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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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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