10 Quick-Knit Gifts Free Knitting Patterns
Looking for Quick-Knit Gifts for beginners or intermediate knitters? You’re in the right place! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of 10 Quick-Knit Gifts Free Knitting Patterns that you’re sure to love.
1. Tiny bunny badge
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Double Point: US 3 - 3.25 mm
Yarn Weight
- DK
Materials
YARN tiny amounts DK or 4 ply weight with 100% wool content - this is important because anything other than 100% wool (sheep or alpaca) content simply won’t felt (avoid Superwash yarns too!).
The 4-ply yarn will give you a tinier bunny but is a little fiddlier to work with
NEEDLES 3 size 3.25mm (US 3) dpns
NOTIONS yarn needle; for each badge: 3cm diameter button, brooch pin
Finished size
About 3 cm in diameter
2. Tiny felty love-y love badges
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Double Point: US 4 - 3.5 mm
Yarn Weight
- Worsted
Materials
YARN tiny amounts DK yarn with 100% wool content - this is important because anything other than 100% wool (sheep or alpaca) content simply won’t felt (avoid Superwash yarns too!).
NEEDLES 3 size 3.5mm (US 4) dpns
NOTIONS yarn needle; for each badge: 2.5cm/ 1in diameter button, brooch pin or safety pin
Finished size
About 2.5cm/ 1in in diameter
3. Crazy Beaded Headband
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Single Point: US 4 - 3.5 mm
Yarn Weight
- DK
Materials
- 50 yds Sport weight yarn. Blue & Purple sample knit in Cascade Fixation yarn (98.3% cotton / 1.7% elastic) ½ skein, Green sample knit in Orlon handspun
- US size 3 (3.25mm) needles
- Approx 20 to 25 assorted beads and/or charms with holes large enough for the crochet hook to pass through
- Very small sized steel crochet hook (I used a size 7 steel)
Finished size
Adult
4. Easy Little Hearts
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Single Point: US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Yarn Weight
- DK
Materials
- Toy stuffing
- Blunt sewing up needle
- Tweezers
Finished size
4cm /1.5”
5. Mother's day knitty brooch
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Single Point: et size 3mm (US size 2) & pair size 2mm (US size 0)
Yarn Weight
- Sport
Materials
YARN small amounts 4 ply (light-worsted) or sport-weight yarn in various colours of your choice
NEEDLES set size 3mm (US size 2) for the backing and two of the flowers, & pair size 2mm (US size 0) needles for the two other smaller flowers
NOTIONS brooch backing or safety pin, yarn sewing needle
Finished size
(very approximately) 8cm /3in
6. 33 Cup Cosy - Free knitting pattern
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Single Point: 5 mm / US 8
- Double Point: 5 mm / US 8
Yarn Weight
- Chunky/Bulky
Materials
- Cable Needle
- Tapestry needle
- Row counter
- Large button x1
Finished size
Length: 25.5 cm / 10” and Width: 6.5 cm / 2.5
7. Little mouse knitting pattern
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Double Point: 2.25mm
Yarn Weight
- Sport
Materials
Toy filling (less than 10g)
Tapestry needle
Sewing pins
2 beads - for the eyes (4 mm)
Finished size
The length of finished mouse is 12cm (included long tail 7 cm), the height is 3.5cm
8. Easter bunny Lala
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Single Point: 2,5mm
Yarn Weight
- Sport
Materials
- A pair of 2.5 mm straight needles.
- Yarn: Scheepjes Yarn Stone Washed: Gray 802, light pink 820, pink 808, Purple 811
- Stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Sewing pins
- 2 Markers
Finished size
16 cm
9. Gingerbread Boy
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Double Point: US 4 - 3.5 mm
Yarn Weight
- Worsted
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn – about 90 yards
- Size 4 double pointed needles
- Darning needle
- 4 stitch markers
- Stuffing
- Embellishments of your choosing
Finished size
He’s 11 inches tall when using worsted weight yarn and size 4 dpns, but can easily be made larger or smaller by changing yarn weight and needle size.
10. Bunny Rabbit Knitting Pattern
Needles & Crochet hook size
- Double Point: 2.25mm
Yarn Weight
- Sport
Materials
Toy filling (less than 10g)
Tapestry needle
Sewing pins
2 pencils (I used them to make pom-pom. You can use anything which has the same size)
Finished size
The height is 8cm (included ears), the length is 3.5cm