Purlbed

Free machine knitting patterns

Socks, hats, mittens and other small, quick things to knit on a home knitting machine or a hand flat, in adult and children's sizes, plus a few baby, doll and teddy pieces. Type in your own gauge and every needle and row count is worked out for you, with a bed chart, needle notation and written row-by-row steps for each piece.

✓ Every template passes a virtual test knit: all sizes, on every machine it lists, at fine, mid and bulky gauges, row by row with each needle's loops followed and the finished sizes measured.

• Socks · Intermediate · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Socks with short-row heel

  Classic single-bed socks: one flat piece with short-row heel and toe, folded at the toe and seamed up both sides. Women's, men's, kids' and baby sizes.

  Sizes: Baby 6–12 months · Child 4–8 years · Women S (EU 35–37) · Women M / Men S (EU 38–41) · Men L (EU 42–45)

• Hats · Beginner · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Beanie with turned hem

  A simple beanie for any machine: a turned hem, a straight body and a gathered crown. Women's, men's, children's and baby sizes; a good first project.

  Sizes: Baby 6–12 months · Child 4–8 years · Women / teen · Men

• Hats · Easy · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Watch cap with ribbed fold-up brim

  The classic watch cap: a deep 1×1 rib brim that folds up, a plain body and a gathered crown. Adult and child sizes, for machines with a ribber or a double bed.

  Sizes: Child 4–8 years · Women / teen · Men

• Mittens & mitts · Easy · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Mittens with thumb

  Warm mittens for adults and kids: a one-piece hand folded at the tip, with an opening in the side seam for the thumb. Women's, men's and children's sizes.

  Sizes: Child 2–4 years · Child 4–8 years · Women · Men

• Mittens & mitts · Beginner · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Fingerless mitts

  Simple fingerless mitts: one rectangle with a cuff at each end and a thumb opening left in the side seam. Women's, men's and children's sizes, any machine.

  Sizes: Child 6–10 years · Women · Men

• Leg warmers · Beginner · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Leg warmers

  Tapered leg warmers with a cuff at each end: one shaped rectangle and one seam. Adult, child and baby sizes, any knitting machine.

  Sizes: Baby 6–12 months · Child 4–8 years · Adult S/M · Adult L

• Mittens & mitts · Beginner · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Newborn scratch mittens

  Thumbless newborn mittens knitted in one piece and folded at the tip: a cuff, a straight hand and a rounded top. Two sizes, any knitting machine.

  Sizes: 0–3 months · 3–6 months

• Baby clothes · Intermediate · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Baby vest with square neck

  A sleeveless baby vest from a front and a back: cast-off armholes, a square neck and a shoulder that buttons open. Three sizes from 0 to 24 months.

  Sizes: 0–6 months · 6–12 months · 12–24 months

• Doll clothes · Easy · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Doll sweater with back opening

  A drop-shoulder doll sweater from straight pieces: front, two back halves that overlap and close with snaps, and tapered sleeves. Sized by the doll's chest.

  Sizes: Doll chest 26 cm (about 36–38 cm / 14–15 in dolls) · Doll chest 30 cm (about 46 cm / 18 in dolls) · Doll chest 34 cm (about 50–55 cm / 20–22 in dolls)

• Teddy clothes · Beginner · ✓ Virtual test knit passed

  Teddy bear scarf and hat

  A tiny hat with a turned hem and a doubled scarf for a teddy bear or soft toy. Three sizes for 25 to 50 cm bears; quick to knit from leftovers.

  Sizes: Teddy 25–30 cm · Teddy 35–40 cm · Teddy 45–50 cm