Links: Grown-Up Knits (Free Patterns)

Hats
Brooke's Column of Leaves hat
Live Dangerously, Don't Swatch hat (scroll down; start with Nov 21 post and work back up toward top of page)
Jimmy's bulky beanie
Odessa hat
Caliometry from Knitty
Code 88 Hat (scroll down)
Basic earflap hat
Coronet from Knitty
Wedding ring ear warmer
Double knit cap
Circular Prime Rib in two colors
Circular Prime Rib
Feather and fan hat
Zebee

Scarves
Brooke's Column of Leaves scarf
Karaoke cable scarf
My So-Called Scarf
Dulaan scarf
Curly Purly scarf
Feather and fan scarf

Mittens and gloves
Urban Rustic Gloves from Knitty
Sideways mittens
Twin rib fingerless mittens/wrist warmers
Basic mitten recipe
Hogwarts house gloves
Gifted mittens and scarf
Basic fingerless mittens
Cable cuff mittens

Socks
Thick house socks
Two Needle Socks
Worsted weight socks
Sock calculator
Shetland Lace Rib Socks
Basketweave Ribbing Socks
More Fun Than Cables Socks
Basic sock chart
Cuff-down short-row-heel socks
Generic toe-up socks
Two needle socks (Seabury socks)
Cable socks
Pomatomus
HJS Studio generic sock pattern
Diamante from Knitty
Sox on 2 Stix from Knitty
Thuja from Knitty
Very detailed Toe-up sock pattern
Feather and fan socks
Tube socks
Simple Trekking Socks by Mim
Aurelia Socks
Snake River Socks
Perfect Knee Socks
Suzi's Basic Socks
Wyvern Socks

Slippers
Fjord felted slippers
Chenille slippers
Family of felted slippers
Fuzzy Feet from Knitty

Sweaters (long or short sleeve)
The Perfect Sweater from Mason Dixon
Tempting from Knitty
Top-Down Raglan Pullover Calculated by the Percentage Method
Circular shrug
Rosebud from Knitty
Lucie from Knitty
Picovoli
Raglan Cardigan from the Top Down

Shawls, shrugs, and other lacy garments
Convertible from Knitty
I Do from Knitty
Shimmer from Knitty
Shawl I must knit! (not a free pattern, but I don't want to lose this idea . . . )
Feather and Fan Shawl
list of rectangular shawl links
list of triangle shawl links
DROPS scarf in a wavy lace pattern
Luna Moth shawl

Miscellany
Peekaboob nursing tank top from Knitty