Free DIY montessori colour blocks knitting pattern

Montessori materials can be quite expensive so I thought i'd make these DIY montessori colour blocks.  This knitting pattern is for the first colour box which includes the primary colours.  It is simple and easy to make suitable for a beginner.

What is Montessori

Briefly montessori is a way of teaching your children through play by preparing learning materials based on your child's interest and abilities.  The colour blocks are displayed in a box and left on a shelf for the child to play with on their learning mat.  If you don't follow montessori that's ok you can still use these for your child to match the colours and learn the names of the colours. 

What can you use this pattern for? 

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DIY Montessori Colour blocks knitting pattern

You will need:

• 20gram ball of blue
• 20gram ball of yellow
• 20gram ball of red
• 4mm straight needles
• Yarn/tapestry needle to stitch up
• Scissors

You will need to know how to:

• Cast on
• Knit
• Cast off
• Thread ends in
• Stitch up 

Pattern:

Make two in each colour

Cast on 15 stitches

Knit 46 rows

Cast off and thread ends in.

Cut out the cardboard similar to the one shown.

Stitch up while on the cardboard cut out.

Thread ends and the DIY montessori colour block is ready.

Template for cardboard cut out

Here is a photo of what the DIY Montessori colour blocks look like before stitching up.

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This pattern is intended for personal use only.  Use for commercial purposes, for the sale of items made or selling of the pattern itself is prohibited. Reproduction in whole or part for commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Finished DIY montessori colour blocks

Here are the montessori colour blocks after they have been stitched up. They are displayed in a box, I just used a food storage container but you could use any container to put yours in.

Here are the colour blocks after they have been matched together.  My youngest will also make a pattern out of these eg. red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue.