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Category Archives: Free Knitting Patterns
New Dale Kits page added for out-of-print goodies
At the top of this page, on the far right, you’ll see a new “Dale Kits” tab. Click it and you’ll land on a new page here on the Two Strands blog where I’m building the long, and growing, list … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving – a free chart
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The dearest beast is dead, long live the dearest beast!
Ah, autumn, at last! I hope you all had wonderful times this summer. We did, too, although the summer began with great sadness: we lost our dearest beast, Bubba. He was 14 1/2 years old – downright ancient for a … Continue reading
Two Strands Headband, a free knitting pattern
Some folks in my Two Strands Ravelry group recently asked me to recommend a great project for a first try at stranded knitting. I could point out a few fine places to start but, to tell you the truth, I … Continue reading
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Free Knitting Patterns from Dale on Kidsknits
Dale of Norway has just issued several free – yep, you read that right…”free” – knitting patterns as PDFs for ladies’ summer knitting. We’ve just put them up on my Kidsknits site. You’ll find them here. Have fun!
Chrysanthemum Mittens – a free knitting pattern for ladies’ Norwegian mittens
You are welcome to copy this free knitting pattern for your personal use. You are warmly encouraged to use this pattern for charitable purposes. However, this pattern is never to be sold. This pattern is not to be used for … Continue reading
Chrysanthemum Mittens and the Mystery of Hauk vs Heilo
Like ‘em? I’ve just finished my Chrysanthemum Mittens, above. I designed these to be knit in Dale of Norway Hauk yarn, which is essentially good old Heilo 100% Norwegian sport weight wool that’s gone high tech with a Teflon infusion … Continue reading
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Tagged Dale of Norway, Hauk, Heilo, Norwegian knitting
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Monkster Gets Stranded – Free Knitting Pattern for a Fair Isle style teddy bear sweater
I’ve just added the free knitting pattern for these Norwegian Teddy Bear sweaters to my Kidsknits.com site. You’ll find links to this and a few other free knitting patterns I’ve designed on the left-hand side of my homepage, Kidsknits. You … Continue reading





