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]

Waves Socks– Free Knitting Pattern
These cozy Waves Socks are a lovely choice if you want a handknit sock pattern with a little texture but nothing too fussy. The gentle scallop stitch creates a soft wave effect, making them pretty enough for gifting but still practical for everyday wearing. They’re worked in light worsted weight yarn, so they knit up a little faster than fine sock yarn socks too.

Ladies Lace Top Socks – Free Knitting Pattern
These Ladies Lace Top Socks are a sweet step up from a basic handknit sock, with a delicate lace cuff that adds just the right amount of pretty. The rest of the sock is worked mainly in stocking stitch, so it’s a nice project for knitters who are ready to try sock shaping without making the whole thing overly complicated. A lovely handmade gift idea, especially if you use a soft 4-ply sock yarn.

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts.

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts.

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects.

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version.

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want.

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do.

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like.

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.

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