Fun Knits for Thanksgiving

I’m not much of a Thanksgiving decorator, but every time I look at the adorable fall-themed knitting patterns out there I wonder why that is. There are so many cute little turkeys, acorns, leaves and other great things for the table that it makes me want to pull out some orange and brown yarn and get stitching.

Last year I brought you a roundup of lots of great Thanksgiving knitting patterns, but I wanted to add a few new ones to the list if you’re looking for something to knit over the next couple of weeks.

This Pilgrim Bonnet is a great choice if you’re looking for a historically appropriate outfit for Thanksgiving or just need to yarnbomb a statue, as the original version from the tangle blog was made for.

Sassy Skein’s Thanksgiving Tea Towel could be for any holiday — or any day — depending on what color you made it. Her’s is a lovely orange cotton yarn with a great nubby stitch pattern perfect for drying the post-Thanksgiving meal dishes.

Elaine from Down Cloverlaine has a cute turkey bib for a little one that could easily be worked as a washcloth, just don’t do the shaping at the top.

Also make sure you check out the Thanksgiving knitting patterns roundup from Stitch and Unwind (love the little pumpkin napkin rings!) for some more great ideas.

Do you knit for Thanksgiving? I’d love to hear what you’ve made in the past or what you’re working on this year.

Looking for more Thanksgiving patterns check these out on Etsy.

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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