Kathryn Ivy

Knitting Journal

Designed by Grace Schnebly

Knitting Journal

Ever since I started knitting, I have been looking for a way to keep track of all my FO’s as well as the projects on my to-do list. I wanted a book that was fun and easy create, that could be totally customizable to fit my needs, and that I could continuously expand. We created these six journal template pages to do exactly those things. These templates are free for you to download, so you can print out as many as you would like to create the knitting journal of your dreams. -Grace

Knitting Journal

Knitting Journal Template Preview There’s nothing like being able to flip through a booklet dedicated to all of your special FOs! Just fill out this sheet for each project you make, and you will a special journal full your beautiful knit items you can show off to your family and friends! This is template is especially great for when you want to look back on items that were given as gifts. It’s also a perfect place to make note of alterations and all the technical info you may have. You'll never be stuck wondering what yarn or needle size you used for a project again! We have provided space for you to also attach the yarn label, yarn sample, and 3.5” x 5” photograph to the page with double sick tape. Once you've filled them out, just slip your project pages into sheet protectors and you will have a beautiful book filled with your creations that will last a lifetime!
Download Knitting Journal Template, 96KB, Available as PDF File


Crochet Journal

Crochet Journal Template Preview Now you can finally organize all of your crochet projects too! This template is like the Knitting Journal page, but geared towards those of you who prefer a hook to a pair of needles.





Download Crochet Journal Template, 86KB, Available as PDF File


En Queue

En Queue Template PreviewReady and waiting in line… keep track of all the projects you’ve already got the yarn for—even decide how high it is in priority! This is a fun and simple way to remind yourself of all those projects you already have the materials for and are just begging to be completed. Once you’ve finished a project, mark it off your En Queue list by placing a sticker or stamp next to it, fill out the “date completed” section, and create a Knitting Journal page for your newest FO!
Download En Queue Template, 50KB, Available as PDF File


Liste D’attente

Liste D’Attente Template PreviewEver totally forget about that beautiful yarn you splurged on several months ago? Well now it’s easy to find what you have in your stash with this waiting list for your yarns. Never get stuck again wondering if you already have the perfect yarn for that new project!



Download Liste D’attente Template, 51KB, Available as PDF File


Vouloir Faire

Vouloir Faire Template PreviewNext time that killer yarn sale comes around you'll know exactly what to buy before it's out of stock. Never feel like you missed out on that huge sale because you were just too slow! Bring your booklet with you when you visit your local yarn shop or go hunting for deals online, and you will always be ready to stock up for those projects you been wanting to do!

Download Vouloir Faire Template, 48KB, Available as PDF File


Needle Inventory

Needle Inventory Template PreviewForgot if you have a pair of size 3 DPNS? Or how about a size G crochet hook? Now you won’t get stuck wondering if you lost those needles or just never purchased them! You can add detailed information in the boxes to note the brand and material for each needle, for example enter CB for Clover Bamboo, ATL for Addi Turbo Lace, KPH for Knit Picks Harmony. Just make sure to make a note of your abbreviations at the bottom of the page. You can also just check the box if you want to keep it simple!
Download Needle Inventory Template, 63KB, Available as PDF File


Mes Notes

Mes Notes Template PreviewKeep your notes all in one place and easy to find. These pages are great to have if you need more room to fill out notes on other projects or if you want to start writing down ideas for an original pattern! Keep several in the back of your journal and you’ll never run out of space to write down all of your thoughts.


Download Mes Notes Template, 144KB, Available as PDF File


Mes Conceptions

Mes Conceptions Template PreviewKeep a few of these handy sheets in the back of your journal and you will always have space to sketch your designs. You never know when you will get inspired so you should always be ready! This is also a great way to keep your ideas and designed organized and in one place.


Download Mes Conceptions Template, 41KB, Available as PDF File

Graph Paper

Graph Paper (10 squares/inch Template PreviewGraph Paper 5 stitches/inch Template PreviewUse these pages to chart out your own color or lace designs. Choose either a square grid or a rectangular grid that is closer to the shape of a stitch.



