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Easy Knitted Hat – FREE Pattern
Knitting a hat can be a fun project for beginner knitters. This knitted hat is one of the first hats I knitted. I actually knitted it for my husband, but I have worn it a lot too. Easy Knitted Hat Pattern This hat is made with yarn suitable for needles size 3,5. I used yarn made of wool, you can choose the material you prefer. If you choose to use a yarn made of wool, it’s good to choose merino wool, for example, or another wool yarn that isn’t itchy. If a hat is itchy, I can feel it on my forehead when I’m wearing it, and it makes me…
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Mittens For Toddlers – FREE Knitting Patterns
I don’t know if it’s just our children, but all of our children have gone through a phase when they haven’t wanted to use any mittens or gloves or anything on their hands, even in the most cold weather. I guess that is okay on a chilly fall day, but as the days get colder and the snow starts falling, it has been a real struggle to keep our childrens’ hands warm at times. The mittens that they have accepted the most are mittens that are really simple, like these mittens below. Basic Knitting Pattern on Mittens For Toddlers These mittens are knitted on four double-pointed needles and are quite…
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Snowy Coloring Pages 2026
Here are some snowy coloring pages that are made through Canva and that are free to download and color for personal use. This week we are visiting my family in Finland for Christmas, and our expectations were that we would go skiing. However, a couple of days before we arrived, the little snow on the ground melted away. So there is no snow at all at the moment. So now we are hoping for some colder days as we go back to Sweden. Hopefully, we will get some snow this winter as well. But as we are waiting, we can at least do some Winter themed coloring. Snowy Coloring Pages…
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Northern Lights Mittens + FREE Knitting Chart Maker
I have found out a way that makes designing knitting charts for colorwork so much easier! Last year in December, I published a blog post with charts on how to knit Nordic Christmas stockings. I remember I made the charts in Photoshop, and it took so much time to make them. Here is the link to that blog post: https://underbartskapad.com/nordic-christmas-stocking-free-knitting-patterns/ In that blog post, you can see the charts on how to combine the different colors to knit the colorwork pattern. In March, I was back in Finland, and we could enjoy some really cool Northern lights, and out of that came the idea of knitting a pair of mittens…
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Basic Sock Knitting Pattern
In this blog post, I will share the basic sock knitting pattern I learned to knit as a child when I first started knitting. This is the knitting pattern I still use very often when I want to knit a pair of socks fast and easily. Further down, I will share the sock pattern I have learned to really appreciate these last few years. Both knitting patterns are really easy to knit and have lots of things in common when it comes to the way the heel is knitted and so on. Basic Sock Knitting Pattern – Nr 1 This first basic sock knitting pattern is knitted by yarn that…
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DIY Gift Ideas
Here are some DIY gift ideas to give you some inspiration on how to make homemade gifts for the people you love. November is here, and Christmas is coming closer! This time of year is so nice in so many ways, but sometimes the pressure of finding gifts for everyone before Christmas can be quite stressful. The last couple of years, I have tried to start buying Christmas presents already in November just to avoid the stress of having the pressure to find gifts at the last minute. One way of preparing for Christmas can be to make some homemade gifts. Making some gifts that you can have in store…
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Gifts To Knit – Easy Knitting Ideas
Giving someone a gift that you have knitted yourself can be a fun way to give someone a more personal gift. So here come some ideas on gifts you can knit that aren’t that time-consuming. DIY gift ideas can bea time-consuming, so the ideas on gifts to knit that are included in this blog post are all knitting projects that are quite easy and fast to make. Here is a list of several gift ideas to knit: Knitted Cup Holders As a Gift Knitting cup holders is one of the fastest knitted gift ideas I have tried. Many years ago, I knitted several cup holders and gave them away as…
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Bible Verses For Fall – FREE Coloring Pages
Here are some Bible verses for fall. I don’t know how you are doing right now, maybe you had a great summer, lots of time enjoying the sun and the warm weather. Maybe you had the chance to take some time of and rest. Or maybe you, just like me, have been very busy with life. These last few months have been very busy for me. So this year I really feel like I would like to do exactly like the nature is doing. Slow down and pause for the winter. I am really inviting in the earlier sunsets and is trying to make that allow myself to slow down…
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Snowflake Mittens Knitting Pattern
Further down, you can find a link to a free snowflake mittens knitting pattern. October is here, and so is the cold weather. This part of the fall is so beautiful! Soon, the trees will change into so many different colors. The mornings are cold, and the mist covering the fields as we bike to school and work is so calming. Fall feels like nature is calming down. This year, I am so ready for that shift. I don’t know how your life has been these last few months, but our life as a family has been busy. Now I look forward to routines and a slower pace in life.…
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Bath Bomb Recipe – How To Make Bath Bombs
Here is a bath bomb recipe with instructions on how to make homemade bath bombs. Bath Bomb Recipe Here are all the ingredients that I used for the bath bombs. I could find everything in our grocery store close to us. If you want to add some essential oil, you might have to look up where you can find that. I had some essential oil at home, so I decided to use that. 1 dl citric acid1 dl bicarbonate0,5 dl cornstarch0,5 dl coconut oil If you want, you can add a few drops of food coloring and/or essential oil. Instructions on How to Make Bath Bombs Start by mixing citric…
