10 KNITTING PATTERNS FOR THE ROAD! 🚙 🏝

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Happy Ramble Day folks! We have a road trip coming up in July and I'm starting to think about what sorts of projects I'd like to take along. Here are ten options that I think would make great road trip knitting projects. Drop your own suggestions in the comments! PS: Watch to the end. 😎 PPS: You may not think shawls are portable, but I feel like these ones mentioned here are, sooo yes. 😌 The Ravlery Bundle for these patterns favorites is linked in the description, but you can also find them here: www.ravelry.com/bundles/road-trip-knits Help support the work that I'm doing here at the WNH channel by picking up something fun from the Merch shop: www.woolneedleshands.com/merch Enjoy! ❤ #knitting #knittingpodcast

[@belwynne1386]

Fond childhood memories of my mother knitting in the car on family road trips.

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Those are very special memories. ❤️

[@sylviamaxwell504]

Usually crochet on travel projects, so I don't drop needles, stitches, or stab the person next to me...😂❤

[@elenii.2864]

😁😁😁😁😁

[@ifig3nia]

Working with circular needles is easier when on the go and almost eliminates the stabbing problem ;-)

[@kellicoffman8440]

Good idea 👍

[@kellicoffman8440]

@@ifig3niaI now do all my knitting 🧶 on circular needles love that you don’t lose a needle

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Almost. 😎

[@Katepwe]

54 Ten Studio has some really good blanket patterns. They have a classic timeless look about them. All About Ami’s patterns are great too!

[@bjcyak3061]

Great topic for today's ramble! Traveling and knitting are two of my favourite things! Even better together. LOL that 'outro' ....😂....gruggle.

[@Thestashdowndiaries]

I always love your pattern suggestions. These are not just great road trip knits, they’re great gift knits. Got me doing my Christmas planning.

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Oh good! Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@catnapper3923]

I may have to knit the gruggle/easwas combination just so I can use the words when I’m wearing it. You are so sparkly and funny, thanks!! xx

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Totally!! Do it! And thank you. ☺️❤️

[@sydssong]

Ah! Making me want to make all the things. Not a shawl person either, but finding myself wanting something cozy for the chilly Bay Area mornings, instead of a hoodie or lap blanket while at my desk.

[@valeriehowden471]

Great ideas! I haven't had socks on needles for over 2 months ... a bit of withdrawal is setting in so this is a good reminder. On car trips I frequently crochet dish clothes because I don't have to watch what I'm doing - BTW I'm in the passenger seat. Lol.

[@saralivropathe]

I have a beautiful skein of malabrigo worsted in my stash which I didn't know what to do with. Thanks to you it will make a great sherbet bandana!

[@crochetingcatholic]

Definitely brought a blanket on a trip before and got some weird looks lol. My favorite recently have been knit tanks, especially the one skein ones for some stash busting!

[@cavumine]

So so SO love this one! While I don't do "road trips" per se, I am a travel nurse, and I have to be uber-picky about what I pack. There's only so much room in my car! For a 13-week contract, I always want a project, but there have been a couple I regret because oy! the yarn, the tools, etc. And, when traveling, there's always the not-so-fun surprises like losing a tool, or spilling a beverage on my project. Thank you, Tayler! I'm scouring Ravelry, and keeping some of your suggestions in my favorites

[@pennyc6316]

I use to knit baby blankets while watching my sons play hockey. Great way to stay warm.

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

This is a fantastic way to stay warm! I actually have a granny stripe blanket that I take to crochet on once in a while and it's super cozy. 😊

[@WovenTalesDesigns]

Loved this roundup!! And I love your approach to deciding on which patterns you’ll actually something from! Can’t wait for the next one!

[@bethbamszoo]

Timely video! I am getting ready for a road trip and decided to cast on a summer tank. The Breeze Racerback by Jessie Mead Designs is calling my name! I am going to break it up by having another project in my bag, the Amma Granny Square top. I like to have projects with different size needles (or in this case a hook change up) so if my hands get tired I can work on something else.

[@everydaywithashley6702]

The Hollows Shawl is gorgeous! I think that stitch pattern would be so amazing in a rectangular shawl too...

[@chrissyfarmer2949]

Lots of cool new patterns to try! Thanks!!

