A Textured Sweater Knitting Pattern to Get You Ready for Winter

I know I’ve been writing a lot about summer knits lately, so how about something for our friends who are heading into winter?

The Simone Pullover by Gavriella Treminio is worked top down and in the round. It features bobbles and other textured stitches, has options for long or short sleeves and is designed to be slightly cropped, but of course you can knit it longer if you like.

The pattern comes in 12 sizes and is intended to be worn with 2 inches of positive ease. It will be a great piece for cooler weather, whenever that happens to arrive where you live.

You can grab it for $9 on Ravelry.

[Photo: Gavriella Treminio.]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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