Knitting with Music
An Intersection of Knitting and Music
When you are an avid knitter living with a musician, you try to find ways to merge your hobbies (or at least design gifts for your significant other that merge them!) The result? Music Knitting Patterns!
My significant other requested that I knit dinosaurs playing guitar into his custom Custom Christmas Stocking. I was more than happy to oblige. Many other people are interested in music knitting patterns, and I have assembled a series of these free patterns in this lens.
In this lens I'll share with you both music and knitting projects that I've found are located at the crossroads of music and knitting.
Musical Knitting Patterns - Free Knitting Patterns by ChemKnits
- Keith's Stocking with a Dinosaur Playing Guitar!
A different Dino on each side of this Christmas Stocking - Guitar Playing Dinosaur Knitting Charts
One has a hat, the other doesn't. Inspired by the work of Frank Wu. - Keith's Guitar Chart
I made this chart and put it on an earmuff headband for him. - Free Parking Armband
The logo of the popular Cambridge, MA band is charted onto an armband.
Some inspiration to create a gift for your favorite musician.
- Music in Heart Chart - As the title suggests, there is a heart that surrounds a musical note.
- Treble Clef Chart - Author's title is a music symbol.
- Music Illusion Scarf - Illusion scarves are fantastic, you only see the design when you hold it at an angle, otherwise you just see horizontal stripes!
- Musical Notes Dishcloth - Surrounded by a border, shown in textured K and P stitches.
- Musical Note Chart - Designed for an Ipod Cozy
- Fingerless Gloves "Musica" - Wristwarmers for musicians, short enough for not hindering in playing instruments.
- Note Wrist Warmers - A simpler pattern than the previous one.
- Mikkel's Piano Scarf - BRILLIANT! The stripes on this scarf look like piano keys.
- Piano Scarf II - You will need to create a free ravelry account to view this pattern
- Piano Scarf III
- Piano Hat - What is a scarf without a matching hat? You will need to create a free ravelry account to view this pattern
- Ipod earbud covers - A very fast small knit project, would really only work if your ears were larger than your earbuds.
Musical Knitting on Amazon
I never expected to find so many songs about knitting!
What hobbies have you tried to merge?
Here's song about the knitter's curse! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiUcx3ZHpUs&...
What a clever idea. This is such a creative lens. And there is quite a surprising number of knitting songs.
As a lifelong musician and an avid knitter, I love the idea behind this lens! I haven't tried to merge any hobbies yet but I'm going to give some of these patterns a try. Thanks for such a creative lens.
Who would have ever thought! Clever! Thanks for this :-)
This is such a fun lens!! I love the dinosaurs, they are totally something I would want in my house. I've done a little knitting but mostly just really simple stuff. Maybe I should pick up the needles again...
You combined two things I love. Great idea and fun too.
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@anonymous: You can absolutely combine knitting with horses, from toys to saddle blankets!
I was wondering if I could combine knitting with horses and after seeing your lens I am inspired to try. I know I can combine horses with music and am making a lens about it soon.
Like Nightbear, I never thought to combine music and knitting. LOL how many knitting songs there are. Who knew? Fun lens!
This is a great lens!! I merge listening to music, writing and eating chocolate. Three of my favorite hobbies. I can even fit in some online shopping too :)
This is a great lens!! I merge listening to music, writing and eating chocolate. Three of my favorite hobbies. I can even fit in some online shopping too :)
I merge my love of knitting and crochet with my fondness for horror - so I make little Cthulhus and zombies. Great lens, loved the tunes - never heard that Arthur Askey one before!
Pretty patterns, love them all!
Musically inclined so i like all things music great lens!
Very artistic and musical lens! Thumbs up
- AUTHOR
@Rita-K: Combining knitting with glass isn't so bad... that's what beads are for! ;)
Haha, I love your "rocking" dinosaur. I started knitting couple months ago and I gave up. I really admire people who knit because I know it takes lots of patience to knit. :-)
Fun lens! I especially loved the songs about knitting, which I had no idea even existed.
Ha! I bet K loved those dinosaurs....
Glass, glass, glass...that is all I do now a days...maybe I will try knitting one day, less blood spilled.
I've got great ideas for few more Christmas presents, thanks to you and you lens! Thumbs up!
I admire your talent ... that dinosaur is so cute! I live with two musicians and we do have lots of musical stuff around the house!
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@TreasuresBrenda: Hey, cooking or even sampling different foods is absolutely a hobby ;) Thanks for checking out my lens!
Great resource & I love your guitar-playing dinosaurs. The only thing that I can think of that I merged is food and movies. I love good food movies and movie food! (I know that they're not really hobbies exactly but I do enjoy both subjects!)
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