Denise Fabric Needle Case/Organizer

I recently ordered the Fabric Organizer bag from Denise.

Definitely one of the best organizer bags for knitting I’ve come across. It’s

roomy enough for the whole plastic Denise Needle Case if you want to put it in there, but you won’t need to. This organizer has sleeves for your different needle sizes and clear plastic zippered compartments. Nothing falls out!

Both interior and exterior zippers are very sturdy.

There are 2 snap out clear plastic zippered pockets to take with you, if you don’t want to take the whole bag. There is more room than you can imagine in this fabric organizer. You can easily carry all of your accessories and will even fit intructions and yarn for a small project. I was hesitant to spend the money on this organizer but it seemed to be just what I was looking for, the selling point that put it on my list – Made in the USA.

I’ve never regretted spending the money on this bag.

The needle sleeves are not labeled with sizes, but this was easily accomplished with a gel pen ;-).

This comes in 4 different colors, and you can see more pics at knitdenise.com

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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