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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If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.

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