free patterns

While this week we’ve been exploring using Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop Sock yarn for everything but socks, I thought it would be amiss for me not to include a design for you to try. Yesterday, we looked at two stitches which imitate crochet, and I include them in this design …

What’s that saying, life imitates art? Well in this case, I tried (with some success, I feel) to find a way to knit lace that looked like filet crochet lace. “Why?” Some might ask. Well, two things influenced this exploratory adventure. First, Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop Sock yarn looks amazing …

Yesterday we looked at the benefits of knitting with Bamboo Pop Sock, including its fiber content, amazing yardage, elasticity, colorways and more. Today I want to share some amazing patterns that show off this yarn at its best. Children’s wear is one of the better non-sock uses for knitting with …

While you could use any colorway of Colorburst by Universal Yarn this combination of purple, teal, navy, and charcoal complements the textured stitches well. This colorway is called Aurora Borealis. This shawl has lovely drape and movement and you can imagine the ridges as they wave and flow to be …

Yesterday we looked at a series of knitted stitch patterns which disrupted self-striping yarn by drawing loops of yarn up and over other stitches. In today’s post, I’ll share with you how to make this linked chain ridge across your stitches. It doesn’t disrupt stripes as much as enhances them …