Free knitting patterns recently added to In the Loop Knitting including women's sweaters, scarves, hats, blankets, cowls, ebooks, and more. Most patterns are free. Updated 12/26/23
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Free Patterns
Cable Sweater
Women's v-neck pullover sweater with gorgeous cable panel below a v-neck framed with shawl collars. Sizes To Fit Bust: 82cm/33in to 117cm/47in. DK weight yarn. Designed by Elle.
Brolio Hat
Gorgeous cable beanie with staggered rope cables that create an all over pattern that looks more intricate than it is. Knit with one skein of sock/fingering yarn. Designed by Regia Design Team
Annular Baby Blanket
Round baby blanket knit with garter stitch wedges shaped with simple short rows (no wrapping). Designed for 5 gradiet colors, it's a perfect stash buster for Worsted weight yarn or mini skeins. Size: 44"/112cm Diameter. Designed by Triona Murphy.
Velvet Sunrise Blanket
Colorful blanket with squares of 2 triangles knit with intarsia. Designed for 5 colors, it's great for stash busting. Designed by Knit Gang for Hobbii. Super Bulky weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern - Hobbii requires registration to get pattern
- See more Triangle Blanket Knitting Patterns
Baby Duckling Robe
Adorable hooded duck baby wrap blanket for after bath, baby photo prop, warm blanket, or costume. Knit flat primarily in garter stitch Sizes To fit: age 12-18 months. Chunky weight yarn, especially yellow snowflake type yarn. Designed by Val Pierce.
Leaving Cuffs
Leaf lace wrist warmers with both written and charted instructions and 2 alternative edgings. Uses less than one skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Maria Magnusson.
Glomma Hat and Socks
A unique reversible, sophisticated transverse rib pattern creates stylish hat and matching cuff down socks. DK weight yarn. Designed by Regia Design Team. Available in English, Dutch, French, German
- Get the free Hat knitting pattern
- Get the free Socks knitting pattern
- See more Matching Sets Knitting Patterns
Matching Sets Ebook
Set of more than 13 knitting patterns including sweaters for women, men, and children, slippers, hats, scarves, mittens, matching sets and more. Includes a few crochet patterns as well. Super Bulky weight yarn. Viking Of Norway Catalogue 1514 by Berit Ramsland. May only be free a limited time.
- Get the free knitting pattern. Note that file is large and takes time to download.
- See more Ebook Knitting Patterns
Secret Love Scarf
Cozy garter stitch scarf with lace border. The designer's "secret love" is garter stitch which is used beautifull in this scarf. Uses 100g one skein DK of fingering weight yarn. Designed by L Abinante.
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Forest Park Cowl
Cable cowl with a slouch created by increasing the width as you knit. The simple repetitive 8 round cable pattern is spaced by garter stitch ribbing. Aran weight yarn. Designed by L Abinante.
Aglow Vest
Sleeveless pullover vest or top featuring a variety of cables and boat neckline. Sizes: 33 inches to 41 inches / 82 cm to 102 cm. Designed by Elle. DK weight yarn.
Blue Fir Hat
Perfect for the nature lover in your life, this hat combines trees and hearts. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Patons
Vienna Cardigan
Lace cardigan with empire waist buttoned at bodice, with yoke in 8 row repeat Madeira Lace and body in 4 row repeat Rickrack lace. DK weight yarn. Sizes To Fit Bust: 33in to 51in. Designed by Faina Goberstein.
Argyle Scarf
Color-blocked diamond scarf in an updated modern argyle pattern worked with intarsia. Designed for 6 colors, it's great for stash busting. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Spotlight Australia.
McQuackerton
Adorable duck softie with a rubber duckie look. No size is given but looking at projects it looks about 4 inches. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Rebecca Diamond.
Bright Stripes Dishcloths
Easy dishcloth knit with colorful stripes and a hanging loop. Knit in 4 colors so it's great for stash busting. Size 9 1/2 in. x 14 in. (24 cm x 35.5 cm). Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand.
Wrist-ticklers
Use up your leftover yarn to create these easy wristers. You only need a small amount of Fingering weight yarn. They knit up in a flash so are great for gifts. Looks like a good first project for knitting in the round. Rated very easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Kay F Jones. Pictured project by rachelpknits
Karelian Hat, Socks, and Mittens
Matching set of accessories with fair isle stranded designs of flowers, birds, diamonds, and more. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Minna Metsänen for Novita.
Bonus Patterns for Purchase
New England Knits: Timeless Knitwear with a Modern Twist
Free with Kindle Unlimited. 25 knitting patterns including pullover sweaters, cardigans, vests, hats, cowls,skirt, bags, and more. Designed by Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre. Also available for purchase as Kindle or Paperback.
Ceridwen Shawl
This lace rectangular shawl has an heirloom feel, thanks to its elegant array of lace stitch such as bell lace and Pyrenees lace, with side borders worked in garter stitch and diamond lace motifs. Sample is knitted in a gorgeous laceweight yarn. Designed by Kath Andrews.
Temperature Blanket
A different take on the temperature blanket using individual mitered square blocks for each month. For each day of the month, you will knit the highest recorded temperature of that day, using a colur that you have chosen for that temperature range, but in a mitered square rather than full stripes. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Charlotte Marjoribanks
Elarina Wrist Warmers
Fingerless cuffs with a leaf design created with short rows. Designed by Linnea Ornstein. Fingering weight yarn.
Adornment Scarf
Reversible diamond lace scarf suitable for all weights of yarn. It is easily resized by adding or removing lace repeats. Pictured scarf used one skein of Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Heather Grant
- See more pics and get the knitting pattern on Lovecrafts
- Get the recommended Malabrigo Yarn Worsted yarn
- See more One Skein Scarf Knitting Patterns
Avena Sweater
Branches in diagonal colorwork cascade down from the neckline and swirl around the yoke of this seamless top-down sweater. Sizes: chest circumference: 36.5 to 67.5 inches / 91 to 169 cm. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Jennifer Steingass.
Canyon Road Sweater
Named after the road in Santa Fe full of sculpture gardens and galleries with New Mexican art, this pullover features a yoke of lace and stranded colorwork that evokes the landscape and motifs of the American Southwest. Sizes 30 to 58 inches/76 to 148 cm. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Casapinka.
