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Knit a Patch Full of Pumpkins

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Now that it’s October, fall is really here and pumpkins are popping up everywhere. So you might as well have a knitted pumpkin  on your knitting needles too, right?

The good news is there are lots of really cute options for knit pumpkin patterns on Ravelry and elsewhere, so you can knit up a whole wooly knitted pumpkin patch in different styles and colors if you like.

Natural Suburbia has a really cute, simple and quick (though all those words could probably be used for all of these) little pumpkin that’s a whole 13 rounds long. You can probably knit it in less than an hour!

The Curly Purly Pumpkin Pattern is a great one because you can knit it with any yarn you happen to have around. Pick corresponding needles (or go down a needle size to make the fabric a little firmer for stuffing), cast on 35 and you’re ready to go.

Knit Picks’ Spice and Clove Pumpkins are available as knit or crochet patterns, and they’re kind of nice because they are more of a harvest orange rather than a Halloween orange (much like my Pumpkin Spice Knit Bowl, by the way).

Anne Mancine’s Funky Pumpkins look great in novelty yarn, but you can use whatever yarn you have on hand for these rustic beauties.

Jordana Paige made pretty felted pumpkins for Knitty, which you can stitch up in two different sizes. Another cute felted option comes from Joy Jannotti.

And Jan Lewis’ Autumn Pumpkins are a nice simple pattern worked in the round with an I-cord stem and a garter stitch leaf. Cute!

Have you ever knit a pumpkin? I’m really thinking about it now!

Looking for more Halloween Knitting patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

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Knitting Patterns for Pride

It seems like every year there are more rainbow colored (and other flag hued) knitting projects out there to celebrate Pride. Whether you celebrate at a local event or just want to add some more color to your wardrobe, these Pride knitting patterns are a great place to start.

See also these Pride knitting patterns, tiny Pride flags, and more rainbow projects if you need more inspiration.

These Pride socks from Birger Berge are a free pattern on Ravelry. They feature a rainbow flag on the heel and toe, plus stripes on the cuff with the word Pride and a heart worked in. 

Or you can Put Some Pride in Your Step with these allover colorful socks from Oriahna WhimsyStitch. Using a self-striping fingering weight yarn, they have a spiral rib on the legs and come in three sizes. The pattern has suggestions for if you don’t have self-striping yarn to use. You can find it on Ravelry.

Amy Snell’s Pride Like the Wind is a triangular shawl that uses slipped stitches to add texture to the multicolored stripes. The pattern was made with a large skein of rainbow colored yarn and mini skeins in rainbow colors, but you can use stash or whatever you can find in theose colors for a different look. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

Pride and Elegance is a pretty pair of rainbow striped arm warmers made by martaschmarta. They call for fingering weight yarn and have sparkly beads incorporated at each end for extra flair. This pattern is also on Ravelry. 

Pride in Parallelograms by Treena Evans is a mobius knit cowl worked in a multicolored ombre yarn. It calls for DK weight yarn and is a free pattern on Ravelry.

Stephen G. Krueger has designed a lovely kippah/yarmulke pattern that can be worked in the colors of any Pride flag you like. The pattern is free on Ravelry and uses fingering weight yarn.

And if you want to make a full progress flag in knitting, you’ll need the modular progressive Pride flag pattern from Kim Smith for Alterknit Universe. The pattern comes in two sizes using different weights of yarn to suit your needs, and the modular style of the project makes it seamless. You can purchase this pattern on Ravelry.

If you want to add a touch of Pride to a sweater, wall hanging or other project, the abstract waves chart from Hits Knit Patterns is a great place to start. It uses the colors of the lesbian flag, but you could change it to whatever colors you like (there are six colors used and the chart is 49 stitches by 80 rows).