Halloween Toys to Knit

I love knitting pumpkins and other fall and Halloween decor, but one thing that’s extra fun to knit this time of year, especially if you have little kids, is Halloween dolls and toys. These are fun to tuck into Halloween goodie bags or countdown calendars and can be used as decor when the kids don’t play with them anymore.

This sweet pumpkin bear from Hobbi is a great option for beginners because it’s knit flat in pieces and seamed together. It also uses super bulky yarn so you can stitch it up in no time.

If you’re looking to go the opposite direction in terms of size, the mini pumpkin spirit from MLindDolls might be the thing for you. Worked in superfine yarn, it looks a bit like a mandrake with a pumpkin head. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Knit up some wee ghosties in whatever weight of white yarn you have handy with this pattern that’s a free download on Ravelry from Theresa Dixon Kappus. They’re worked in the round from the bottom up so you can make them as tall as you like, too.

This pumpkin doll decoration from Etsy seller Claire Fariall Designs would be super cute sitting on a bookshelf or mantle. The pumpkin parts are worked flat and seamed, and you can use DK or worsted weight yarn. The arms and legs are made with I-cord and finished off with little garter stitch leaves. (I also love her little baby designs — a pumpkin, witch and skeleton — which would be great to make for little ones to play with or carry around.)

A creepy cute collection of knitting patterns for keychains would make great gifts for your trick or treaters with allergies. In this collection from Fluff and Fuzz on Etsy you’ll find a black cat, witch hat, bat, spider, Frankenstein’s monster, vampire, ghost and pumpkin. They’re all worked flat and use DK weight yarn, so they’re a great way to use any leftovers you have on hand.

A few years ago I wrote a post that was full of patterns for knit mushrooms, but I don’t think I ever did a post that was knitting patterns with mushrooms on them, so today’s the day.

I love the Fungi Beanie from Jacki Bean, which calls for worsted weight yarn and uses duplicate stitch to add the mushrooms and other details. I think the colors she used for the design are tonal/multicolor so it doesn’t use as many colors as it looks like, but you can use whatever red, green, brown and white yarn you have in your stash for those details.

How about some mushroom socks? The Magic Toadstool sock form Stone Knits includes a ring of mushrooms around the leg, contrasting heel and toe and a little more colorwork at the toe for extra cuteness. As shown it uses four colors and comes in three sizes.

Or there’s the Fairy Ring Socks from Katie Green, which have mushrooms of two sizes on the legs, plus a bit of wavy grass. They have a contrasting cuff, heel and toe and some colorwork flecks in the body of the sock as well. This one is available in eight sizes to fit everyone from a baby to an XL adult.

This trippy cowl from Hunt Hand Knits looks like a lot of fun to knit. The Fungus Among Us Cowl is shown using four colors of DK weight yarn, though you can do it with as few as two if you’d rather.

Stitch some mushroom mittens with this cute pattern from Holly C Watson. This design uses three colors, and it’s shown with a self-striping yarn on the mushroom caps, which makes the colors change without you having to do any work. The pattern is charted but it’s a pretty easy repeat. The mittens are one size.

If you don’t feel like knitting mushrooms but still want to give your project a touch of the forest, the Toadstools Cardigan from Julie Taylor may be what you’re looking for. It’s stitched as a plain cardigan worked in DK weight yarn and sized for newborns up to 4 years old. The mushrooms are added with embroidery and the pattern includes the design, which you can trace onto water soluble stabilizer to stitch the mushrooms onto your sweater. Or anything else you want. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

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