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Getting the Holiday Knitting Started

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christmas knitting patternsThere’s always a new crop of holiday knitting patterns every year, and there are a lot out there to choose from if you’re looking for Christmas knitting decorations and gift ideas.

Berroco’s annual Minutia — tiny sweater patterns for the tree– has been released. I love the little polka dotted one!

Check out the gift ideas booklet from Yarnspirations for great knit and crochet projects for kids, men and women. The Nordic Duo, a pair of sweaters for a little girl and her favorite doll, is my favorite. They also have a Home for the Holidays collection that includes things like pillows, gift baskets, ornaments and stockings.

If you’re looking for quick-to-make handmade gifts (knit and crochet), check out the handmade holiday countdown videos from Lion Brand Yarn and Kristy Glass. The videos show a quick look at the project, which is then linked below.

This Holiday Cowl from Red Heart is super cute, easy to knit, and a great gift or something to make for yourself for holiday parties.

From years past, check out the Knit Picks Ugly Christmas Sweater collection, Santa knitting patterns, the Red Heart Make it Merry ebook and Christmas ball collection, a few more ornaments and some more Minutia.

Have you been knitting for the holidays? I’d love to know what you’re working on!

Looking for more Christmas themed Knitting patterns? Check out some of our favorite Knitting patterns on Etsy and

These Christmas Knitting Pattern Books on Amazon

 

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  2. My usual non-knitting gift recipients have requested NO MORE KNITS this year, as they’re all a bunch of meanies. Instead I’m going to give them all yarn and needles, and let them know if they don’t like their gifts, I know someone who will.

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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.