Batty Socks to Knit for Halloween

I know we’re getting a little down to the wire for knitting wearables for Halloween, but I couldn’t resist sharing these socks, which you might still have time to knit.

The I’m Batty for Halloween socks from Stone Knits on Etsy are simple orange socks covered with bats. They’re worked from the top down with a ribbed cuff in orange, though the heel and toe are black so you could make the ribbing black too if you wanted to tie it all together.

The heel and toe are both worked in short rows, and the leg and foot of the sock include bats worked in stranded knitting (I assume it’s charted but the pattern listing doesn’t specify). They’re worked in sock yarn and come in three sizes for all your spooky sock needs.

You can get the pattern on Etsy.

In case you’re still looking for other Halloween knitting patterns or fall knitting patterns, here’s a quick rundown of some of the other seasonal patterns I’ve shared lately:

Pumpkin knitting patterns: In general these are really fast and easy projects you still have time to make!
These colorwork knitting patterns for spooky season include mitts, coffee cup cozies and a pillow with a little hocus pocus.
Get some fall-themed knitting patterns here, including a cozy blanket or two, a leaf-shaped pillow, a pumpkin cowl and the cutest vintage-inspired Halloween sweater you’ve ever seen.
And speaking of leaves, here’s a bunch of great leaf knitting patterns you can stitch up if you live somewhere (like I do!) where it’s not going to look or feel like fall for a little while yet.

Can you tell fall is my favorite season and Halloween is our favorite holiday? Are you knitting anything special for the season? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Stone Knits, via Etsy]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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