Knitting Patterns – Knit a Scary Critter for Halloween

I was browsing around the Halloween knitting patterns on Ravelry and I came across a bunch of really cute, sometimes a little creepy, creatures and characters you can knit to decorate your home. Here are a few of my favorites!

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

This Halloween witch from the Purl Bee is really cute, with green skin and a black dress. My daughter is talking about being a witch for Halloween, so I might just have to knit her one of these!

Julie L. Anderson’s Halloween Ghost is adorable as well, and pretty darn quick and easy to boot.

Eteri Khodonashvili has a somewhat creepy Halloween Ghost Dog that’s a great choice for hiding in the pumpkins or using to startle someone. (You could totally make it with normal eyes, too, if you wanted.)

The Halloween Spider Family from Christine Grant at Mad Monkey Knits is a lot of fun. They’re great in all different colors or make them black and red for extra creep factor.

Chauncey by Blackrayne is a felted skull who would probably get along quite well with those spiders. If you have a tombstone scene anywhere in your decor, these two projects are musts.

The Little Vampire by Justjen Knits is another one where something scary has gone cute. The tiny cape is my favorite. And the Tiny Halloween Witch by Mrs. Lettice Weasel (if that is your real name…) is another tiny treat for a kid in your life or just to knit for fun.

Phoeny’s Mascot House Bats are a perfect touch for a Harry Potter fan, but if you don’t happen to have any Slytherin yarn lying around, you could make the bodies solid, or any color stripe you like.

And Natural Suburbia’s knit cat is totally cute and unscary, but you could knit it in Halloween colors for some adorably irresistible decor.

Have you ever knit a creature of the night for Halloween? I’d love to hear about it.

And make sure you check out my pattern roundups from seasons past: I have pumpkin-shaped hats, Halloween-themed washcloths and candy-corn colored projects. Enjoy!

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I feel like felting is a knitting genre that deserves a resurgence. My first knitting book (which came out in 2008, eek!) was all about felting, but I don’t feel like there are a lot of felting knitting projects out there these days. I really like the technique as an easy way to make a thicker, more durable knit fabric, and it’s actually perfect for knitting bags.

The ZZ Bag from yamagara recently caught my eye and got me thinking about felted bags, and maybe remaking one of the bags that was in that book. This one has a fun zigzag pattern and is worked in worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

A lot of the other knit and felted bag patterns I could find were older, but that doesn’t make them bad patterns. I’ve always loved the booga bag from Black Sheep Bags (the pattern is on their website but the photo is broken so you can also check it out on Ravelry). This is a fun one because you can use all your leftovers or a self-striping yarn (the original was made with Noro) to give it a colorful look that’s super easy to knit.

An envelope purse is another easy shape to knit, and this version from Lavender Hill Knits on Etsy comes in different sizes for younger girls and teens or adults. The small version is worked with one strand of worsted weight yarn, while the larger uses two held together.

The Japanese knot bag is a classic, and a felted version is a lot of fun. You can find this pattern from Cindy Pilon on Ravelry and knit one for yourself using bulky yarn. I also love her bag The Curve, which is also on Ravelry and has a fun rounded shape and contrasting handles.

And there’s also the amazing stained glass bag from Knitting Dream, which also uses a Noro yarn, but you could use wool scraps on the different fans to give it a unique look. There are two size options to choose from and it’s not as tricky as it looks.

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