A sideways sweater, knit from the centre out to each cuff. Jolly Cardy is designed to make the most of a festive yarn mini-skein set. Work the 6-row stripe repeat or knit on, changing colours as inspiration strikes. The pattern offers a choice between two body lengths and a sleeveless or sleeve option.

I love colour, and working with mini-skeins is therefore so much fun! In this pattern we only use the basic stitches of brioche so that any newcomer to this fantastic technique can try it out.

Knit a rainbow sweater with this beginner friendly top-down sweater pattern! The collar begins with ribbing followed by garter stitch short rows to raise the back of the neck for a comfortable neckline fit. Continue with circular yoke shaping as you create stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch stripes.

This shawl is meant to feature your Advent Calendar mini skeins, or any collection of minis. It is a granny stripe with a twist, it’s worked on the bias. This means that your stripes will be diagonal! The granny stitch is simple enough to crochet on while spending time with family and friends. And since the yarn is worked held double, the fabric with be quite snuggly for those winter nights!

The Passiflora Wrap was designed with a festive 12- or 24- colour mini skein set in mind. There are so many possibilities - add colours in randomly, arrange your minis in a gradient fade, or use a main colour and alternate with 12 mini skeins. Simple garter stitch keeps this a mindless knit with an eyelet pattern adding chevron interest; some fun shaping and the regular colour changes will keep you wanting to knit on.

he Buttonbox Throw is inspired by the uncomplicated happiness of those memories. This square blanket is designed for 24 mini skeins (10g each), but it’s easily adapted for 20g minis or a stash of precious scraps. Like buttons, each yarn brings its own colour, texture, and memory.

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Embrace combines the brilliant and trusty combo of fading and garter stitch to create the perfect cowl. And with sizes for both kiddos and adults - it’s perfect for gift knitting! This cowl is a fun and engaging knit that is knit sideways, twisted one half turn and seamed to close.

This pattern is SUPER simple and SUPER fun to make and wear. Using mini skeins of yarn and garter stitch, this is an exercise in color play! You’ll need size 5 needles and 1040 yards of yarn total.

Choose between two size options; a single skein of beautiful yarn will create the small version, the perfect little accessory or gift, or create a beautiful fade from mini-skeins; perfect for that special kit you’ve been saving or those gorgeous leftovers in your stash. Simple, rhythmic knitting makes this a soothing and fast project for all skill levels.

Choose four/eight colors of fingering weight yarn to knit this top-down shawl inspired by the landscapes of Iceland. All shades weave in and out of each other in a woven slip stitch motif. The final border features a mountainous short row section flowing into wavy eyelets.

Spector is a faded circular yoke pullover with a beautifully decorated textured pattern. The trellis-like stitches interlock and change as you make progress from the top down.

This design uses 4 different colors of yarn to achieve a gradient effect. I have called how many skeins you will need to make this design using 4 colors for all the sizes. However, if you wish, you can use 5 or more colors

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