Halloween without a Costume

If you want to knit an accessory that will give you a bit of a Halloween feel without a full-on costume, there are a lot of great options out there.

I love my bright orange, fun fun Halloween boa as a really great addition to any outfit this time of year. You can even wear it to work and be in the holiday spirit without being in costume.

While it’s shown on a kid, the Scaredy Cat Scarf from Lion Brand Yarn would be a great one for anyone, just make the striped portion longer. The tail and the cat face make this super cute and on theme without being scary or fussy.

If you want to go a little bolder, try Lion Brand’s Jolly Roger Poncho. It’s a simple poncho pattern with a scull and crossbones added for some frightful fun. Also great for Talk Like a Pirate Day. Argh!

Do you have ideas for dressing up without a costume? I’d love to hear them!

Looking for more things to Knit for Halloween? Check out these Halloween Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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.

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