Each week we are pulling together some of our favorite patterns from the Yarnspirations website. Use these patterns to inspire you to try new projects or even some new yarn! This week I have a collection of 10 FREE knit and crochet blanket patterns sure to get you excited to pick up your needles and hooks. Browse through them for your next project to put your hooks or needles.
Each week we are pulling together some of our favorite patterns from the Yarnspirations website. Use these patterns to inspire you to try new projects or even some new yarn! This week I have a collection of 10 FREE crochet sock patterns sure to get you excited to pick up your needles and hooks. Browse through them for your next project to put your hooks into.
Handmade socks are the perfect accessory in cold weather. Crochet some socks for you or your family or friends. These 10 FREE patterns from Yarnspirations include skinny socks to wear with shoes and thick slipper socks, so you'll definitely find the right pattern for you.
Honestly… they are all crochet sock patterns! This collection specifically focuses on crochet to get you excited about picking up your hooks for some cozy foot coverings. You can find links to all 10 patterns right in the post.
So here's the thing… you'll find a great variety! There are skinny socks that are perfect for wearing with shoes, and then there are super thick slipper socks for maximum coziness. Whatever your preference, there's a pattern here for you!
Yes! All 10 of the crochet sock patterns featured in this post are absolutely free. They are pulled from the Yarnspirations website, so you know they're great quality projects.
While the post mentions “Advanced Beginner” for the overall topic, some of the individual patterns might be more accessible than others… You'll have to check out the links to see which ones best fit your skill level. The “Basic Socks” pattern could be a good starting point!
Don't worry! … Marly Bird always has more amazing free patterns. You can check out her “[More FREE Patterns](https://marlybird.com/free-crochet-patterns-from-marly-bird/)” page for tons of other crochet and knit projects.
Mosaic crochet is so interesting to look at and to work up. Looking at the intricate patterns that you can create with simple stitches can seem intimidating at first. Truth is, they are way easier than they look. Get started in mosaic crochet with this great beginner pattern. Included with this FREE mosaic crochet square pattern is a video tutorial.
Learn more mosaic crochet and other crochet (and knitting) colorwork techniques at Camp Colorwork!
2020 has been a hard year so far but I am determined to find some light and joy yet! So, let's take a look at what the top rated blogs or posts are for 2020…so far on the Marly Bird Website. Here are the Marly's Minions Favorites!
Every month I take a look at google analytics for my website to see what all of you are looking at the most. I figure that if you are looking at it, that means you want more of it so I then try to design, teach, and plan around those topics. For me, it is a starting off point as I plan my knitting and crochet content. Including but not limited to the free patterns, the instructional posts, the round ups, and what I put on the Marly Bird YouTube Channel.
Over the years the interests of knitters vs crochters have been very different. Knitters have typically wanted more accessories and garments, where as crocheters prefer more home decor and crochet amigurumi. But 2020 has turned that upside down.
Now, knitters and crocheters are searching for similar things and are often working alongside one another and participating in KAL/CAL's ????or Stitch Alongs ????. Which makes me so happy!
See, since I entered into this world of yarn craft, all too often I've experienced a mentality of us vs them or The Sharks vs the Jets when it comes to Knitters vs Crocheters. But if the top searched posts and patterns here on the Marly Bird website shows us anything, it is that WE are way more alike than we are different when it comes to our interest.
It really shouldn't surprise me the items you all want and search for here on the Marly Bird website has changed so much in 2020 vs 2019. I mean, 2020 has really changed a LOT for many of us. Of course it is going to bleed over into our craft (and yarn buying habits).
Okay, okay, I am going to tell you! So, the most interesting and totally awesome thing I noticed is that in 2020, the top posts and pages are a 50/50 mix of knitting patterns and crochet patterns!!!!! Which means, my assumption that my audience is a good mix of both of the crafts is spot on. And that makes me REALLY HAPPY!
Being able to offer all of you quality knitting and crochet patterns for the beginners out there, for the intermediates out there, and for some of you advanced crafters, brings me so much joy. So thank you for allowing me to do it.
Here are the top 10 posts or pages on the Marly Bird website for 2020….so far.
So, what do you think of these? Are they your favorite too? Is yours listed? If not, let me know which on is your favorite. Tell me on social media. Use #MarlyBird so I can find your comment and #SmashYourLikeButton.
Honestly… I look at my website's Google Analytics every month to see what you all are searching for the most! It gives me a great starting point to plan out what kind of knitting and crochet content to create, including free patterns and tutorials.
Yes! It's really changed a lot for many of us… and it's bleeding over into our crafty habits too. It's so cool to see that the top posts this year are a 50/50 mix of knitting and crochet patterns!
So here's the thing… it really shouldn't surprise me, but it seems we are way more alike than different. Seeing knitters and crocheters participating in KALs/CALs and Stitch Alongs together makes me so happy!
Oh, that one doesn't surprise me at all because you all asked for it for over two years! It's my first toe-up knit sock pattern… you know the one! 😉
Of the three events I've done, I think this is my favorite knit version… it's from the Game Day Mystery Make-Along! I can't wait to see what you all make this year.
Nobody likes the name yarn hoarder. It's much more polite to say we are “connoisseurs of the yarn stash” <giggle>. Well, for those of you who are like me, have an abundance of yarn, and aren't sure what to make with it. Here are over 20 Stash Busting Knitting Patterns just for you.
Now, if you get hand-me-down yarn from a friend, find a boatload of yarn at the thrift store, or maybe hit the perfect clearance sale at Hobby Lobby, you have free knitting patterns to help you get through that surplus of yarn (SO WE CAN BUY MORE!)!
Half the fun of knitting is the action of buying the yarn. I always tell my husband that when I go into a store and see the yarn on the shelves, my mind fills with the possibilities of what that yarn can become.
Will I buy that superwash Merino and make a cute hat? How about that self-striping sock yarn…should I make a pair of toe-up socks? Oh, I know. I'll buy that new Swirl Cake by Caron and knit a shrug!
Whatever the yarn, I can think of a project. But my problem is that I often think of too many projects and can't decide. So my productivity is stifled, the yarn is lying in wait, and my yarn stash grows. Sound Familiar?
Enter the ever-helpful list of 20 Stash Busting Knitting Patterns. A list like this one is helpful because I get to see a whole lot of different free knitting patterns in one place. Then I can pick one pattern and move my productivity forward. No more lost knitting mojo.
Working on your knit and crochet projects there are lots of pieces of information that you want to keep together. Your swatch, your project notes, even your project are all important things that you will need along the way. Yes, you can go out and grab a notebook but why not make something special that you can use over and over again that will house all of your important project notes. Learn how to make your own DIY Project Journal with a few tools from a scrapbooking expert, Eileen Hull.
