Free Pattern: Rolley Polie Cowl

This is a super-simple pattern from This Girl Loves to Craft that I’m sharing with you because the story behind it is kind of funny. Knitter Darcie lives in Argentina, where they sell yarn by weight rather than yardage, so part of her pattern for the Rolley Polie Moebius Cowl includes a picture of the yarn next to a copy ofHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (because everybody has a copy of that, right?) so you can judge how much yarn you’ll need.

But the truth is you can make this project any size you want because it’s just a loop of stockinette stitch (thus the name, because the edges curl). She used a thick and thin yarn, which adds some texture and interest, but certainly isn’t necessary.

She makes it a “moebius” by adding a twist in the cast on, which is not strictly a moebius (that’s actually a little more complicated) but still gives a nice twisted look.

This is a super fast project that would be great for gift knitting in a pretty, warm yarn. You could also make it shorter, longer or in a different gauge depending on the type of yarn you have available.

[Photo by Darci Marcum/This Girl Loves to Craft.]

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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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