[@margaritadeverson2098]

Thank you for all the inspiration! Planning for travel projects is always tricky- not too complicated, portable, quick but not too quick. I usually pick mitten/fingerless mitts patterns since they are small.

[@lieslnew8247]

Hi Tayler. I’m about to head off in the caravan for 5 months so seriously on the look for road trip patterns. I will be crocheting the Sundance Throw but I clicked on the Easwas hat and then fell down the Kate Davies Designs rabbit hole. just gorgeous!! I have some bulky yarn so will also be making the Carbeth Cardigan. Thanks heaps. ❤❤

[@Christine-zk6hk]

Thanks, I will definitely add some of these to my Ravelry One of my go to hats is the Citrus Hat pattern by Laura Treadway. Also the Autopilot and copilot cowls by Dominique Trad.

[@theastewart6721]

Thank you for the great ideas! They are all lovely! I especially love the last shawl!😊

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@theastewart6721]

🤗🤗

[@wstyrsky]

We are getting ready for our annual trip from Texas to Yellowstone to see our daughter. The Musselburgh hat is on my mind for this trip!

[@marinacosgrove4245]

Thanks, Tayler! Awesome, as usual....and my knitting mojo also got kicked up a notch from this "ramble". ❤

[@bdarci]

If I'm on a road trip, I'm driving. So I knit when flying. I cast-on on the train to the airport, then work on the plane, and as time allows on my journey. I have two suggestions for bandanas/scarves. Both are free patterns on Ravelry and are adjustable for size. You can use pretty much any yarns. One is 22 Little Clouds by Martina Behm, the other is Close to You by Justyna Lorkowska. I've knit both of them multiple times.

[@Yarnchurch]

I’m starting the beeswax hat for my plane trip tomorrow. It has cables but they can be done without cable needles and the instructions for doing so are written right into the pattern.

[@reneepryor2190]

A 9 inch circular needle is fantastic for plane knitting!

[@Kpup]

Well I’m going on a road trip tomorrow so this comes at the perfect time!

[@katibere1966]

Awesome! I love the Sherbet Bandana…I have that on my to do list!

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

Wow, what a great collection of patterns! That last shawl in navy is the bomb! 💖🙌😺

[@georginatomlinson9684]

Great pattern suggestions. But can I just say, the drape on that blanket is stunning!!! 😍😍😍

[@mercedesescala1394]

Thanks Teyler, great pattern round up.....I love the Easwas and have it on my list, seeing it here brought it up the list for sure! Hope you have a wonderful roadtrip.

[@aprillemons3922]

Orbit is my favorite road trip pattern! I've knit it twice and am ready to knit another!

[@christineupright9543]

I’ve also knit it twice. So quick and made beautiful gifts!

[@laurenstevens7094]

All About Ami has a lot her patterns for free on her blog! I find that you can preview the entire pattern before purchase, or if you don’t mind ads, the free version is great! I worked up one of her headbands as one of my first ever finished knits for my grandma for Christmas last year.

[@lindarogers3608]

Another good service video. You’re so good at these. Keep ‘em coming!

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Thank you Linda!

[@jenniferjohnson9335]

Great Ramble post! Really feeling that baby blanket and the 2 shawls. I think it was during Covid lockdown that I did some shawl knitting--Hitchhiker by Martina Behm, Hipster by Joji Locatelli, Peak District Shawl--a custom pattern from some yarn my Mom picked up in England as a souvenir for me and somewhere I have a Casapinka shawl on the needles. Great ideas for road trips. Thanks for sharing!

[@RTsarahmmm]

I'm so excited that you picked the Hollows shawl. I just knit it a few months ago and I really did enjoy it. If you look at the project pages, mine is one of the few knit in multiple colors. I liked the curves of the shawl that reminded me of water so it was the perfect project for beach themed yarn box that I'd bought from one of my favorite dyers. I had six 50 gram skeins and I came up short on the last section, but I worked it out.

[@PuffStitch]

Yes!! My kind of knitting! Thanks for sharing this ❤

[@pattihuke2992]

Great show! I love Wonderlust socks!

