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This tree topper is easy and quick to knit. The sheep is knitted in the round with worsted weight yarn used double. The accessories are knitted separately with one strand of yarn. The body of the sheep is worked a bit like a hat, and the head is worked like the heel of a sock. So if you have ever made a hat or a sock, you can make this design.

You can never have too many flip-flops! This cute summer top features an easy intarsia design. The sweater is knitted flat from the bottom up, starting with a simple lace border. The flip-flop intarsia is embellished with beads and charms once the knitting is completed. This is a fun design and is ideal for a first intarsia project.

This is an easy garter stitch bib pattern. It works up quickly and is great for a last-minute baby shower gift. Just about any type of dishcloth cotton yarn will work for this bib. Make lots of them, babies are messy!

Little cable owls are hiding in the winter tree branches in this easy scarf pattern. You will need either 12 or 16 small beads or buttons for the owls’ eyes. The scarf is made in two sections then joined by a three-needle bind-off or grafting,whichever you prefer.

Babies are cute and look even cuter in hats. These little garden hats are a great project if you are new to colorwork. Make a bunch in different color combinations! This is a good project to use up those half-skeins of yarn that just seem to accumulate. The hats use between 2 and 5 colors each. We used Tahki Cotton Classic for the samples, but ...

This is a great pattern to use up bits of yarn from your stash. Experiment with different yarn combinations, they will all turn out well. Striped or hand-dyed sock yarns combined with a plain colored baby or fingering yarns makes great little hats. Stripes of different colors are fun, just start and stop them wherever you feel like it. The patt...