60 Quick Knits With Cascade 220

One of the freshest books to come down the pike in a long time. Cascade 220 has long been one of my favorite yarns. It’s so soft, warm and comes in a superwash variety! This entire book is devoted to quick knits using Cascade 220.

Explore different colors, textures, stitch patterns and styles with these hat, scarf and mitten patterns. Need a hat for your sledding party tomorrow? Knit it up today. Want an extra pair of mittens for your son? Does he like Octopus? I’m not kidding, there are instructions for Octopus Mittens in this book. Bunny mittens too. And a scarf hat. Not usually one for hats, I prefer a hood, but the cabled scarf hat is just the ticket. Up here it’s all about staying warm, and Cascade 220 is the yarn for the job.

And the best part of this book is that all of the projects really are quick to knit. You’ll definitely find a project or two in this book that you’ll just have to have. The book is available from Sixth&Spring Books

I don’t often share knitting patterns for pets, mostly because I don’t think of it. I don’t have a dog, and I’ve never knit for my cats except a knit couch and a little cat bed I made on a knitting machine, both of which were pretty much ignored.

I have shared some pet bed knitting patterns, and both hats and sweaters for dogs.

But I don’t think I’ve shared a pattern for a cat sweater, until now.

This one is the Bunny sweater by Sarah Zhou, so named because her cat is named Bunny, of course.

It’s a made to measure pattern because cats come in all shapes and sizes, and you can also use any yarn you like and whatever gauge you are getting with that yarn.

The design is knit from the bottom up, that is, from the tail side up toward the head. Pairs of decreases shape the body as you work toward the armholes, which are made by binding off a few stitches. Then the belly and the back are worked flat, then joined and worked in the round for the chest part.

There are some design options in the pattern, from the look of the photos they include using a contrasting color for the edging, working a scalloped edging, maybe a foldover collar? But of course you can add your own embellishments, stripes, make it in team colors or for a Halloween costume. I’m sure they’re quick to knit so you can make a bunch if you have a cat who is willing to submit to such torture.

Bunny looks like a very good and mostly tolerant girl; I don’t think either of my cats would be willing to wear a sweater. But if you make one (the pattern is available on Ravelry) and successfully get your cat to wear it I would love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sarah Zhou]

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