School Spirit by Alexandra Frankel

School Spirit

Knitting
July 2026
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
578 yards (529 m)
One Size
English
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Let your colors fly with School Spirit! This festive pennant bunting brightens up any space with bold solids and cheerful stripes. Knit in simple Stockinette with a tidy garter border, School Spirit is a cinch to stitch and a joy to display.

SKILL
Knitting

DIFFICULTY
Easy

SIZES
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width (along top edge): 7¾”
Length (from folded edge): 12”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted (100% anti-pilling acrylic; 100g/180 yds)
• 320 Eggplant (A) – 2 skeins
Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Superwash (100% superwash wool; 100g/218 yds)
• 715 Teal Viper (B) – 1 ball
Needle: US Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) and set of dpns (for I-cord) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, waste yarn, crochet hook and spare needle (for provisional cast-on)

GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch (St st) after blocking
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
These pennants are knit flat from the top down, starting with a provisional cast on, and include a garter stitch border throughout. The completed pennants are strung onto an I-cord to hang.