Download Graph Paper (10 squares/inch), 10KB, Available as PDF File
Download Graph Paper (5 stitches/inch), 10KB, Available as PDF File


 

Comments

  • July 10, 2008, 6:44 am - Teresa

    Thanks so much for the pages. My friend has been after me to get organized even bought me a book but it got too think. Putting these in binders would be great. Now I just need to get me a page to inventory all my yarn and spinning fiber (spun and needing to be spun) but you have inspired me.
    Thanks

  • July 8, 2008, 12:03 am - Kay (http://mysavannahcottage.wordpress.com)

    This is wonderful stuff! I just bought a Martha Stewart album on sale for this very purpose, and you have provided the templates for all my pages. Thank you so much!

  • July 4, 2008, 10:01 am - Isabela Anaguano

    I was searching for a knoitting journal to buy when accidentally I found the link to your page. So cute! I printed the pages and I bought a simple binder I decorated with nice pictures from knitting magazines. I have the best knitting journal ever!
    You are so kind you wanted to chare your templates with us, this is a real knitting spirit about: sharing.

  • June 28, 2008, 12:01 am - Linda Dodson (http://kathrynivy.com)

    Thank you so much for the templates. What a brilliant concept.

  • June 27, 2008, 10:05 pm - Kay

    Thank you for these wonderful, beautifully designed templates! I will use them often!

  • June 13, 2008, 8:35 pm - Stephanie (magiknits.blogspot.com)

    These are amazing! You are absolutely genious! Thank you so much for sharing such a vital knitting tool. Have you considered a daily log? A log where you keep record of your daily progress on a particular project?? Like with socks, you can keep track of how many inches you knit in a day or whatever?? Thanks so much for sharing this tool, and your logo is so adorable!

  • June 4, 2008, 4:16 pm - Amy

    Thanks so much for the knitting journal templates. They're beautiful, and so useful!

  • June 2, 2008, 11:06 am - Stephanie (magiknits.blogspot.com)

    These are absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing such a great tool with us. What if you made a Knitting Log? Where you could keep track of your progress in projects. For example, you could keep track of how many inches in a sock, or what part of a sweater you're on? Thanks again for sharing with us!!

  • May 25, 2008, 11:29 pm - cleopatra

    omg. thanks for sharing such valuable and indispensable tools. especially the knitters graph paper. so hard to find.

    -afrognamedpurl on ravelry

  • May 14, 2008, 8:04 pm - Antonia (www.myspace.com/zipse)

    this is absolutely wonderful! i have been looking for inspiration on how to begin a knitting notebook and these templates have given me great ideas! and I will be using a couple of your templates. thank you!

  • May 6, 2008, 4:47 am - Linda

    Hi
    I am so excited about the templates but I am having a problem down loading them. Any suggestions?
    Linda

  • April 22, 2008, 4:34 am - Heather (http://www.acreativejournal.com)

    Thanks so much for these pages. I'm blogging about this tonight, so check my blog later for an entry on this. Thanks again. ;-)

  • March 30, 2008, 5:24 pm - Abbey

    This is wonderful! I really also like the idea of the mushroom!

  • March 19, 2008, 6:37 pm - Joanne (http://knitmusings.blogspot.com/)

    Your site is wonderful and the journal templates are the best. Thank you so much.

  • March 16, 2008, 5:33 am - charlotte

    Is there some reason I cannot print off either the knitting journal page or the crochet journal page but all the rest print just fine? Adobe Reader says "File does not begin with '%PDF-'." for both of them.

  • March 1, 2008, 11:24 pm - Daniel (www.copycatcove.blogspot.com)

    Thank you. I am just starting a new sweater for myself and will put your pages to good use.

  • February 25, 2008, 6:24 pm - deb

    Thank-you so much for the free templates. One knitting store was charging 5 dollars a sheet for this same template!!!! I'm so happy I stumbled across your site. I have you bookmarked. Your knitting is lovely as well.

