My 46 Yarn Stash Buster Patterns for Knitters is a fun collection of ideas to make quickly in just one day without any extra expense. While you are home and looking for a new creative project, these patterns will help you learn new techniques. No need to leave the house and buy new yarn. These small projects use up different weights of your scrap yarn leftover from previous projects.
Scroll down to find dozens of my favorite knitted gift ideas! Try making a quick-knit heart softie filled with lavender, a sweet bunny from a square, or a fanciful unicorn drink cozy. Projects like jewelry, dishcloths, embellishments, and fashion accessories will keep you busy for weeks! All designed by me, Kristen McDonnell, from Studio Knit, each pattern gives you free written instructions, knitting charts, and video tutorials.
Yarn Stash Buster Patterns for Knitters
While you are home and looking for a new creative project, these Yarn Stash Buster Patterns for Knitters help you learn new techniques.
Knit a toy Bunny from a Square from my easy knit stitch pattern! From just a knitted square, you will enjoy making a stuffed softie animal shape of a Bunny. These little cuties are quick knit gift favorites for beginning knitters.
Make this super easy Heart Knit Stitch Pattern, perfect for beginning knitters. You can easily make dishcloths, washcloths, and even a baby blanket by piecing together the squares.
Let’s knit up these really cleverly designed and easy to knit Baby Booties! I’ve been getting lots of requests for more knitted baby clothes and especially baby booties.
Create colorful Fruit Citrus Slice Knitted Dishcloth Patterns in cotton yarn with free instructions and video tutorials. These slices are great year-round as a dishcloth, washcloth, trivet, or sweet home decor.
This knit heart shape is the perfect quick knit gift for anyone you love! These Stockinette Stitch Hearts hold up their shape from the extra edging in Garter Stitch. Knit up puffy heart softies by knitting two hearts, seaming them together, and stuff with lavender or poly-fill.
Loving how easy it is to Knit Rose Flowers! They make great embellishments on cute fashions and longlasting home décor.
This colorful Easter Egg Dishcloth Knitting Pattern is a fun project to make in a variety of sizes. You can get really creative with your knitted Easter decor by making these garter stitch egg shapes into pennant banners, table decor, drink coasters, party trivets, potholders, and hot pads. It’s an easy quick-knit, so it’s a perfect last-minute Easter knitting pattern.
Learn how to easily knit a birds nest to help rehabilitate abandoned baby chicks and rodents rescued from emergency situations.
My Easter Bunny Egg Cozies are a fun, quick knit that looks great in baskets. Slip these festive little caps onto your eggs to turn them into Springtime Bunnies!
I love making these adorable Knitted Coffee Cozy Sweaters for friends.
Learn how to easily knit a butterfly with this fun quick knit pattern. It’s a great stash buster, too, as you need very little yarn.
We are going to Knit a Poppy Flower! A fun quick-knit, flowers can be used as accessory embellishments on headbands, hats, pretty much anything you want to make cute.
Knit a Star Shape! This is a fun and easy project for beginning knitters. This pattern is a quick knit of 43 short rows to complete the Star.
A Knit Shamrock Clover is a super fun quick knit for St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s my favorite EASY Knitted Shamrock Clover Leaf . As long as you have one of these little SHAMROCKS, nobody can pinch you. It’s a great project for Beginning Knitters.
My new Hair Scrunchies Knitting Pattern with Ruffles is a fun quick-knit.
Let’s knit a Leaf Shape to add some crafty color to your Thanksgiving and autumn décor! My easy knitting pattern lets you knit cute leaves on two straight knitting needles.
Get Zen & Cozy when you new knit Yoga Socks! They’re cozy, very simple to make, and they’re a great gift for yourself or your friends.
Phone Cord DIY is super fun! Learn how to make custom yarn wrapped computer cords with yarn using the Chinese Staircase knotting method.
This festive Pumpkin Knitting Pattern creates easy holiday decor. Knit up pumpkins easily flat with straight needles and any yarn fiber of your choice.
This Mini Free Christmas Stocking Knitting Pattern is a super cute decoration, utensil cozy, and gift topper!
Learn how to knit up a quick-knit DONUT! Any flavors, colors, and sizes of your choice.
Learn how to knit a bow embellishment in the seed stitch.
Turn any drink into a unicorn with this easy pattern. The base of the cozy is knitted in the Reverse Ridge Stitch Pattern. Then we add a cute little mane of yarn tassels in any colors of your choice.
You can easily knit up the perfect Christmas Balls to put on your tree or around your home these holidays. They make a great holiday decoration for yourself, as well as gifts for friends!
These quick-knit Honeycomb Cable Accessory Knitting Patterns will help you how to make an easy and cozy Headband, Ear Warmer, and Bracelet.
Knit up these cute quick knit Acorns! They are knitted up in two parts: a nut and a cap. This is a great quick knit idea to give as favors to guests.
Celebrate special holiday seasons with a Knitted Triangular Pennant Banner! A string of triangle flag shapes creates this bunting garland decor that looks great both inside your home and outside by the grill.
Knitting up Party Bottle Cozies make the perfect gift for dressing up bottles of bubbly and sparkling juice. They make wonderfully thoughtful hostess gifts with my free knitting pattern and video tutorial.
This Pokémon Go toy is a fun quick knit softie for kids and pets!
Knit Football Time! Are you ready for some football?!?! Gear up for Superbowl with this Free Football Softie Knitting Pattern & Video Tutorial!
Celebrate the New Year and Knit a Paint Chip Calendar! Year after year, I love displaying my knitted calendar in my office while scheduling upcoming Studio Knit videos.
These cute little fish softies are perfect for knitting up Finding Dory inspired characters or in any tropical fish colors of your choice!
Today we are knitting up these super cute and easy to knit Phone Cases. I’ve been getting lots of requests from you for a knitted phone case and I thought that its rectangular shape was perfect so that we could design it into a yummy Pop Tart.
Learn to knit this colorful, casual, whimsical BEADED NECKLACE. And what I love most about this pattern is that we only knit.
Learn how to knit these adorable Cat Ears. As a cute kitty cat costume, or just for a night on the town, this adorable accessory is a fun quick knit sure to make you the cat’s meow.
Your favorite Minions from Despicable Me – Stuart, Bob, and Kevin – are super fun and cute to knit up!
A Knitted belt is a great quick knit fashion accessory for all your knit-worthy friends!
Knit a cloud shape! This is a perfect knitted embellishment to place on journals, t-shirts, jackets, purses and more.
Learn how to Knit an I-Cord Necklace. An I-cord is a narrow piece of knitting made on double-pointed needles.
A Knitted Hearts Bouquet! These little hearts are the perfect decoration for Valentine’s Day. Knitted up with an I-Cord, this is a fun quick knit sure to put a smile on the ones you love.
Knit up colorful Popsicle Cozies! Are you sick of and tired of the frustration of wrapping paper towels around your summery popsicle sticks? With your new Popsicle Cozies, you can stay cool, calm, and collected.
Knit a Candy Button Dot Cuff Bracelet. These sugary dots are so cute and colorful, and are a really fun design to wear as an accessory. Here, we are going to make a bracelet. But you can use this Pattern for a headband, or any other creative accessory you’d like to knit.
Learn how to knit a Fortune Cookie! Today, we are going to celebrate Chinese New Year with these adorable knitted fortune cookies.
Your knitted BIRDHOUSE is so vibrant and cozy. The perfect new home for your favorite neighborhood birds!
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