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Book Review – All-Year-Round Knitting for Little Sweethearts

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I recently purchased “All-Year-Round Knitting for Little Sweethearts: 68 Patterns for Everyday, Parties, and Special Times” and I am impressed by the variety and cuteness of the designs included in this book. From winter pine cone pants to summer sweet skirts, there is a pattern for every season and occasion. The book offers a range of sizes from babies to adults, which makes it perfect for creating matching outfits for the whole family.

The designs are created by KlompeLompe, a Norwegian brand that is known for its nature-inspired and sweetly casual appeal. The patterns are easy to follow and are organized by level of difficulty, making it easy to choose a pattern that is suitable for your skill level.

Although I have not yet had the opportunity to make any of the designs, they are definitely on my project list. The book is filled with adorable and stylish clothing designs that are perfect for everyday wear, special occasions, and even matching family outfits. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to knit and is looking for inspiration for their next project. Your little sweethearts will never look sweeter with these patterns.

 

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Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

There are so many great pumpkin knitting patterns out there, and it looks like I haven’t done a roundup of pumpkin knitting patterns in a few years, so it’s high time for another one.

The Lancaster Pumpkins from Cuddle Bunny Knits on Etsy are classic, made with stockinette stitch in the round and using super bulky yarn. If you’ve never knit a pumpkin before, this is a good place to start.

Jazz it up a little bit by knitting ribbing instead of straight stockinette, which gives your knit pumpkin a little more texture, too. This one is form Jessies Knits on Etsy. This one is worked flat on straight needles and there are three size options to choose from.

Or try the Pumpkin Patch pattern from Blue Sky Fibers, which is a free pattern on Ravelry. It’s worked with two strands of worsted weight yarn held together to give your pumpkins a marled look, or you can keep it solid. 

There’s another free ribbed pumpkin knitting pattern at Yarnspirations that is really cute. These are knit flat and seamed, and they come in three different sizes. You can either stack them as a centerpiece to decorate a table or you can leave them separate. Or make a whole pumpkin patch and do some of both! I love that they chose unconventional colors so you can see you don’t have to be limited to orange when you knit up your pumpkins.

Made by Devrie on Etsy has these cute pumpkins with twisted stitches (they look like cables but it’s only moving one stitch at a time) that you can make in any size with any yarn you like.

The Twisted Heart Pumpkin for Etsy seller Percival Makes Things uses cables to make a heart shape on the side of the pumpkin. It’s worked in the round and the cable pattern is charted.

And while I was really sticking to plain pumpkins here, not knit jack o’lanterns, I can’t resist sharing this beaded jack o’lantern knitting pattern from Knit Cole Studio on Etsy. The base pumpkin is simple Stockinette and you can stitch on beads in whatever design you like to make your face, or keep it plain.

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