Get a Deal on a Pattern for a Gift with the Indie Designers Giftalong

One of my favorite knitting related events of the year is the Indie Designers Giftalong on Ravelry. While it technically is a knitalong complete with prizes and crafty fun, I’m in it for the pattern sales.

Many independent designers have some of their patterns on sale for the giftalong, from now through Dec. 2 (use the code giftalong2019 for 25 percent off all patterns listed in the giftalong bundle).

Browsing through the offerings is a great way to learn about some designers whose work you might not have seen before and to get some good deals on knitting and crochet patterns to make as gifts or for yourself.

I haven’t been through the full list yet (I’ve only looked through about 10 of the 113 pages!) but I’m eyeing this classic Mary Jane Mucklestone Fair Isle Skirt, the Waipi’o Cardigan from Kristen TenDyke, the super-bulky lace shawl Ovate from Tori Gurbisz, Wondrlanding’s intriguing wrap skirt Citta, the Ease pullover from Alicia Plummer, Anna Dalvi’s striped and lacy Cheshire Cat Shawl, and the fun retro-inspired belted jacket Mod Podge by Adriana Hernandez-Bergstrom. That ought to keep me going for a while!

See anything you like? I can’t wait to hear about it.

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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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