  • February 19, 2008, 12:41 pm - Cheryl

    OMG!! I love that you have all of the journals and graph paper available for download. I have been looking for something like this for so long. You have made my day.

  • February 17, 2008, 4:37 am - Paulette

    All the templates except knitting journal and mes notes would not open it says corrupted. Yhese look like wonderful templates and something I would like to use

  • February 17, 2008, 3:47 am - Jessica-Jean

    Merci beaucoup! Thanks a lot! I have resisted the urge to buy knitting journals from bookstores, because they are always not quite "right". Your templates leave me the choice of what to include in my binder. All that's missing, to my thinking, is a hook inventory page; I guess I must have more hooks than you! :) Maybe I'll follow your example and make myself one in Excel. Thank you again.

  • February 13, 2008, 1:10 pm - Stickan

    Just found these journal pages. Just what I need, as I find myself buying new (and not needed) needles all the time. Have you thought of making one for crochet hooks?
    I'll start using them at once, to keep tracks of all my projects in different stages.
    Thanks a lot for the pages, they are most wellcome.

  • February 10, 2008, 2:48 pm - stephanie

    I have been looking to keep a knitting journal for years but could never find anything I liked. Thanks for sharing these templates - great job!!

  • February 9, 2008, 3:41 pm - Carol (auntiecarrot on Ravelry :))

    These are wonderfully designed templates and will be a joy to use. I only wish I had started a book 20-30 years ago (yes, I'm that old). All of you young knitters will have a keepsake of knitting projects from the beginning and what a nice keepsake to hand down to future generations. It's all so looovely :)...
    Looking forward to starting my project book ASAP. Thank you to Grace!!

  • February 9, 2008, 7:59 am - paula

    thank tou very much for these pages. i cant wait to get myself organized.
    thanks again
    paula

  • February 9, 2008, 5:05 am - Debra

    Thank you so much for the free templates - they are fantastic.

    A few years ago I had seen a knitting journal in a book store that had a similar theme, but it was the end of the month, and I thought I would go back the next payday - of course they were gone. I hadn't seen anything like it until I read about your site on Knitlist.

    I had been using steno pads, or 3 subject small note books to keep track of the items i was working on and as a record for future use. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting to take pictures.

    Now I can make a true journal that is both functional and beautiful thanks to your efforts and lovely pages.

    Good Luck in the future.
    Debra

  • February 8, 2008, 7:14 pm - Carol in WI

    How kind of you to share your papers with us at no cost. Now if I could get you to come to my house and help me organize my stashes of yarn, magazines, books and needles!

  • February 8, 2008, 4:14 pm - J. P. Snow

    Is it possible to view these forms in Adobe 7? I do not like Adobe 8 and don't want it on my computer as installing it wipes out Version 7. Thanks.

  • February 3, 2008, 2:22 pm - Susan Monahan (none)

    I just came back from Staples with a writing journal to record all my various knitting information. I am taking it back and I am going to use your knitting journal templates. These are just what I have been looking for. I don't have to settle for a plain writing journal. Thank you so much for creating and sharing these journal pages.

  • January 29, 2008, 5:59 pm - April

    Wow. I made myself a knitting notebook to record my yarn wishlist, details, etc...but these templates are just BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for sharing, I see a new notebook in my future. :)

  • January 17, 2008, 3:23 pm - Julie (www.jeweltomes.blogspot.com)

    These templates are great! I can't believe I never saw these until now, but you have created some very special templates. Thank you for all your work!

  • January 16, 2008, 12:56 pm - Christie

    Thank you so much for taking the time to create these and then to share them with the rest of us!

  • January 13, 2008, 5:25 pm - Tanis Woods

    You humble me! This is amazing! I have been looking for something like this for ages. You are very talented.

