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Knit a Giant Sweater and You’ll be Warm in No Time

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oversized garter stitch sweater knitting patternWe’re having a bit of warm weather right now where I live, but it’s pretty certain we’ll have more winter weather before the season is over. And of course if you live somewhere with a solid winter season, there’s still plenty of time to get a lot of use out of your knit sweaters.

And if you start knitting the oversized sweater knitting pattern from Eat Me Blog now, you’ll have another sweater before the season is out.

This big Garter Stitch sweater has no shaping on the body, so you can stitch it up quickly and mindlessly. The sleeves are pretty simple, too.

The pattern only shows one size but it would be pretty simple to alter if you want a bigger or smaller version.

[Photo: Eat Me Blog.]

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Stacking Stars Knitting Pattern

There are so many things I love about the Stacking Stars pattern from Frankie Brown.

First, it looks like a kid’s toy, which it totally could be, though the intent is to stack the stars into a Christmas tree bit of decor.

I love the rainbow gradient, which makes it all the more cheerful, and serves as a reminder that, while you can plan out your colors beautifully, you can also use your stash for your own brilliant hodgepodge of a star tree.

It includes patterns for nine different sizes of stars, from 2 inch to 6 inch, which makes the perfect pile to look like a tree. What’s more, these stars are worked in garter stitch, so it’s a pretty easy pattern, even if you’re new to knitting. And the stars are solid, so not only can you use them to make your own amazing stack of a tree, you can make more to decorate packages, use as Christmas tree ornaments, make a darling garland, or all of the above.

The pattern calls for DK weight yarn but of course you could play with the yarn weight, too, to make stars that are even larger or smaller than the ones shown. And the bigger ones are made by just working more repeats, so you could continue to work as established to make larger ones to suit all your crafty purposes if you like.

Frankie’s patterns are free on Ravelry, but they ask that people who enjoy their patterns send a donation to the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. Through the years they have raised more that £26,000 for the charity, which helps families of kids with liver disease. You can donate to Frankie’s fundraiser here. They have tons of great holiday projects and other designs you can check out on their designer page on Ravelry.

[Photo: Frankie Brown]

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