A Few More Knits for Fall and Thanksgiving

As the leaves start to change color and the air gets crisp, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about fall knitting projects.

Whether you’re looking for cozy sweaters, warm accessories, or festive decor, there are plenty of patterns out there to choose from. In this roundup post, we’ll be featuring a few of our favorite knits for fall. From classic cable sweaters to cozy scarves, these patterns are sure to keep you warm and stylish all season long. So grab your needles and yarn, and let’s get started on some autumnal knitting!

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and I just checked Ravelry and there is not a lot of new ground to cover in terms of free knitting patterns, anyway. I did notice a knit acorn from Kim Hamlin that I don’t think I’ve shared before, as well as the Pumpkin dishcloth from Knit Picks, designed by Teresa Gregorio.

Are you knitting any fun fall or Thanksgiving decor, hats, or other projects? I’d love to hear about it!

Specific to knitters, you can join our Knitting Patterns Only group to get, well, knitting patterns, ask questions and gain inspiration for what to knit next.

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Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Stitch dictionaries are a fun way to learn new-to-you knitting stitch patterns or to take a deep dive into a particular technique. Debbie Tomkies offers 100 cable stitch designs and thoughts on how to incorporate them into projects in her Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary.

Each stitch pattern is shown in a large swatch photo and with written and charted instructions. Any special stitches are included on the page. The stitches are rated on a difficulty scale of 1 to 3, and the pattern notes also indicate how many extra stitches you should add to a project if you’re going to work this cable (since cables pull the fabric closer together you need to compensate for that) as well as how many stitches and rows are in the repeat if you want to design a project yourself.

The cables are arranged into sections: classic cables, combinations, all-over panels, creative cables, motifs and panels and cabled edges and borders.

It’s fun to flip through the designs to think about projects you can add a single cable or two to or make with an allover cabled design. Or you could make swatches of different cables and sew them together into a pillow cover or a throw.

At the back of the book there’s a section on general cable knitting techniques, reading charts, working swatches and avoiding errors (though it mentions working the wrong number of rows between cable turns, it doesn’t share how to count rows between cables to avoid this mistake).

It also talks about how to design your own cables, combine cables in a project, choose the right yarn and needles and determine how many more stitches you need to cast on when working cables instead of stockinette stitch. There’s also a glossary of symbols and abbreviations you may find in cable knitting and other patterns.

The book provides a good overview of things you can do with cables, as well as some fun things you might not have tried like infinity cables and horizontal cables. It’s a great book for a designer who likes to work with cables or a knitter who wants to play with different stitches in their projects.

About the book: 176 pages, paperback, 100 stitch patterns. Published 2024 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $26.99.

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