  • January 12, 2008, 9:43 pm - Cindy (http://craftycinderella.blogspot.com/)

    Great templates! Just what I was looking for. Is it possible to also get a template to keep track of dyeing attempts?

  • January 12, 2008, 12:21 pm - Beverly

    Thanks for sharing these fabulous templates...if only I had some ink left for my printer ;(...but as soon as I do, I plan to make good use of these ;)

  • January 12, 2008, 1:39 am - Badia Ali (http://www.lindostyle.com)

    Thank you so much for the templates, You are very organized and this is shown in your work:)I love it, keep on the good work

  • January 10, 2008, 5:41 pm - Debbie Renwick

    All I can say is thank you. I have searched until I gave up for a journal of this detail. Thank you for sharing and you should think about publishing. The combining of knit and crochet is the greatest part!

  • January 8, 2008, 1:52 pm - kimmypooh

    This is great! I just started to learn how to knit and I think this will be very helpful. Thank you for sharing

  • January 8, 2008, 1:01 am - Vintage Grrl

    Brilliant! Just Brilliant!

  • January 6, 2008, 11:41 am - Sam Qureshi (compassionknits@blogspot.com)

    Thank you for sharing your journal pages with everyone! They are great and I can't wait to use them!
    Thanks again.
    Sam

  • December 23, 2007, 9:49 am - Elsie

    Thanks so much. this is so helpful.

  • December 18, 2007, 4:20 pm - Risa (http://crazyfiberlady.com)

    Thank you soooooo very much! Those are fabulous!

  • December 16, 2007, 9:26 am - Phyllis (knitandpurr.blogspot.com)

    Your templates are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing them with the rest of the world!

  • December 15, 2007, 10:32 pm - Punkin (needle-to-needle.blogspot.com)

    Thank you for sharing your templates. They are very well done and a pleasure to work with.

  • December 5, 2007, 5:04 pm - Lisa

    yippee! this is just what I've been looking for! awesome work

  • November 28, 2007, 2:25 pm - Frances (http://homemadeoriginals.blogspot.com/)

    I'd like to write a post in my blog about your wonderful templates and link to your blog. Let me know if this is ok.

  • November 28, 2007, 2:23 pm - Frances (http://homemadeoriginals.blogspot.com/)

    Thanks for these wonderful downloads. I love them.

  • November 4, 2007, 3:44 pm - Ashley

    This is awesome, now I just need a sewing journal!

  • November 3, 2007, 10:46 am - Heather

    Thank you so much for the availability of your downloads. They're perfect!

  • October 29, 2007, 5:46 pm - Sharon Boyce

    Thank you so much for your journal page templates. You have now perfected it by adding the Crochet Journal pages. This is just what I needed. Keep up the good work.

  • October 26, 2007, 4:42 pm - Molly (allmollyart.com)

    Wonderful format! Thanks so much!

  • September 30, 2007, 11:19 am - BearyAnn (http://www.bearyann.com)

    The templates are great. I am trying to "organize" (my current method of moving stash from one room to another isn't getting me very far). I have templates printed and notebooks ready. Thanks so much!

  • September 30, 2007, 5:09 am - Xanandali

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this journal. We're doing a secret sisters swap for the holidays and I'm going to make one of these up and have it bound for my partner- she's gonna love it. Hmmm, while I'm at it, maybe I'll do one for myself as well :)

  • September 24, 2007, 10:55 am - Shasta

    thank you very much. I wonder if there is a way to adapt the overall size so it would fit into a smaller notebook. If not, I will just get a larger binder. Again, thank you.

  • September 3, 2007, 7:04 am - Holistic Knitter (holisticknitter.blogspot.com)

    A big thanks for these pages. They'll definately help to organise my yarn and projects.

  • August 28, 2007, 2:31 pm - Karen

    I love the idea-but I crochet! Have you done journal pages for crochet? I'm too lazy to adapt these.
    Thanks.

