Caffaknitted is offering a pattern for this cute knitted guitar in her Etsy shop. (You may remember Caffaknitted as the clever crafter behind this fun knitted calculator, too.)

Cindy Moore is rewriting lace patterns from the 1897 book The Art of Knitting, modernizing the terminology and charts used in the patterns. You can buy greeting cards with the patterns on her website (great Mother's Day idea), and look at her altered book full of swatches.

Not sure how I missed this, but the Knit.1 website has a whole page of free pattern PDFs for you to download. Check it out and find knit and crochet patterns for everything from a knitted and felted reusable tote (pictured above) to a lacy cardigan, amigurimi octopus, or anchor-motif tube top.

Bleu Arts is offering these two cute new knitting patterns, which can be turned into sachets, baby rattles, or even pincushions.

The Floss Box is selling a downloadable PDF of this Celestial Bodies in Orbit embroidery pattern, which is nice enough to include poor ol' Pluto. This pattern is the fifth in her "Science in Stitches" series, which features such patterns as The Law of Gravity, DNA: The Code of Life, and Meteorology. [via]

Juliette from Chickpea Sewing Studio has a new pattern up at The Sewing Republic which shows you how to make these ric-rac trimmed "roller coasters". This would be a great project to use up fun scraps of fabric you can't bear to part with.

Revoluzza shows you the steps that go into making this fun plush robot for a lucky kid you know--or even yourself!

This week's CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the Short-Rows Wavy Hat by Lee Meredith of Leethal.net. Lee uses beautiful hand-dyed recycled yarn to create the cool looking wavy knit hat! You can catch up with Lee and all her projects via her blog.

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Leethal's Multi-colored Custom Yarn Dyeing with Kool Aid

The Purl Bee shows you how to knit up this earthy yet sophisticated shrug from sustainable bamboo yarn. Perfect to wear over a little dress, or even with a tank and jeans.

WhipUp tips us off to these great instructions by Laura Diez on how to make this cute crocheted octopus--and the info is available in both English and Spanish. Octopus How-To

Domestic Haven has posted a series of helpful videos explaining how to drape a bodice on a dress form--here's the first of several. The site is also full of great pattern reviews, be sure to check it out!

QuiltersBuzz recently posted an interview with designer Sandi Henderson, who shares her free PDF pattern for these frilly Ruffle Pillows, which have of course been made with her signature Ginger Blossom fabric.

Joey's House is selling a PDF pattern showing you how to create these tiny stuffed toys from the leftover sock yarn you have in your stash. Tiny Toy Patterns

This week's CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the knit Juvenile Sea Nettle by Hansi Singh of Hansigurumi, a crafter who knits the most beautiful under the sea creatures. Make this beautiful Juvenile Sea Nettle, a species of the jelly fish. You can see more close-up photos of the project in Hansi's Flickr.

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Paper Nautilus Shell by Hansigurumi - CRAFT Pattern Podcast

If you're looking a fun new embroidery project, you're in luck! Wee Wonderfuls has just made her sweet bear and bunny embroidered doll patterns available for free download. Thank you Hillary! Bear and Bunny

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Lee Meredith shares her quick and easy pattern to knit up this snuggly bulky bucket hat--just the thing for a chilly Spring morning.

Katie Park of CaffaKnitted shares her free pattern for making this fun oversized knitted calculator, which also doubles as a throw pillow! Knitted Calulcator Pattern

Just in time for Spring, spruce up your wardrobe with this pattern to make the crochet corsage from the book, Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts! Lacy Crochet published by Chronicle Books. You can make two flower options based on the same pattern -- the Gerbera (pictured left) and the Rose. This book is one of my crochet favorites as it brings that beautiful and simple Japanese craft touch to pretty crochet projects for home, clothing, and accessories.

If you like to embroider, you'll want to head over to Meet Me at Mike's blog pronto! Embroidery maven Floresita will be sharing several sweet vintage embroidery patterns you can download for free all week long. [via] A Week of Embroidery, Hosted by Floresita

• Skeleton Cardigan Part 1 - CRAFT Video Podcast - Link.
• Mrs. Darcy Knit Cardigan Pattern - Link.

The Adventures of a Desi Knitter blog is offering this pretty, pretty free knitting pattern in downloadable PDF format. It's called the Cabled Rangoli Hat, uses only 1.5 skeins of yarn and looks like the perfect thing for chilly Spring nights. [via] Link.

Shawnee of Life with Monkey recently knit up this colorful dishcloth using the Ballband Dishcloth pattern from Kaye Gardiner and Ann Shaye's Mason-Dixon Knitting book. You can make one too, since Canadian Living shares the pattern for free! [via] Link.