Gorgeous Wedding Knits to Inspire You

It’s just about time for my 14th wedding anniversary, and we’re heading into wedding season, so I thought it might be fun to look at some projects that are perfect for weddings and other fancy occasions.

Which of course needs to start with the Wedding Gown originally published in Interweave Knits back in 2003 that’s now available as a PDF. This dress is totally amazing and would be great for any fancy occasion knit in a different color (or still in white, why not?). This dress will give you major wedding goals. (And makes me a little sad I wasn’t really knitting when I got married.)

If you’re not up for knitting a whole dress but do want some knit gloves, this pattern from Knitting Universe is lovely (valid account required).

Scarves and shawls are super popular accessories for wearing with wedding dresses (or for wedding guests, for that matter). The Beaded Wedding Scarf from Knitwerks is a beauty with beads worked in for extra sparkle. If you’re looking for something really ambitious, the Wedding Peacock from MMario is a stunner (shown in blue here so you can see the detail a little better).

The Echo Flower Shawl from Jenny Johnson Johnen is another gorgeous one for bride or anyone else (shown here in gold); it’s inspired by Estonian lace shawls. And the Beginner’s Wedding Shawl from Nina Stein is a great introduction to knitting a circular lace shawl that would be a lovely present to a bride-to-be.

A knit garter would be a pretty quick and easy project, and I love this one from Diane Willett and this one from Pilar R. Mendez (scroll down for a link to the pattern in English).

And don’t forget the ring bearer’s pillow! This cute one from Red Heart uses just a band of lace, so you could adapt it to use a lace pattern you love.

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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