If you buy something using the links on this blog post, I may earn a small commission (these are called affiliate links). You can read The Knit McKinley’s full disclosure policy here. At the end of January, I shared the first of three free scarf patterns that I'm going to release this winter (the Shipyard Scarf). These…
It's beginning to feel like fall in Rhode Island, which seems like the perfect time to add another fall hat to my collection. This hat is more complicated than it looks. The twisted stitches and columns patterning may look complicated, but the pattern is pretty easy to follow and memorize. This hat is also a…
Continue reading ➞ Prudence Island Hat: Pattern for adult hat with twisted stitches
A free knitting pattern for child's sized cabled hats and hat sizing tips. The Hope Valley hat in the small and large sizes. Hope Valley Hat PDF Over the last couple weeks, I've continued to knit hats for Hat Not Hate. I wanted to share a cabled hat pattern somewhat similar to the Rhode Trip…
Prospect Terrace is a free knitting pattern for an adult-sized cabled hat. This hat pattern offers two sizes (small and large) with a lot of negative ease to fit a variety of head sizes.
Construction: This knit tote features a solid base and stretchy lace sides. You begin with a diagonal base knit back and forth before switching to knitting in the round to make the sides, top, and handles. This means minimal ends to weave in and no seams to sew.
A free pattern for a spring or summer weight hat in a plant-based fiber.
Free pattern for baby sizes of the Rhode Trip hat. Hat PDF The Rhode Trip Hat is my favorite basic cabled hat. I wanted to offer a version in baby sizes, and am so pleased to be able to share this pattern is now available in three sizes for little heads. I wanted to avoid…
A Pattern Update Plus Re-Release Discount The Twisted Trellis hat in Lion Brand Wool-Ease (dusty rose) and Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca (olive) The Huntingdon Street Hat was released back in 2015 and like the Sherwood, Rhode Trip, and Twisted Trellis, this is one of my favorites. I really like the simplicity of the pattern…
Hat PDF COWL PDF Errata: The repeats instructions in the patterns uploaded January 21, 2021 had an error. The repeat instructions should have called for repeating 3-18, not 1 -16. New pdfs are available for download. Like most of my patterns released six plus years ago, the Twisted Trellis pattern was in need of an…
Continue reading ➞ Twisted Trellis: Update and Matching Cowl!
Oscar the Grouch hat on top of journal with pattern notes. HAT PDF I've seen these little balls of yarn with a hat topper before and been tempted to figure out how to make an adult hat from these mini yarn kits (I can recall an unicorn that almost came home with me a couple…