Knit N Felt Bags - Knitting and felting bags is easy and a lot of fun, and Bev Beattie provides 20 different options for making your own knit and felted bags in this book.
Feather Pattern - Feather pattern is a really easy lace pattern that's great for borders or even all allover pattern. Its paired decreases produce an interesting pattern even without the eyelets.
Olympic Rings - Whenever the Olympics come around, it's fun to knit projects incorporating the famous rings. This project shows them knit in duplicate stitch on a square that could be used as part of an afghan, or you can take the chart and use it on any project you like.
Single Crochet - Continuing to single crochet around the knitting is similar to the way you started, but you're starting with one loop on the hook.
Twisted Rib - Twisted Rib is an easy knitting stitch that gives ribbing just a little more texture and interest, good for projects that are all or mostly ribbed.
Broken Rib Afghan Square - Broken rib is a nice stitch pattern that is not any more difficult than a regular rib but has a much more interesting look and texture. It's a good simple addition to a sampler afghan and will knit up in a flash.
Learn to Knit a Sock - All that's left for your sock now that you've shaped the toe is to close up the end, which is done by grafting, also known as Kitchener Stitch.
Learn to Knit: Knitting Abbreviations - Knitting abbreviations can be frustrating for new and experienced knitters alike. Here's a list of the common and not-so-common knitting abbreviations.
What is a Hank? - Hanks, balls, and skeins are all common ways of buying yarn, but what are the differences?
Ruffles Scarf - Lion Brand Ruffles yarn takes this basic scarf to a new textured level.
Shadow Rib - Shadow rib is an interesting knitting stitch pattern that looks interesting on both sides. It has wide columns of knits on the knit side and a collection of purls with twisted knit stitch columns on the purl side.
Knitting Butterfly Stitch - Butterfly Stitch, sometimes also referred to generically as smocking, is a lovely knitting stitch that adds a graphic nature to knit fabric without a lot of work. But if you've never worked the stitch before, it can seem kind of strange. Here's how it's done.
Garter Stitch Skinny Scarf - This skinny Garter Stitch scarf is a great first knitting project for kids and adults alike, providing plenty of practice in forming the knit stitch while also offering a relatively quick-to-finish project that can be used as a scarf or belt.
Where Am I? - Did you put down your knitting and now you aren't sure where you are in the pattern? The stitches that are already on the needle will help you out.
Double Cable - Double Cable or Horseshoe Cable is an easy cable pattern that can be varied in a multitude of ways. Work it over more stitches or make the cross more or less frequently to change the look.
Recycled Silk - Recycled silk yarn is beautiful, colorful, fun to work with and elegant to wear. Here's all you need to know about buying and using this amazing yarn.
Long Tail Measurement - Casting on using the long-tail cast on method is a quick and easy way to cast on, but how long should your long tail be?
Charmed Knits - Charmed Knits by Alison Hansel provides a fun collection of knits inspired by the Harry potter books and movies.
Stockinette Stripes - Combining stripes of garter stitch and stockinette stitch makes the edges of a knitted piece a little less curly and can make a mistake look like a design element.
Felted House Scarf - This felted house scarf uses Harry Potter colors and a simple felting technique to make an extra-warm scarf.
Loopy Washcloth - Loop stitch is a fun way to make a loopy fabric sort of like you might see on bathmats, and it's a good way to embellish a washcloth to make it work more like a bath sponge.
Knit Bear - Knit toys are a lot of fun to make and to play with, and this fat little bear is no exception. He's great practice for knitting with double-pointed needles and he's very squishable.
Elongated Chevron - Elongated Chevron looks like a complex pattern, but it's really just four different rows knit in different order to make deep Vs on the knit fabric. This wonderful chunky stitch would be ideal for an afghan.
Embossed Moss Stitch Ribbing - For a decorative but not very stretchy ribbing, try Embossed Moss Stitch Ribbing. This pattern uses a background of purl stitches with columns of Moss Stitch between knit stitches to make a bold textured fabric.
