Tag Archives: free

Free Crochet Pattern – The Quickest, Easiest Hat

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The “Blizzard of 2013″ (the first one, at least) swept in this past Friday, bringing 30+ inches of snow to our area, along with frantic cries of “Ahhhh, what’s your quickest, easiest hat?!?!?”  I was tempted to pull out some … Continue reading →

About these ads
Posted in Free Crochet Patterns, Mary Ann's Designs, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hubro Mittens – free knitting pattern with yarn purchase

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

I’m happy to report that my “Mittens in a Blink” ladies’ super bulky mitten pattern, introduced to you a few weeks ago in Malabrigo Rasta 100% merino, works beautifully with Dale of Norway Hubro 100% wool, too. (See above, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Knitting Patterns, Mary Ann's Designs, Special Sales, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christmas Balls – a free knitting pattern PDF

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

It’s Christmas at Kidsknits!  Oh, okay…it’s still August.  But, I’ve been busy making Christmas presents, and the first one is for…YOU! Around this time last year, the red and white Heilo was flying off the shelves, as fast as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Knitting Patterns, Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Norwegian Knitting, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Old and new, from Dale Baby

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

We’ve recently added Dale of Norway’s sweet new book of baby designs, Book NR 247.  The real Dale aficionados among you might notice a few reprises of classics from many years ago; plus, there are several new, delightful designs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Knitting Patterns, Knitting, New From Dale of Norway, Norwegian Knitting, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Perfect Mitten Blockers, on the Cheap

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Right about now, I’d guess quite a few of you are finishing up Mitten #2, and you’re looking forward to that sparkling moment when you present your beautiful work to a (hopefully deserving and endlessly appreciative) special someone.  Before you … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Miscellaneous, Technique | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Creating Knitting Pattern PDFs

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

I’m often asked “What special software packages do you use to create your knitting pattern PDFs?” and the apparently surprising answer is “Nothing special, really!”  Ninety-nine percent of my work is done in Microsoft Excel (for charts) and Word (for … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Technique, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving – a free chart

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Click on the image to see a larger, clearer version.

Posted in Free Knitting Patterns, Mary Ann's Designs, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two Strands Headband, a free knitting pattern

Posted on July 13, 2009 by

Some folks in my Two Strands Ravelry group recently asked me to recommend a great project for a first try at stranded knitting.  I could point out a few  fine places to start but, to tell you the truth, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Free Knitting Patterns, Knitting, Mary Ann's Designs, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments