Are You Game for a Mystery Knitalong?

Somehow I missed that this happened last year, but for the second year in a row Marly Bird is doing a mystery knitalong (and crochetalong, if you’re into that sort of thing) for the Big Game, which if you’re not up on your football is this coming Sunday (Feb. 3).

Clues will be released once an hour, every hour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, and the project is something wearable that will require no more than 7 ounces of worsted weight yarn, which should be in a solid color, according to the details currently available.

Interested knitters can sign up for the event on Marly’s Facebook page, and visit the website linked above to get the clues as they are released.

There will be a grand prize package as well as other giveaways through the day for people who tag their projects on Instagram using the hashtag #GameDayMakeAlong. There will even be a Game Day bingo competition where you can win other prizes from Red Heart.

This sounds like a lot of fun (and may I say more fun than the football game itself is likely to be?). If you are planning to take part or did it last year I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Marly Bird.]

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.

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