Free knitting patterns recently added to In the Loop Knitting including shawls, toys, women's sweaters, baby sweaters, and more. Most patterns are free. Updated 7/21/25
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Free Patterns
Maraschino Lace Shawl
Simple bottom-up triangular shawl with round lace holes like cherries. Uses one skein of DK weight yarn. Designed by Alina Appasova
Love from Nanna Hat
One skein hat for the whole family knit in 2 round repeat texture. Sizes Toddler to Adult. Uses one skein of Fingering/light DK weight yarn. Designed by Nadine Dransfield
Grusvägar Slipover
V-neck sleeveless tank top with lace and ribbed panel on front. Sizes XS to 4XL. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Stine Hoelgaard Johansen. Available in English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Baby L'illo Cardigan
Baby sweater with with asymmetric buttoned front knit with a 4 row repeat woven slipped stitch texture. Sizes 6 to 18 months. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Susan Power for Knitty.
Tamara Cowl
Easy shoulder cozy cowl knit flat in simple textures and seamed. DK weight yarn. Designed by Amano Yarns.
Ennui Shawl
Crescent shawl with alternating stripes of lace and garter stitch and finished with a picot edge. DK weight yarn. Designed by Maria Justyna Lorkowska for Knitty.
Rainbow Ripple Bobble Blanket
Easy baby blanket knit with colorful wavy stripes decorated with bobbles. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Sarah Walsh.
More Free Patterns
Wyola Hat
Lightweight wide brim sun hat with picot hem knit with no seams and no picking up stitches. Bulky weight raffia yarn. Designed by Amanda Morse.
Taiyo Linier Top
Easy pullover knitted flat in two pieces and then seamed together. No picking up stitches. The length of both the sleeves and the body are easily adjusted. Suitable for beginners new to knitting according to designer. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Sian Price-White.
Summer Days Top
Slipover vest knit with a 4 row repeat easy mesh stitch. Sizes XS to 5XL. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Bernat.
Helical Stitch Scarf
Scarf knit with textured loops of wrapped stitches in a 4 row repeat. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by nalhcib.
Alvi
Feathers of a 4 row repeat herringbone pattern with diamond tops at cuffs and hems are knit in stranded colorwork for long sleeved pullover sweater knit seamlessly. Sizes XS to XL. DK weight yarn. Designed by Hanne Pjedsted. Available in English and Danish
Popcorn
Toy movie popcorn in a striped bag. Popcorn measures about 10cm/4" high and is made from small amounts of 8 ply. Designed by Kylie Brown.
Hector Cat Scarf
Fun scarf with cat head and front legs on one end and back legs and tail on the other end. DK weight yarn. Designed by John Culverhouse.
Virgule Wrap
Easy rectangular shawl knit with zigzag stripes in three colors. DK weight yarn. Designed by Bristol Ivy.
LadyBug and LadyBee
Two adorable bug friends, a bee and a ladybug, about 10cm/4inch. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Netta's Knits.
Bonus Patterns for Purchase
YoYo Coffee Sleeve
Colorful striped cup cozies that are a great use for leftover yarn. Designed by YoYohats.
Increasing Waves Garter Stitch Scarf
Curly ruffled scarf knit in garter stitch and shaped with short rows. Aran weight yarn. Designed by AbsoluteKnits.
Penguin South Pole Party
Includes the instructions to make the penguins, hats and scarves, igloo, mat, tree, sign-post and little fish. All knitted flan in DK yarns on single pointed needles. One size only - Penguins are 6 cm tall, igloo is 7cm tall x 14cm wide (including doorway), display mat is 25.5cm diameter, and the tree is 7.5cm tall. Designed by Amanda Berry
Sophie Sweater Scarf
Crossover shrug or scarf with sleeves can be worn as a sweater, shawl, or scarf that looks like it's knit mostly in garter stitch. Sizes S-3XL. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by BDDPatterns.
Acorn Bookmark
Corner bookmark shaped like an acorn hugs the page corners. Designed by KnitnKaboodleDesigns. Great stashbuster for scrap yarn
