Free Pattern Friday: Gnomes Sweet Gnomes

With the main event just five weeks away and our Drop-In & Drop-Off Day next weekend, we are winding up our Free Pattern Friday and How To Tuesday posts for Pink Auction blog, I had one last list of favorite patterns yet to post so it is being shared on my creative blog, Spring Stitches. So, head on over and check it out.

Free Pattern Friday: Fishy Fishy

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

Fish patterns fun for stash busting on my crafty blog, Spring Stitches

Fish Block Quilt Pattern from Quilt In A Day

Walrus and Fish Pattern from Badbird's Embroidery Patterns

Fleece Fish Pillow from Better Homes and Gardens

A Recipe for Fish from April Broken Arrow of Knitting Arrows

Frida the Fish (80764AD) from Lion Branch Yarn Company

Easy Ribbon Fish from The Artful Crafter

Half Fish Beanie from Tale of 4 Needles

Crochet Fish from Drops Design

Crochet Amigurumi Angel Fish (70581AD) from Lion Brand Yarn Company

Fish Hat [Dead or Alive?] by Thelma Egberts as featured in Knitty (Winter 2008)

Crochet Baby Pufferfish from NeedleNoodles.com

Fish Embroidery Pattern from DIY Fashion

Photo by Evin O'Keeffe

Free Pattern Friday: Monkeying Around

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

Monkeys are like us, but without the hindrance of mobile phones and vacuums - which makes them such a barrel of fun! Why we love them, I don't know, but here are a few patterns that make us want to swing from a tree and shout "Free Pattern Friday"!

Knitted Toy Box has fun-loving Monkey Moo

Sew your very own Funky Monkey

Monkeys can be girls too, as shown by Molly Monkey from Mmm Crafts (photo below)

JoanieR tells us how to make a Felt Monkey Applique

For sewers and quilters, a cheerful Wild Monkey Quilt designed by Fat Quarter Shop

Sock Monkeys are classic, goofy, and deserving of their own section of this post:

Paton's Classic Knit Sock Monkey

Sewing instructions for the Original Sensational Sock Monkey Toy

Of course, if you want an old school sock monkey but with modern instructions, here's one thanks to Lenny Taylor

Knit a toy in the style of a Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey Shirt Tutorial from Angela Yosten, Moda Home Mom

Photo and item photographed are by Larissa Holland of mmmcrafts.

Free Pattern Friday: Lace Knitting

This week's Free Pattern Friday lacy link list was compiled by physicist, wooly artist, and blogger Suzanne McEndoo. She wants us all to know that blocking plays a leading role in lace knitting as shown by her adventures with the Evenstar Shawl. Suzanne explains all in her recent Hook's Law blog post The Magic of Blocking.

Gail (aka Nightsongs) Shawl by Jane Araújo (shown in Suzanne's photo of hers which was knit with Cork-based Hedgehog Fibres' Finger weight Merino/Bamboo/Silk)

Frozen Leaves Shawl by Anna from Zlopyhtelkin Blog

Bitterroot Shawl by Rosemary (Romi) Hill, Knittyspin: Winter 2009

Woodland Shawl from The Thrifty Knitter

Simple Chevron from Lion Brand Yarn

Shawlette with Lace Pattern by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns

Shell Lace Stole by Barbara Breiter

Feather and Fan from Lion Brand Yarn

Weekender Stole by Lisa Dykstra for Crystal Palace Yarns

I Love You Shawl by Joanne Cole

Circular Lace Shawl from Crystal Palace Yarns

Fan Shawl by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns

Summertime Lace Shawl by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns

Crystal Chandelier from Lion Brand Yarn

Fan Shawl by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns

Waves of Grain from Lion Brand Yarn

Lace and Lacy Items Knitting - Knitting Pattern Central

Free Pattern Friday: Hedgehogs

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches

Hedgehogs may be prickly on the outside, but they are also roly poly in a cute way. Here are a few of my favorite hedgehog patterns.

Hedgehog Applique from Sevi Designs

Blue's Hedgehog knitting pattern

William the Hedgehog knitting pattern from Lion Brand Yarn

Hamie the Hedgie sewing pattern from LollyChops

Sammy the Hedgehog crochet pattern by Shirley Chen

Marie Antoinette Hedgehog sewing pattern from Matsutake

Hedgehog Pincushions by SKG from Burda Style

Vintage Hedgehog Pincushion from Urban Debris (shown below in photograph and sewing by Katri Niinikangas (Ereine on Flickr)

Photo by Katri Niinikangas, Ereine on Flickr

Free Pattern Friday: Toys

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

Soft and squishy toys make the best bedfellows since it keeps things from going bump in the night. We can't resist these darling playmates!

Whim Wham has a delicious Felt Ice Cream Cone.

Mallory Murray helps you make your own Owl Softie in a helpful Whoo-too (how to in owl speak).

And then there are the lists! Oh yes, blogs or sites that take the time to offer many free patterns or to compile links for you. Here are a few of those with a variety of toy patterns:

Bittersweet Blog - My favorite is the Hungry Hungry Hippo

Knitted Toy Box

Knitting Pattern Central

This post has inspired us to focus on a few creatures great and small that we like so keep an eye out for next week's Free Pattern Friday!

