Knitting pattern categories

Ten quiet shelves to wander. Each category gathers real, public-domain vintage patterns, with a short editor's note.

Hats are the friendliest first project in knitting — they finish quickly, fit forgivingly, and let you try a stitch pattern at small scale …

31 free patterns →

Long, flat, and meditative, scarves are the most portable project in knitting. The patterns gathered here cover everything from one-skein q…

8 free patterns →

A handknit sweater is a long conversation with a piece of yarn. The free sweater patterns in this section cover top-down raglans, drop-shou…

148 free patterns →

Hand-knit socks are practical magic — warm, quietly luxurious, and surprisingly portable once you settle into the rhythm. This collection c…

61 free patterns →

Baby knits are small, fast, and forgiving — and a brilliant way to try a new technique before committing to an adult-sized piece. Patterns …

172 free patterns →

Cowls are scarves with the seaming step removed. Worked in the round, they slip on quickly and stay put without fussing. The patterns here …

0 free patterns →

Mittens, fingerless mitts, gauntlets, and texting gloves — anything that warms a pair of hands belongs here. Try a pair of stranded mittens…

40 free patterns →

Shawls are the swatch with ambition. Once you've fallen in love with a stitch pattern, a shawl is how you spend a season with it. The free …

11 free patterns →

Blankets are the slowest, most rewarding knit in the catalogue. The patterns here are written modularly so you can knit a few blocks at a t…

19 free patterns →

Quick, practical, and excellent gifts. This section gathers the small things — phone cozies, coasters, market bags, headbands, ornaments — …

50 free patterns →