A resource of (for? my grammar escapes me) free knitting patterns on the net - please add your faves here!

[Miaou]

Whenever I have looked on the web for free patterns I have always been stymied and only come up with the really naff stuff - however there are some really great free patterns out there if only you know where to look!

I'm going to start by adding my favourite patterns/free pattern sites - please add your own and we can make this a resource to refer back to in the future

tomato beanie hat aged 6-12m (scroll down)

penguin hat aged 1

mostly womens clothing, shawls and bags - some lovely unusual designs

Blanket square patterns

And of course Knitty!!

Ooh great idea Miaou, thanks! How about Lionbrand - you have to register first though.

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Excellent, thanks you two!

Also if anyone wants to link to their fave knitting blogs on here then please do - they can be great for inspiration.

Girleighknits -very funny knitting blog

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here and these are cheesy in an american way but I have found some good stuff, if you look hard enough here and magknits do some lovely one here

And berroco here

Oh and not strictly knitting patterns but, it does have some good ideas is craftster. I am addicted to this site.

Nobody mentioned magknits yet....

I like Lion Brand and Coats and Clark

I use them mainly for crocheting though but they do have lots of knitting patterns too.

this guy sometimes knits stuff from free patterns.

Classic Elite also worth signing up with, and they do have some free patterns on their website. Elann.com have lots of free patterns too; they change fairly frequently so worth saving anything you find interesting.

My absolute, utter, favourite website ever for knitting is Ravelry. It's the most fantastic clearing house for just about everything, and is a particularly good place to see how a particular pattern fairs when knitted up by lots of different people. It's still in a beta testing phase at the moment, so you have to queue to join, but it's so worth it.

Thanks for that Tamum!

I am just adding knitting pattern central which I spotted being linked on another thread.

If anyone links to free patterns, feel free to add them on here! Better to have links duplicated than missed out IMHO

Here's another one! Knitting Institute

Oooh love the elephant Tatties!

I signed up for Ravelry the other day - I am about no. 33,000 in the queue

I just signed up too Miaou

Here are some more links courtesy of florenceuk

Free patterns from Prima

Think we've already got a link to berroco but never mind, let's have it again!!

Lots of inspiration on dances with wool

Small projects on this site

Fingerless gloves from knitty!

These are great, thanks

free knitting library, lots of links here

thanks Miaou! I'm glad somebody read it! BTW I'm on ravelry now and it's great - I think it only took about a month to get in so you may be in for an invitation soon!