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

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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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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

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.