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How to Make a Yarn Book for Your Finished Projects

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Check out this great way to store a record of the yarn used in a project!It’s a great idea to keep a record of the yarn and colors you used for knitting projects, in case you ever need the yarn again or want to use a color again that you really loved.

It can be hard to keep these little bits organized, but Ellen from the Chilly Dog had a great idea for organizing project records with little bags and a bit of adhesive.

She trimmed card stock to fit in little plastic party bags, then glued a bit of each color of yarn to one side of the card and the ball band to the other.

This keeps a good record of all the yarn used on a particular project in one place. I would probably go a step further and write some basic information on the card such as what the project was, who it was for, when it was knit or given and if any design modifications were made (such as using a different sized needle) in case you want to make the project again.

But this is a great way to keep your little bits organized; you could even use it to organize your whole stash by taking a bit of yarn and gluing it to a card that contains the basic information about the yarn, how much you have and where it’s located in your house so you can find it when you need it.

[Photo via the Chilly Dog.]

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  1. I keep all my previously-knit patterns in plastic sleeves and try to include a sample of the yarn, a yarn wrapper (if I can find it again), and notes about the project. Then they’re contained together in the plastic and easy to find again.

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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.