Another Sweater ALMOST Done!

I’m coming down to the wire on my granddaughter’s sweater, a hoodie, with a simple to do yet looks more complicated cable.

This is a picture of The Casual Hooded Pullover from The Complete Knitting Collection, House of White Birches.

Does anyone know how many cables there are in the whole indrustry?

(pick me, pick me, hand waving wildly from the back of the room).

Well, then, “How many”? (Please, HS english teacher, don’t critique this gross mis-use of conversational marks).

There are as many different types of cables as there are people who knit them!

And I believe that (which is good, since I’m the one who said it). The reason I chose this sweater was because of the hoodie factor, but also, the cable looked a bit more intricate than the typical P4, K4, P4 cable. And I was especially delighted to find that it was a very simple to memorize pattern.

The yarn I chose was a soft yellow (she looks gorgeous in yellow!) and while she’s only 10, she’s a very tall 10, so I made a women’s small, and went down a size in recommended needles.

Hoodies are very popular right now, I’ve been eyeing up the “Wonderful Wallaby” pattern. That one will be the next one I knit, after my fiber festival sweater, after a few baby gifts, after….. well, I’m sure you know.

There are tons of Hoodie Patterns on the net. Tomorrow… I’ll point you toward some of them!

Keep checking up with us at Knitting.CraftGossip.com! You never know what we’ll find next!

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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