This isn’t really anything innovative or special, and I’m sure someone else in the massive knitting world has done the same pattern. But this is a great way for a beginner to learn the basic knit and purl stitches and come out with a dishcloth in the end (it’s what I use to teach new knitters). Please, for the love of yarn, don’t start off with a scarf as your first knitting project. You’ll get tired of it before you’re done and throw it in a bag in the back of your closet to find 5 years later. Small projects are your friend when you’re just learning!   Start: Cast…

This shawl was knit in Classic Merino Lace from Knitting Notions (its dreamy soft!) on size 4 needles.  I had purchased 2 skeins, which equaled about 770 yards, and I only used about one and a half. You can certainly use thicker yarn with a corresponding bigger needle. If you want to make this more shawl-like, you can do a bit of math to figure out the final total of stitches you’ll need before beginning the edging (which is over 21 plus 8 stitches). Hocking (A pseudo pattern) Begin by casting on 7 stitches. Knit one row, placing markers as follows: K2, place marker, k1, place marker, k1, place marker, k1, place marker, k2.…

The sock is easy enough – I knit it top-down, but it could be knit toe-up just as well. Whatever method you prefer! The chart is over 16 stitches, so you could easily do it over 64 or 72 80 stitches (it was pointed out my math was wrong and to do 72 stitches you would have half a flower – my apologies on this!). Just make sure you knit loose enough that you can get the sock on your foot! I have small ankles so I did 64 and it seemed fine as long as I knit it loosely. On with the pattern… Yarn used: Kraemer Yarns Saucon Sock in Lime, and…

What you’ll need: Two colors of yarn of a similar weight. I used Baby Bee Sweet Delight for the off white, and Paton’s Lacette double-stranded together since it’s a fingering weight yarn and it worked well. Needles the proper size for your yarn. I used size 5, but I probably could have gone up a size or two without too much trouble but I like the tight fabric the 5 created. Blunt needle for weaving in ends What to do: The pattern is over 12 stitches and 12 rows, so decide on how many repeats you want. Obviously different yarn and needles will give you a bigger or smaller size so gauge…