Deep Fall Surprises from Knitty

The Deep Fall surprises from Knitty have been published, and they’re both pretty darn cute, so you’re going to want to add them to your knitting queues.

The Crosshatch Cowl by Karin Brummer uses a brioche netting stitch worked in two colors to make a reversible, double-layer cowl that doesn’t really look like knitting. It’s a really cool technique that isn’t as hard as it looks but will certainly turn heads.

And the Golden Delicious Cardigan from Mary Scott Huff has an allover pattern with little crossed stitches, a lacy border at the bottom, a collar that combines lace and cables and is much longer in the back than in the front. There’s a lot going on but it turns out to be quite harmonious and fun.

The new patterns came with an update on Knitty’s Patreon campaign, which now has more than 6,000 donors giving nearly $17,000 an issue. That’s enough to give designers a raise and to help upgrade the website. The next goal comes at $22,000, which will help fund an assistant to deal with administrative stuff and hiring a freelance graphic designer to make new Knitty shwag for their online store. If you haven’t donated and you love Knitty, I hope you’ll consider it.

In the meantime, if either of these patterns catches your eye I’d love to hear about it. I’m thinking hard about making some time for that cowl.

[Photos via Knitty.]

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Once you get past the rush of the holidays, it’s time to focus on yourself and your home and what’s going to make you feel good for the rest of winter. For me, that’s having a homemade blanket in every room. I’m currently working on a granny stitch crochet blanket, but I wanted to share some cozy knit blanket patterns with you in case you’re on the lookout for something great to knit yourself or someone you love.

I have really been enjoying log cabin projects lately because they’re a great way to use stash and I love the connections between knitting and quilting. This log cabin scrap blanket pattern is free from Very Pink, and it includes a video tutorial if you haven’t done log cabin knitting before. It’s worked in garter stitch and has blocks that are connected by borders in a single color.

Speaking of scrap busting (since that’s on my mind all the time, but particularly when New Year’s resolution time rolls around), the Hue Shift Afghan by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence is worked in a huge array of colors in garter stitch mitered squares. The pattern has options for working with sport weight or worsted weight yarn, and the blanket is worked in quarters and then sewn together, but the individual squares in each section are worked off each other for minimal finishing. Get the pattern from Knit Picks.

If you’re looking for an easy pattern that has a lot of texture, this quilted knit throw from Mama in a Stitch is a great choice. It uses chunky yarn in a single color to make a simple knit and purl pattern that looks like diamonds. The designer notes that a lighter colored yarn is helpful for making the stitch pattern stand out, but you can try whatever color you like.

Or go even simpler with the Bella Vita blanket from Christaco Design. This one uses super bulky yarn (or make it a stash buster by holding two strands of worsted weight yarn together). The pattern has a seed stitch border and allover knit and purl pattern, and includes sizes from baby blanket to California king.

If instead you want a project that will challenge you and occupy your mind as well as your needles, try the Aran texture cable afghan knitting pattern from Pattern Professionals. This gorgeous design features panels of cables and other textured stitches, and the pattern is originally form the 1970s. It uses worsted weight yarn and each pattern strip is worked individually and sewn together (though you could combine them into one big panel if you’d rather).

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