[@maryannc7223]

Thanks for the great suggestions! I love how you put them in a bundle. One of my favorite road trip projects is the Antarkis shawl by Janina Kallio. It’s just one skein of fingering weight yarn so it doesn’t take up a lot of space. Long circular needles don’t get dropped and lost in car crevices. The three stitch patterns are easy but change often enough to be interesting. I also see you have Joji Locatelli’s Lightweight Hipster in the bundle. That was also fun, and has many of the same qualities as the Antarkis, but I wouldn’t do the fringe in the car! It does have a garter tab start, which I find fiddly, so I might get that part started at home where I’m not getting interrupted a bunch. Mine turned out smaller than the pattern said, so I wish I had had a second skein, but I loved doing the cross-cross part and it came out really cute.

[@vickyleather1147]

Orbit is really appealing to me. Thank you.

[@vadec5909]

Some great patterns!! A good ramble.. it does give ideas

[@sues4370]

The twisted vines hat is gorgeous!

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Omg isn’t it though? It’s on my list for this fall for sure. ❤️

[@jessicaliew4735]

Fun fact: The Coquihalla is a highway in British Columbia, Canada, so the Coquihalla hat fits the road trip theme perfectly.

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Ooo I love that!

[@anitawessels3932]

Yes these are stunning road trip knits

[@lesamatthes7811]

Whoa!! Lots of inspiration & right now the Twisted Vines Hat is 50% off.

[@andreabush1742]

Great video. Very inspiring loved the last shawl the most!

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Thank you for watching Andrea!

[@jennifermassello8670]

I didn’t see this video… until tonight and we leave for Vegas tmw! 😂 my plan was to finish a shawl that i started during the first soccer tournament during lockdown it seems fitting that it gets finished during his very last club soccer tournament. And i have a second sock… 😂🚗⚽️

[@jennifermassello8670]

Oh… and the name of the particular sock pattern is sock on a plane! Go figure 😂

[@mbrewer523]

I just knit the orbit and it was super fun and easy! The designer has so many great patterns and a lot are 1 skein.

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

I’m loving it and very tempted. Was it pretty quick?

[@mbrewer523]

@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS I knit it from start to finish in about 15 hours I think. I knit almost every morning for 1.5 hours before work and it took about a week.

[@cathycarbone1598]

Great pattern inspo!

[@christineteffenhart5722]

The Hollows pattern intrigues me. Thinking of knitting it with some cotton sock wgt yarn 🤔🙂

[@PuffStitch]

I love Melody Hoffman!

[@gfamily6113]

Your cut scenes are the best😂

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Thank you! ☺️

[@EdenYell]

If I can get this tee off the needles my round-trip project is going to be stash busting some soft cotton in a crochet bralette

[@carb101]

Great episode, thanks!

[@joanmachado9063]

Great podcast sooo many ideas thanks ☕️🧶

[@donnadejesu4445]

Great topic!

[@janehere49]

Great podcast 😊

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Thank you Jane!

[@mirandavansickle7168]

Every project is portable, if you're brave enough 😂😂😂

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

I know, right?! While I was editing this I was like, “actually Tayler…..maybe a blanket…I mean…just saying.” 😬😂

[@ccpperrett7522]

👍 ❤Thx Taylor. Great video❤😊

[@catherinecunningham7126]

Heading over to Ravelry to buy the Summer Sidewalk blanket pattern!!! I will also the Melody Hoffman’s Hollows shawl (I’m also not a shawl person but, DANG!) Should we follow your link or does it matter? Thanks for all these great suggestions. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌵

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Thank you Catherine for considering the link. With pattern links, it doesn’t matter how you get there. ❤️❤️

[@lawyer-skp]

Love the baby blanket. The pattern is so enticing! By the way, did i miss the announcement of the winner for the MAL? 🤔

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Nope. You didn’t. Because I didn’t have a typical podcast episode last Sunday (I was busy with Father’s Day stuff) I will announce it this Sunday. ❤️

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

You said Gruggle and Easwas so many times the words have lost all meaning. What a great set! 😉

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

I’m assuming you watched to the very end where I really Dr. Seuss the whole thing. 😂

[@pampreviti2704]

I love to knit socks on road trips… until I drop one of those 2.25mm needles onto the car floor! 😱 Note to self (and others): bring extra needles! 😉

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Omg totally. Ugh. The struggle is real.

[@reneepryor2190]

Hi! I had to switch to 9 inch needles to sock knit on the plane.

[@toribryngelson4214]

Hello 👋

[@JustWriter]

Hi Missus Earl! Friendly is misspelled in your video title. 😅

[@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS]

Lol! Thank you friend! I’m on it!