered front and back.
Front, back, and sleeves are knit flat from the bottom up. 3×3 ribbing is a great detail at the edges and shoulders.
Shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off for stability in this seam, also ensuring that the ribbing pattern lines up perfectly.
Bamboo Pop, a bamboo/cotton blend that’s a favorite for lightweight projects, gives a bit of shine to the clean lines of this top.
We hope you have a fantastic weekend.
Happy crafting!
Free Pattern – Independence Tank
What are you wearing for Independence Day?
How about a brand new free pattern?
The Independence Tank in Flax (pattern link here).
Cool and light, 100% linen Flax is a great choice for summer projects.
Red, White, and Blue for Independence Day.
Knit front and back pieces from side to side, then join.
Add a few stockinette rows for a rolled edge. Presto, a lightweight top perfect for a day out, or a night watching fireworks. This would look awfully cute any other day of the year, too, in whatever colors you like.
We hope you have a fantastic Independence Day. And if you’re going to spend it outdoors, don’t forget your sunscreen – and a hat!
Free Pattern Friday – Mars Tee
It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, the Mars Top crocheted in Cotton Supreme DK Seaspray (pattern link).
How’s your summer going? Are you still looking for that perfect project that will be satisfying to make but not stifle you in the heat?
Voila! Amy Gunderson’s Mars Tee! Crocheted in the round from the bottom up, this beauty is sized from XS to 4X, with shaping that starts out a little bigger at the base, for those of us with a bigger… um… base. The point is, this is comfortable and cool.
Double-crocheting three together makes cute little eyelets without making the fabric too lacey-loose.
From personal experience, I can tell you that the Cotton Supreme family is easy on the hands to use. Go with either the called-for Cotton Supreme DK Seaspray, or try solid Cotton Supreme DK. How cute would this look striped?
We hope you have a great weekend, with lots of time for you to take care of yourself.
Happy crafting!
Free Pattern Friday – Boxtop
It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, Boxtop in Garden 10 (pattern link here).
Sometimes simple is good. That’s what we have here, a simple, boxy pullover, perfect over a tank top. Â The asymmetrical placement of the neck causes the hem to hang lower in the back than the front.
As shown, it uses Garden 10 mercerized Egyptian Giza cotton thread, loosely knitted on a US size 4 (3.5mm) needle. We think this piece would also look great in Flax Lace. Â Plant fibers provide a breathability and drape that work well with this sideways-knit top.
The body is knitted as a big rectangle, using intarsia for the color changes. Â Seam together the edges of the color blocks to create armholes. Â Easy work that’s good for knitting while chatting, but those color changes help keep things from getting dull.
This would be a great top to personalize with your own color choices. Â Black and blue? Â Peaches and cream? Â The sky’s the limit.
Happy crafting!