While on the road, I managed to sneak in a little knitting and am happy to announce I am done with the boats! I still have plenty of that blanket left to knit, but there will be no more boats! I've moved onto the cables and have to admit, it's actually fun again! Of course, pictures will be forthcoming.
I'm working on a much larger entry than this, but I wanted to let people know I'm still here. Because I love my readers so much, I'm going to do a bit of a link dump.
I was reading a post by Margaret Kerr on the ChaCha blog network when I stumbled upon a very cool link she shared in her Ocean Waves entry. The link she shared was for FreePatterns.com. The site requires people register before using the free patterns, but there is no cost. They also have a good number of eNewsletters for people who like to have those little reminders (but they also make it easy to opt out of those newsletters for those who hate junk mail). If you sew, quilt, cross-stitch, knit, crochet, or do any sort of crafts at all, stop by and check them out. Remember, signing up is free. There is no cost at all!
Along those lines, the link dump here is for free patterns of all types. Enjoy!
- Knitty- This is an excellent source for quality knitting patterns, all of which are free. Knitty is a quarterly online magazine that offers articles as well as patterns.
- Knitting Pattern Central - This site actually hosts links to free patterns all over the internet. Some of the patterns will be in PDF format. Some have pictures and some don't.
- The Daily Knitter - TDK is similar to KPC in that it hosts links to free patterns all over the place, but TDK seems to host more broken links. When hunting for free patterns, every little bit helps.
- Crochet Pattern Central - Same as with KPC, this site hosts links to free patterns all over the internet.
- Free Vintage Crochet - The patterns here are also available in PDF format for download. These patterns are all taken from older books and from what I can tell, most, if not all, of them have pictures.
- Free Quilt Patterns (1) - This site is like the Pattern Central sites listed above, linking to patterns all over the web. Of course, as with many sites like this, some links will be dead.
- Free Quilt Patterns (2) - This site also links to other sites containing free patterns.
- Savvy Seams - Amazingly enough, this site actually contains original patterns. There are only a few patterns listed here, but enough to keep a beginner quite busy for some time.
- Sew More for U - There is a little more here than just links to free patterns. There are also articles, tips, links to free software, and much more. I plan to spend a little time here after the boat blanket is completed.
- Free Cross Stitch Pattern - Plenty of graphs here, but most of the patterns are made from clip art.
