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!

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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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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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