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Minty Fresh by Pepperknit

Hair doesn’t always cooperate. But knitting does.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 57% [?]

Fuzzy Two Tone Scarf by Linda D. Shoup of Planet Shoup

Fuzzy yarn is one of those things that you either love or loathe.

In this scarf, I love it.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 57% [?]

Belle Felted Handbag by Brooks Jones of Bruxknits

Sometimes the urge to give yarn a spanking is just overwhelming.

It’s not a fetish if you call it “felting”.

Tips sheet here.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 70% [?]

Louie the Lobstah Dishcloth by Isabelle Johnson of Tricotine

Never has a lobster (sorry, lobstah) received such loving treatment as Louie does in this remarkable washcloth.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 63% [?]

Chunky Hip Bag by Midnight Knitter/kpixie

A quick and easy bag, for people who never get bagged out.

An excellent pattern for gifts.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 83% [?]

Stashghan by Linda D. Shoup of Planet Shoup

Got lots of bits in your yarn stash and tired of making small projects?

Why not branch out into stashghans?

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 58% [?]

Snug Afghan by Emily Ivey of Yarn Miracle

It’s always the right time of year to knit an afghan. Especially when it’s dark and cold and frankly you’d rather never get out of bed again.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 69% [?]

Christmas Wreath Ornament by Margaret K.K. Radcliffe of Maggie’s Rags

A crafty Christmas project to get the kids involved.

Unless they’re too little to braid, in which case you’re still on your own.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 77% [?]

Christmas Ornament Cloth by Sue Schaefer of Harvest Moon Designs

A pretty holiday washcloth with a thoughtfully-designed ornament pattern.

If I start now, I’ll have enough knitted to decorate my tree with them next year.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 78% [?]

Holiday Bells by Sue Schaefer of Harvest Moon Designs

A candy-stripey washcloth, to get your holiday mornings off just right.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 73% [?]

Snowflake Dishcloth by Judith Prindle of Knit Dishcloth Pattern Corner

Take a snow day today!

Because no matter where you live, it’s always snowing someplace.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 89% [?]

Asherton Reversible Scarf by S.M. Khan of Smariek Knits

A fantastic textured scarf that is perfect for him or for her.

The best gift projects are always the ones that look complicated, but aren’t really.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 80% [?]

The Trouble With Tribbles by Abigail of 1870 pearl

Chronic dishcloth knitters - like I intend to be, whenever I manage to get started - end up with a lot of extra cotton in their stash. Whatever to do with it all?

When Abigail puts it like this, it’s obvious, really. Tribbles.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 65% [?]

Mr Pointy by Minty Fresh of Pepperknit

The range of items that can be knitted up doesn’t usually surprise me. Anything is possible.

But a stake for killing vampires Slayer-style? That’s a new one even for me.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 57% [?]

Frosted Kitten Blanket by Linda D. Shoup of Planet Shoup

A warm little blanket for a cool little critter.

Two yarns knitted together make this pet blanket as simple or complicated as your kitty requires.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 55% [?]

Sproingy by Cider Moon

When you’re talking about an Etch-a-Sketch, straight up and down is king. But with sproingy scarves, diagonal is the way to go.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 43% [?]

Bless Be the Ties That Bind by Sue Schaefer of Harvest Moon Designs

A beautiful washcloth with Breast Cancer awareness in mind.

Use them for a charity project with your knitting friends, or give them as a gift to a survivor.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 50% [?]

Love Day Washcloth by Isabelle Johnson of Tricotine

Is this a seasonal pattern? Maybe, if you’re the kind of person who gets all gooey over Valentine’s Day. Me, I say forget Valentine’s Day, and let’s be sweet to each other all year ’round.

So from my perspective, October is a perfect time for red hearts.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 46% [?]

Up the Stairs Dischcloth by Judith Prindle of Knit Dishcloth Pattern Corner

Up and up the stairs we go. And if we forgot to turn on the hallway light, we’d better not miss that top step and fall down.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 41% [?]

Ballband Washcloth

To my ear, the name of this pattern sounds like a piece of men’s athletic equipment. But there’s no denying that the ballband is one of the grand-daddies of washcloth knitting.

Heck, this fabric is absorbent enough to soak up grand-daddies, if you happen to have a flood of them.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Popularity: 36% [?]