Sharing Free Knitting Patterns
Fun ways to share free knitting patterns with your friends
Do you have some great patterns to share? Learn how you can find and share new and free knitting patterns.
If you're tired of hunting for free knitting patterns that don't always work out, why not turn to actual knitters? There are many different ways to find free knitting patterns from friends, and sometimes make new friends along the way. And if you can share a few of your own genius creations, well, so much the better.
Offline
You don't have to bond with everyone on the internet to share knitting patterns. Find a knitting circle or create your own, and you'll automatically have a group of interested, creative people with clever ideas to share.
If you already belong to a knitting circle, you're one step ahead. Now, of course you could just ask if anyone has knitting patterns they'd like to share, but where's the fun in that? Make it an event! Have a knitting pattern party. Everyone can bring a dish to share and brings one or two of their favorite patterns with enough duplicates for everyone. You're sure to leave with at least seven or eight great ideas.
If you're really creative and determined about your free knitting patterns, take it a step further: have everyone pool their favorite patterns and put them together in a book. This makes a great gift for circle members at a special occasion or any time of the year.
Online
If you don't have and can't find a knitting circle, never fear: you do have the internet to fall back on. And there are literally thousands of free knitting patterns online, yours for the taking. Just a few places to find them include:
1. Websites
A search for "free knitting patterns" literally pulls up dozens of sites offering free patterns and links.
2. Knitting Blogs
Many people host knitting blogs in which they post their favorite patterns and links. Often they'll follow their own creations, giving you an inside peek into trouble spots and how they solve them.
3. Knitting Communities
There are more knitters out there every day -- the craft has enjoyed resurgence with a new found enthusiasm that's almost astonishing! That means there are also plenty of knitting communities and groups that are happy to take on new members. And a key part of these groups usually involves creating and sharing new patterns.
In fact, there are so many ways to get free knitting patterns that it's almost silly to pay for them... ever!