Check Out All the New Goodness from Berroco

I guess it’s the time of year for all new things to be arriving, and today I got Berroco’s newsletter announcing that yarn company’s new books, new yarns and new colors for spring and summer. What fun!

That link will take you to the full newsletter with all the details, but in all there are seven new pattern books — including the 12th from Norah Gaughan — six new yarns and expanded color ranges for 11 of the company’s yarn lines.

As an aside, I used Berroco Linsey, one of the yarns that is getting some new colors, for a project in my book and I just loved it. This blend of cotton and linen is soft, comfortable to knit with and to wear, and a great choice for summer knits for kids and adults. The new colors in the range give some choices that adults will like to wear.

See anything you’re excited about? Let me know!

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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