Check out the New Holla Knits Accessories Collection

Speaking of warm things to knit, I recently came across the latest installment of Holla Knits Accessories. This collection includes eight patterns: three hats (one is fair isle crochet, which is super cool), two cowls, two pairs of mitts and a pair of slippers.

I keep being drawn to Ann Weaver’s Phaze II, a multicolored cabled cowl worked with a stranded knitting technique. It sounds kind of fiddly in places but the end result is really striking.

And because I just really need some knit slippers yesterday I’ve also got my eye on the Pom a Rama Slippers by Leah Coccari-Swift. The shape is super simple and they’re meant to be snug to keep your feet warm.

Check out the whole collection at the link at the top. Individual patterns are $4 and can be purchased on Ravelry.

See anything you like? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via Holla Knits.]

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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