You can always invest in a stitch dictionary in book form, but you may find yourself needing two, three or more. That’s fine if you want to add to your knitting library, but this can get expensive.

You can also find free knitting stitch patterns on the Web. What I like about this particular site is that, as far as I can tell, all of the stitch patterns are accompanied by a photo, so you know exactly how the finished product should look. Many of the stitch patterns also come with a free pattern using that stitch.

Using stitch pattern resources like this allow you to try a stitch out to see if you like it and how you can use it in an original or modified design.

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Don’t think I forgot about man’s (or woman’s!) best friend just because I posted free crochet patterns for kitty yesterday. Today, I bring you some crochet patterns for your favorite pooch:

Dog bed

Easy dog sweater – With helpful tutorial

Bandana – Very cute and quick!

Doggie bone – You’ll need this additional 3D heart pattern

Enjoy! And, if you can’t get enough of puppies and doggies, check out The Doggy Blog, where it’s all dogs, all the time.

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Our youngest is three years-old — looks like my husband is going to be climbing that ladder for a while yet.

Here’s some Christmas lights you can make without having to climb a roof at all: Christmas lights pattern. The pattern is free, perfect for using up those leftover pieces of yarn that aren’t long enough for anything else besides the smallest of items and you can sit down while making them.

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