Knitting Patterns - FiberGypsy

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Baby Items

5-Hour Baby Sweater: Easy baby sweater, suitable even for beginning knitters. Also matching booties, bonnet, and hood.
Baby Set (Sacque and Cap): Quick-knit sacque and cap for size 6 months to 1 year.
Preemie Cap and Booties: Easy cap and booties, suitable for hospital donations.
Remsen Knitted Baby Blanket: Square baby blanket in an easy pattern.

Socks, Slippers and Footwear

Briggs and Little’s Heavy Socks
Diagonal Decrease Sock Heel #1: How to create a heel with a diagonal decrease line like those that are commercially-made. This link gives two methods that do not require purling.
Diagonal Decrease Sock Heel #2: How to create a heel with a diagonal decrease line like those that are commercially-made. This method uses short rows.
Don’ts for Sock Knitters: Suggestions taken from Red Cross WW I patterns. A few are dated, but most still hold true.
Hamer’s Humdingers: Heavy, fulled socks by Joan Hamer.
Joan’s Socks for Kids: Single Strand version for ages 2-4.
Magic Socks: Three messages posted to the KnitList in 1996, describing how to knit a “sock within a sock” — two socks knit simultaneously on double-pointed needles.
Red Cross Wartime Socks
Ribbers: Easy socks with slip-stitch ribbing.
Sock Sizes and Measurements Chart: Measurements for critical areas of socks, for shoe sizes from infant’s to men’s.
Toe Cover for Cast
Two-Strand WoolEase Socks
Why Knit Socks?: How KnitListers answered that question!
World War I Socks

Mittens and Handwarmers

Boat Oar Mittens: Quick-knit mittens using 3 strands of yarn and large (boat oar!) needles.
Quick Mitts: Easy mittens knit with two strands of yarn.
Slip Stitch 2-Needle Mittens
Susan’s Mitts: Easy mittens to fit teenager or small adult.
Wristlets: From Good Housekeeping’s Forces’ Knitting Book (WWII-era British leaflet)

Hats and Headgear

Balaclava Helmet: From Good Housekeeping’s Forces’ Knitting Book (WWII-era British leaflet)
Double Cap: Double thickness – double warmth.
Earwarmer (Machine Knit)
Footies or Old-Fashioned Slippers
Service Cap: From Good Housekeeping’s Forces’ Knitting Book (WWII-era British leaflet)

Miscellaneous Items

Circular Scarf: From Good Housekeeping’s Forces’ Knitting Book (WWII-era British leaflet)
Owl Potholder: Quick knit potholder, heavy cotton yarn.
Dishcloth: Basic knitted dishcloth, Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarn.

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