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Free Pattern Friday: Stars

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

Summer, to me, has starry nights and sunny days, so this week's Free Pattern Friday is all about the stars in the sky upon which we wish to cure Breast Cancer.

Crocheted Baby Star Afghan by YarnDiva

Coraline's Star Sweater created by Althea Crome for the film Coraline

Star Fling Quilt by Terry Atkinson

Crochet Stars by Rachel

Cosmosdust Quilt

Photo by Tatyana Ogryzko

Free Pattern Friday: Sew Summery

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

Some of the most delicious blooming flower hues are stitched together this season, so today's Free Pattern Friday focus will be things that are sew very summery! After all, doesn't it feel more like summer when you're wearing those cheery colors?

Square Deal™ Pincushion from Heather Bailey

Various Quilts from Amy Butler

Summer Dress from Threadbanger

Quick Gardening Gloves from Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing

Classic Tote from Sew, Mama, Sew!

Nigella Silhouettes Wall Art from Amy Butler

Summer Patterns from Sew, Mama, Sew!

Fabric Necklace from Amy Butler

Mila Dress from BurdaStyle

Keep in mind, some of these patterns may be suitable only for personal use, not for resale.

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Free Pattern Friday: Robots

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

A friend of ours LOVES quirky things, including robots and when we saw these patterns, we thought of her, which is always a happy thing to do. So, as you read this, think of your cool friends who enjoy fun things and make you smile when you get to see them. And while you're thinking, here are some amazing robot patterns for knitters, sewers, and crafty creative textile lovers of human and robot origins.

Knitting Pattern Central's Proto the Robot knitting project (pictured)

Applique Robot from Beth of Project

Christina from 3 Sweet P's has an Applique Robot that looks great on a boy's tee.

KnitPicks has three-robot kit (patterns and yarn), so we're linking to this even though it's not free just because it exists and how many robot patterns are there out there? Maybe more than we think.

Free Pattern Friday: Fair Isle

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches.

They're elusive and intricate, but actually not impossible to knit - Fair Isle! Here are a few of our favorites...

Cascade Yarns shares a Colorblock Fair Isle Pullover designed by Melissa Leapman

The Piper offers a Wee Fair Isle Sweater from Barbara Harris-Pruitt

Berroco brings a bit of Christmas to their John Stocking to be hung by the chimney with care - or for someone who likes this style sock.

If you like the idea, but want something a little quirkier, check out Jen Small's Pondemonium Sweater, which has a Fair Isle premiss in a ducky theme.

Free Pattern Friday: Handbags

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches

There are two things crafty women seem to collect - fibre and handbags. Well, here are some patterns that will bring the two together in perfect harmony. As with all our Friday posts, we are linking to free patterns!

10 Simple-to-Sew Totes, Purses, and Bags from Better Homes and Gardens

Basic Bermuda Bag Cover from Knit Green by Joanne Seiffs

Bag and Tote Sewing Patterns from BellaOnline

Bag Patterns from Straw.com

2725 Knit Purse from Free Vintage Knitting

Crochet Patterns for Purses from FreeVintageCrochet.com

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Free Pattern Friday: Lacy Scarves

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches

Classic Elite Yarns has this Breast Cancer Awareness Scarf designed by Heather Bagni on their website.

Go over to Lisa Lloyd Designs for Lisa Lloyd’s Sister Scarves pattern.

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Check out our Free Pattern Links for a complete listing of the beautiful, cool, and inspiring projects available online.

Free Pattern Friday: Cupcakes

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches

If you have a sweet tooth, you can enjoy all the cupcakes you want without the calories with these treats.

Lion Brand Yarns has a deliciously darling free crochet pattern for a Think Pink Cupcake.

Teresa Richardson shares the pattern and a video on how to crochet your very own CupCake Hat.

We can’t get enough of Little Cotton Rabbits's Knitted Cupcake Decoration! Knit it up and sew it on a tee, jumper, tote, or hat and it takes on a whole new sweet personality. Feast your eyes on their collection of free patterns (for personal use or charity fundraising - that’s us). So hop on over for a sweet treat.

For those with embroidery skills, we love the simplicity of Tricia-Rennea's Cupcake Design for Hand-Embroidery.

Free Pattern Friday: Quilts

This week's Free Pattern Friday link list was compiled by Evin of Spring Stitches

From now on, every Friday we will be posting a link to at least one free pattern to encourage you to continue crafting with textiles. We look forward to seeing you here more often we we can welcome the weekend with beautiful and free patterns.

Ro Gregg’s Rose Garden Tea Quilt and Lisa Christensen’s Make Mine Pink, Please! Quilt kick off our very first Free Pattern Friday. Come back next week to see what new free pattern we’ve found to drool over!

Do you have a free pattern? We’d love to include it in a future post so send us an e-mail. Check out our Free Pattern Links for a complete listing of the beautiful, cool, and inspiring projects available online. All patterns shared in this blog are appropriate for the Pink Auction donation guidelines.