Knit a Super Scarf for Fall and Winter

The biggest trend in knitting and crochet this fall and winter is literally big. The Super Scarf is the brainchild of the Craft Yarn Council, and lots of designers and yarn companies are hopping on the trend, offering patterns for scarves made humongous (I will probably have one on CraftBits soon.)

The definition of a Super Scarf is at least 10 inches wide and 84 to 120 inches long (that’s 25 cm wide and a little over 2 meters to 3 meters long), which is a lot bigger than your standard scarf.

Red Heart and Yarnspirations have already released guides to these giant projects, with some great ideas to get you started. Yarnspirations also offers ideas on how to wear a Super Scarf, which no doubt will be helpful (I usually do something like the twisted one, but without a twist, when I wear a long scarf). Lion Brand has some great kits if you want pattern and yarn all in one.

There will be more patterns released by designers and yarn companies as we get into fall, but this is definitely a trend you’ll want to watch, and perhaps make yourself.

Would you make one of these Super Scarves? I’d love to hear about it, especially if you have an eye on a pattern. I rather like the Moss Stitch Stripe pattern from Yarnspirations, but there are lots of great ideas out there!

[Photo via Yarnspirations.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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