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A New Knitting Gossiper

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Hi there. My name is Sarah and I’m pleased to be your new knitting editor here at Craft Gossip!

I’ve been following this website for many years and my “gossip” has been shared on the knitting, felting and sewing pages in the past. You might already know me as the Guide to Knitting for About.com, but if you don’t, that’s OK, too. I’ve been working on that site, full of free patterns, tutorials and reviews, for more than five years, but I jumped at the opportunity to come over here and share even more knitting goodness with you.

I hope to bring you all the best in knitting news, share free patterns and techniques, give away lots of great stuff and get to know all of you, what you’re knitting and what you need help with, too.

When I’m not knitting or reading or writing about knitting, I also love to sew, though I’m not very good at it, and craft with and for my daughter, who’s about to turn three. (Eeek!) I share what we’ve been working on, as well as my unending quest for the perfect homemade playdough, at my blog, which I call Our Daily Craft even though I don’t post every day. I’ve also recently gotten into art journaling and smash books; we’ll see if that lasts longer than any attempt to scrapbook in my life ever has (which is not very long).

I’m the author of one book about knitting and felting, Picture Yourself Felting Your Knitting, and am at work on another one, all about knitting for babies, that’s due out next year.

But enough about me! I just wanted to drop in and say hi before I get busy sharing all the knitting gossip I know. I’m so glad to be here.

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Comments

  1. Welcome Sarah, and please, if you can, pass on my thanks to Terrye for her several years of great work here at CG Knitting. I hope all is well with her, and wish her the best in her future endeavors.

  2. Hello Sarah!
    It is nice to get to know you through your description and the work that you have shown from what you have done so far!
    I look forward to the new knit gossip news delivered by you!
    I wish you lots and lots of wonderful discoveries when each day is filled with excitement!

  3. Welcome, I hope you will add lots of loom knitting projects to the posts. I, and many others, love to knit with a loom because as we get older we just can’t hold onto knitting needles very well any more. With carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis in the aging population we have to give up knitting or adapt. After dropping needles all the time while trying to make a scarf discovering the round looms was a blessing. Since typing has become a way of life with texting and computing many more people will develop hand problems in years to come. They will be glad you shared info about this great way to knit.

  4. Thanks, everyone! Terrye is doing well, as far as I know. She lives in a pretty remote part of the world and her Internet access is kind of sketchy so she was unable to continue. Pat, I will look for loom knitting information as well. I like to do it but don’t very often, so thanks for the request!

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Adorable Ghost Knitting Patterns

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair. 

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round. 

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like. 

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately. 

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.