Free knitting patterns recently added to In the Loop Knitting including stash busters, stocking stuffers, adult and child sweaters, holiday projects, home decor, and more. Most patterns are free. Updated 12/15/25
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Free Patterns
Woman's Cabled Cardigan
The Tortured Poets Department Cardigan is a Taylor Swift inspired v-neck cabled cardigan knit with diamond and rope cables and more. One size with instructions for adapting the size. DK weight yarn. Designed by Morgan F. Taylor.
Holiday Gnome Blanket and Pillow
Matching Christmas blanket and cushion knit like a Christmas elf gnome. Pieces like the blanket beard, pillow arm, and more are knit separately and sewn on for a three-dimensional work. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Amy Bahrt.
Jolly Good Bottle Sweaters
Dress up your gift bottles and holiday table with these bottle cozies including Santa Sweater, Fur Collar Sweater, and Plaid Sweater. Designed by Tori Gurbisz for Premier Yarns.
Slipped Rib Sweater
Easy men's pullover sweater knit with a 2 row repeat slipped stitch rib texture. 3 Sizes. 41 Pullover in Lana Grossa Cool Wool. Sport weight yarn.
Pretty Please Scarf
Stash buster scarf with a woven look knit with a 4 row repeat slipped stitch design that creates vertical stripes. Designed for 24 colors, it's a great stash buster or Advent project for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Beata Jezek
Birthday Sweater
A party of sweater! This stash buster patchwork pullover with body and sleeves knit flat with a colorful checkerboard. Collar is knit in the round. Designed by Jo Wadler. Quick knit in Super Bulky weight yarn.
Corinne Cardigan
Easy cardigan knit sideways with garter stitch, shaped with short rows, in one piece. The only stitches are picked up are to graft the sleeves together. Sizes XS to 3X. DK weight yarn. Designed by Crystal Erb Junkins for Knitty.
More Free Patterns
Hextangle Blanket
Stash buster blanket created from hexagons 2 color linen-stitch outer rings around stockinette centers. Colorful way to use leftover Sport weight yarn. Designed by Kate Schimmer for Knitty.
Festival of Lights Sweater
Baby and child sized pullover designed to celebrate Hanukkah knit with cheerful blue-and-gold colorwork band, showcasing a dreidels and menorahs. Sizes 3 mos to 14 years. Designed by The Unruly Stitch. Fingering weight yarn.
Sweet Treats
A whole dessert counter of toys knit flat including Cupcakes, Doughnuts, Marshmallows, Wrapped Boiled Sweets, Cookies, Fruit Tarts, Cake Slices, Cheesecake, and Birthday Cake. Sizes from 1½ in/3.5cm tall to 6 ¾in/17cm tall. Great use for leftover DK weight yarn. Designed by Amanda Berry.
Christmas Tree Present Pillow
Holiday cushion with four decorated Christmas trees with knit ribbon and bow. Size 16” square. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Amy Bahrt.
Hedgehog Cardigan
Children's cardigan sweater with fun hedgehogs around the yoke. Sizes 2 to 12 yrs. Fingering weight yarn. 1601-05 Pelle the hedgehog designed by Sandnes Garn. Available in English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Short Row Scarf
I love the colorful lozenge and stripe design on this garter stitch scarf knit with short rows. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Johan Schneiders.
Pickleball Hat
Great gift for the pickleball fan in your life, this beanie features a colorful stranded pattern of pickleball raquets and balls. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Traci Scott.
August Wheat Shawl
Triangle shawl knit sideways tip to tip with garter stitch bordered with twisted rib and a gride lace. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Kelly Forster.
Cella Cardigan
Women's cardigan knit flat with honeycomb cable on the front in an 8 row repeat. Sizes S to 3XL. Designed by JoJo Knitwear. Worsted weight yarn. A kit is also available.
Bonus Patterns for Purchase
Temperature Snake
Here's a fun twist on the classic temperature blanket or scarf that's also much faster to knit! Knit just one small round per day with the color for the day's temperature, and by the end of the year, you’ll have a colorful, squishy snake that tells the story of the year’s temperatures. Perfect for leftover Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Gabrielle Vézina.
Autumn Garden Blanket
Rich leafy throw blanket knit entirely in garter stitch, with one color at a time, using simple increases and decreases for shaping. Knit in strips that are joined together. Size Width: 183 cm (72”) Length: 207 cm (81.5”). Designed for at least 10 colors, it's a great stash buster for DK weight yarn. Designed by Margaret Holzmann. A kit is also available.
Winter Waves Hat and Snood Set
Colorful matching hat and cowl with a rippled stranded design. Fine weight yarn. Designed by Ruta_knits. A kit is also available.
Strawberry Fields Baby Blanket
Sampler baby blanket or throw with sections of stitches inspired by strawberries including berry lace, seed lace, basketweave stitch, and more. 3 sizes. Designed by CurrentKnits.
His Cabin Sweater
Man's shawl collar pullover knit seamless from the bottom up. Sizes: XS to 5X. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Knitatude.
Christmas Mini Gift Bags
Holiday bags with appliqued Elf, Reindeer, and Santa. All parts are knitted flat. Finished size: 15cm / 6 inches. DK weight yarn. Designed by sachiyoishii
