Z tries to create patterns

just a blog to dump pattern-making ideas

[zattemptspatterns]

Some progress on this Funfetti baby blanket that my sister commissioned me.

Just finished the second skein, onto the third (and hopefully final) skein.

[leahbug212]

finished another gift for damien, our beloved coop matriarch

BATTLE PIGEON

100% freehand (with a lot of trial & error and frogging)

[stclements]

[zattemptspatterns]

a swatch for a future cardigan using daphne frizzle’s crochet ombre tutorial

20 ch = 10 cm

4mm hook

(23x2 +50 =96)cm = 192 st +2

Linen stitch in AA for 18 cm

[zattemptspatterns]

my fidget project (a baby blanket)

this is what one skein of yarn of this project looks like

[zattemptspatterns]

the yarn and the inspiration (bucky bear) (i just found there is an actual bucky bear plush)

Pattern (writing as I’m creating):

BODY

ch 2

R1 6sc

increase 6 for each round till round 9 (54 st)

straight sc for 12 rounds

HEAD

ch 2

6sc into first ch

inc 6 st evenly for every round until 60 st (10 total rounds)

3 straight sc rounds

next round ; 18 sc, dec, 8 sc dec, 8 sc dec, 18sc

straight sc

next round; 17sc, dec, 7sc dec, 7 sc dec, 17 sc

straight sc for 2 rounds

dec 3 evenly for 2 rounds

[zattemptspatterns]

[wish-i-could-read]

I made some Ao3 icons as pixel grid patterns. I used them to crochet, but they can also be used for other crafts. Feel free to use these!

pattern preview:

finished crochet looks like this:

google docs link below cut:

it's a downloadable spreadsheet file

ao3 icons crochet pattern

[unraveledandfrayed]

Progress on my cardigan!

[annaplexis]

Turkish cast on

This is an alternative to Judy’s magic cast on and is in fact really, really simple!

I’ve been hesitating to use it, but thought I’d try it out on this mini project.

You can use it for sock toes on toe-up socks, or as a provisional cast on as shown in this video.

Have you ever used the Turkish cast on in your knitting projects?

Everything you need to know about casting on

Long-tail cast-on and basics My go-to cast-on method is the long-tail cast-on. I prefer to start without a slipknot. Do not make the stitche

[kamillereads]

With the same pattern for the basic jumper from jessica-tromp.nl and this pattern from Rasuberri on chart minder (originally found on pinterest) I made a second jumper for my toddler. Practice does help. This went smoother than the first one. I'm also working on a knitted jumper dress for myself but that's such a big project because once again I didn't make a proper sample but adapting while knitting is at least kind of possible. I

[zattemptspatterns]

what’s your 2026 crafting resolution?

learn a new(-to-me) technique

learn how to make a new(-to-me) garment

learn self drafting patterns

learn an entirely new craft

complete my WIPs

some other resolution

multiple of these

Voting ended onDec 27, 2025

[zattemptspatterns]

it's been a while since i've done an amigurumi project

Should i make a...

Dabubu (Dan as a Labubu)

Pheal

Voting ended onDec 7, 2025

*i will be making both, it's just the matter of which i do first

Tha pattern for each:

Dabubu

Pheal

[zattemptspatterns]

Yayyyy!!!

The Great Pheal has won.

I will do that first but be warned that I am now more stretched for time.

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Partaking in the 24 days of Granny Square using Michelle Jasek’s template (eventho i don’t celebrate Xmas)

I have around 14 colours. Yarn colour chosen randomly through…

The first day:

[zattemptspatterns]

it's been a while since i've done an amigurumi project

Should i make a...

Dabubu (Dan as a Labubu)

Pheal

Voting ended onDec 7, 2025

*i will be making both, it's just the matter of which i do first

Tha pattern for each:

Dabubu

Pheal

[zattemptspatterns]

The Asymmetrical Stripes sweater (aka NaKniSweMo 2025 project)

The two first pics are of me trying on the blocked sweater (as you can see the sleeves are Enveloping my hands). The last two are pics of it laid down on my bed after having been worn for a couple hours outside.

Blocking the sweater made it flowier (yes), but also expanded it horizontally which made it into more of a drop shoulder sweater (which ultimately expanded the sleeve length). I actually don’t mind the oversized fit of the torso, but yeah the sleeves are a bit much.

In regards to if this project satisfies the NaKniSweMo challenge (that it must be 50k stitches):

No, I only managed to do 31k max amount of stitches (because i used a bigger yarn than usual). But idc cuz i got a FO at the end of it, this thing did not exist at the end of Oct but it’s here now.

Some project notes:

Pattern: Jaron by Helena Weiser free on ravelry (the instructions are in German, but i just used Translate to get it in English); i did do adjustments (mathematics yayy) cuz I used a different yarn weight and needle size

Yarn both types are worsted weight (honestly such a good way to use up stash yarn):

Red- 4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine (~1.5 skeins)

White- 4 Seasons half n half (2 skeins completely, I played yarn chicken…. and lost :( )

Future adjustments:

1. Re do the sleeves (make it both shorter by 10 rows and less billowy (do increases less frequently))

2. add single crochets to the hems to lessen the curling

[zattemptspatterns]

my try on of my (unweaved, unblocked) NaKniSweMo 2025 sweater, that i will hencefort call the Asymmetrical Stripes Sweater.

not as scratchy or as see through as i’d been dreading. and i do like how the stripes look eventhough i fucked up the rows a few times.