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White Wedding Washcloth – Free Pattern + Blooper Photo!

I have another free pattern for you – the White Wedding Washcloth pattern! I decided to design this because, well, I needed a washcloth to use to clean myself in the shower. Shortly after I learned to knit, I made myself this one called Simple Clean, from the book AwareKnits by Vickie Howell and Adrienne…

Review

400 Knitting Stitches: Great Stitch Patterns – Book Review

Hi Friends, Welcome to the first ever book review on Knitkatpaddywhack. I hope you enjoy it! The book is called 400 Knitting Stitches: Great Stitch Patterns, and TL;DR, I like it. It has been a whole week since my last post. Since we last spoke, I’ve been consoling my baby girl who is teething, sick,…

Pattern

French Rhubarb Fingerless Mittens – Free Pattern

Important Update Jan 25, 2018: I noticed an error in the pattern and have now updated it. Please re-download the pattern if you have already printed it! It’s warm here in Australia, especially on the mainland where my family and most of my friends are. So, I thought, what better time than now to post…

Review

Holiday Fun – My Daughter’s New Dress by Sew What

Hi friends, This is a knitting-unrelated post, but still crafty. Mainly I wanted to show you the beautiful dress that my talented friend Miss Pond from Sew What Dresses made for Peanut at Christmas time. More on that in a moment. When you read this post, I’ll be holidaying on Bruny Island with some dear…

Pattern

Wiser Baby Sun Hat – Free Pattern

Wiser Baby Sun Hat I’m really excited to share this pattern with you: The Wiser Baby Sun Hat, a hat to fit babies aged around 12 months. Isn’t it cute? It’s similar to the Wise Baby Sun Hat (a newborn-size hat) which I shared earlier, and like it, I designed it for my little girl,…

Knitting

What to Keep in Your Knitting Bag

In my knitting project bag, I keep a few things. My current WIP with the appropriate needles, yarn for said project, and my craft case. I think of it as kind of like my “knitting kit” in the same way that you keep a little “sewing kit” with a little bit of this and that…

Image of Knights Hospitaller Hot Water Bottle Cover with text

Pattern

Knights Hospitaller Hot Water Bottle Cover – Free Pattern

I’ve got a new free pattern for all those cold medieval enthusiasts in your life: The Knights Hospitaller Hot Water Bottle Cover! Please note this post was updated on January 13, 2018 – I have now added the missing chart! Aaa I can’t believe I forgot about that! I made this hot water bottle cover…

Thoughts

The Husband of this Knitter is Sweet

This is unrelated to most things, but I just wanted to share something fun my husband did this morning. After my shower I got dressed and went into the family room where my husband was playing with our little girl. On the couch, set up all nicely on my knitting so I could see…

Knitting

Yarn Along January 2018

I recently discovered an inspiring knitting-related blog and handmade shop called Small Things, written by Ginny. I’m new to the party, I know, but I hopped onto Small Things yesterday and found her post on her Yarn Along initiative, which seems to be quite a thing that I’ve been oblivious to. Knitters and crocheters share…

Knitting

How to Organise your Knitting Needles (When you’re Not That Organised!)

Before you read the title of this post and judge me as a person who has it all together and can teach you disorganised people how it’s done, let me make things clear: I’m not that organised, and nothing highlights how much of an adulting amateur you are when you become a parent. I mean,…