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Do you know Knitty? Free patterns!

knitty free patterns

Free patterns!! Good ones, too 

Knitty is awesome and they produce a free digital magazine full of patterns 4 times a year. Check them out now and then pop back to choose your yarn.

It’s entirely free, but if you want to help them stay around and get early access and lots of other benefits you can sign up to sponsor them on Patreon too.

If you’re a designer then Knitty is also a place where you can get paid for your designs or have your products reviewed.

We like it because it’s a no nonsense, by knitters, for knitters (and crocheters) publication that supports artists. Hope you come to love it too.

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Anzac Day 2024: woollen comforts from home

Jack Pickerell from NSW was serving in France when he found this note in a new pair of socks made back home.

Jack Pickerell from NSW was serving in France when he found this note in a new pair of socks made back home. He kept it his entire life.

Knitting was a community service and a duty for everyone who could hold a pair of needles during the world wars. It is estimated that over one million pairs of socks were knitted by Australians during the war. You can still find the official pattern for The Grey Sock on Ravelry.

Lest We Forget

Read more about Jack and the knitting army at the State Library of NSW >>