Knitting Patterns – Knit a Scary Critter for Halloween

October 3, 2014 by Sarah White

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!

Comments

Becky PS says
October 4, 2014 at 1:41 pm
Super round-up! I wanna make all of them!

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]