  • August 18, 2007, 9:20 pm - Janis

    Brilliant! Thank you so much for the lovely journal pages! A custom knitting journal should help me get rid of the heaps of scribbled notes I make to remind myself of pattern changes I've made or projects I plan to start next - and so much else.

  • August 2, 2007, 12:02 pm - C4G (crowcallingwoman.blogspot.com)

    Holy smokes! What a tool! Thanks so much!!

  • August 2, 2007, 12:08 am - Sylver Mystic

    Thanks for these pages; they are truly lovely. :)

  • July 16, 2007, 5:25 pm - Jackie Lynch

    I would love to have a knitting needle inventory list to go with the other journal pages. Thanks.

  • June 24, 2007, 1:31 pm - Emilie Vangel

    thank you for offering these templates;have downloaded all of them & will be printing them soon..there is another idea,how about printing the pattern&putting it with the journal page?

  • June 22, 2007, 12:12 am - Gwen

    Thanks for a really nice knittint help. Maybe I CAN get my fiber room organized after all ;-)!

  • June 22, 2007, 12:05 am - Dorene (http://www.gingerbreadhouseshoppe.com/blog)

    wonderful idea! I'd like to print some up and bind them into a journal. Thanks so much for sharing. I might add a page to keep track of what needles I own in what types and sizes, because I can never remember when I'm at the lys buying a pattern and yarn if I have the needles or not. If I make the book small enough it will fit in my messenger bag and can go shopping with me!

  • June 10, 2007, 5:05 pm - Molly Welsh (http://rosevaleblog.blogspot.com/)

    Thank you so much for the nice templates. For an obsessively organized person like me, they are "candy", LOL.
    drMolly, the BeanQueen

  • June 10, 2007, 3:27 pm - Ruth Ann

    Thank you so much for these great journal pages....fantastic job...really appreciated.....Ruth Ann

  • June 10, 2007, 9:14 am - Marlena Ritter

    I have heard of knitting journals but never knew how to do them. But thanks to you and your site now I can do a journal for my knitting and crocheting. Thank you so much for doing this to help others out.

  • June 10, 2007, 7:37 am - Julie (None)

    Love it! I've been wanting a journal but none seemed to fit my needs. This seems to be exactly what I was looking for, but then it would take a knitter to develop something that would work! Great Job!!!!

  • May 22, 2007, 5:39 pm - Jeannine

    Great format. It really works well to organize projects. Thanks so much for making it available to others. You also have a great site and I will be back to visit.

  • May 14, 2007, 2:13 am - jasmine (www.craftyaction.blogspot.com)

    awesome, thanks so much, this is great!!

  • May 12, 2007, 7:39 am - Peta

    thank you so much for this .. i have been trying for so long to make something like this but have been unable to figure it out
    thank you you are the greatest

    Big crafty hugs

  • May 11, 2007, 7:59 pm - kae (http://knit-knat.blogspot.com)

    I love the knitting journal pages! =D I usually just write in a little blank notebook but I dont really have any structure. Now I do :)

  • May 2, 2007, 10:07 am - Janet (www.twistedknitter.com)

    I am totally blown away by this -- it's wonderful. Thank you for sharing these lovely (and oh-so-useful) journal pages!

  • April 27, 2007, 10:56 am - Oiyi (www.oiyi.blogspot.com)

    These are fantastic! Thank you so much for making and sharing these.

  • April 26, 2007, 7:04 am - Casey (http://floofle.blogspot.com)

    Thanks for designing and posting these - lovely! :)

  • April 17, 2007, 11:59 am - Grace Schnebly (http://kathrynivy.com)

    Thanks for the heads up nihal! I fixed the Vouloir Faire link so you should be able to download it now.

  • April 17, 2007, 2:46 am - nihal (http://craftywho.blogspot.com)

    oh thanks for the templates. i am gonna start to use it. i don't have so much FO's but i need to keep track of them as they might need special care instructions...

    oh by the way Vouloir Faire file does not open after download, it says it is corrupted.. just let you know..

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