Gorgeous Jack O’Lantern Socks to Knit for Halloween

The other day I mentioned that pumpkins are a great decorative item throughout the fall as long as you don’t carve them.

But there’s definitely a place in our homes — and on our knitting needles — for some Halloween-themed projects as well.

I saw these pumpkin patch socks from Jayne Winn on Ravelry the other day and fell in love. The little jack o’lanterns are so cute, and the stranded colorwork continues on the foot of the sock, making them extra warm and squishy if Halloween tends to be cold where you live.

Because of the stranded knitting it’s suggested you go up a needle size from your normal preferred sock needle size, which, along with the colorwork (just one more round!), will make the project go that much faster.

And even if you don’t finish them this year, they’ll be perfect for Halloweens to come.

The pattern is on Ravelry and runs £3.50, or about $4.73.

[Photo: Jayne Winn, via Ravelry.]

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I haven’t knit a lot of hats, because I don’t wear hats that often, and because I don’t wear hats that often, the ones I have knit tend to be pretty basic and utilitarian. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s also nothing wrong with treating yourself to a lovely hat that takes a little more time to knit but will also be a joy to wear whenever you need to.

I think the Two Grey Hills hat from Tressa Weidenaar is an example of that second kind of hat. With its allover colorwork design and use of DK weight yarn, this is going to take you longer to knit than, say, a ribbed hat in bulky yarn. But you’ll also get that time to enjoy the process and reflect on the meaning behind the colorwork, which is inspired by Navajo weavings.

The pattern calls for two colors of DK yarn and is available in two sizes, adult medium and large. Two colors with a nice contrast will be helpful for seeing the design, which is somewhat intricate in places.

Despite that, this isn’t a difficult pattern if you’ve done stranded knitting before. You need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, work in the round, do colorwork from a chart and decrease stitches to make this hat.

Make this hat with a soft yarn and you’ll want to wear it all day, every day when the weather is cold. You can grab the pattern on Ravelry, and also check out the Rug Weaver’s Headband, which has a different look but is also inspired by Navajo weaving. The headband might be a better choice to knit if you don’t live somewhere where you need a winter hat that often.

Looking for more hats? Check out these hat knitting patterns that use worsted weight yarn leftovers.

[Photo: Tressa Weidenaar]

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