Knit a Washcloth for Halloween

It might be getting a little late to knit a Halloween costume, but there’s still plenty of time to knit something festive to decorate or use in your home for the holiday. Themed washcloths or dishcloths are a lot of fun, and here’s a great collection of ideas if you want to knit a washcloth with a Halloween motif.

Over at About I have a pumpkin washcloth that’s pretty simple and cute. Michelle Strait has an adorable intarsia pumpkin cloth as well. Kelly Daniels knit a pumpkin that looks like Mickey Mouse into her dishcloth; both of those are Ravelry downloads. Kelly also has a cute cat washcloth on her site, One Crafty Mama.

Ravelry user Maku Flo has a great collection of charts that can be used for a dishcloth or hot pad in single or double knitting. Check out her spooky tree, Frankenstein and witch patterns.

Speaking of Frankenstein, Brian McGaunn has another cloth with the head of that particular monster featured.

If you like skulls, there’s an eyelet skull washcloth over at Silvercharmster’s Blog and one worked in garter stitch on a field of stockinette called Skully at Blackrayne.

Smariek Knits has a lovely eyelet bat pattern, and you can use the ghost from a set of Pacman washcloths for a bit of Halloween fun from Tea and Cakes.

Why use dishcloths? Dishcloths are re-useable and save on kitchen waste. Most dishcloths are made using cotton yarn and can be thrown into the washing machine when dirty. This makes them very hygienic, especially when compared to kitchen sponges, which sit on the sinks for days if not weeks. Another great thing about dishcloths is when it comes to knitting the knit up quickly and are great for gift giving. Everyone needs a dishcloth. For gifting, It’s not something that has to be in fashion or a certain colour for the recipient to like it, though there are so many great dishcloth pattern designs out there.

Looking to knit more dishcloth patterns ? Check out these dishcloth patterns on Etsy

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Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

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