Knit a Whole Set of Ribbed Garments Out of Your Dreams

I started to share one of these patterns before, but when I saw it was going to be a whole set I knew I needed to wait until they were all released to share because otherwise I’d just have to keep sharing them over and over.

The Boston series from Magdalena Parker (these are all Ravelry links, by the way) started with the skirt, which is a curve hugging, shapely skirt worked (like all the pieces are) in a wide 6 by 2 ribbed pattern. There’s narrower ribbing at the waistband to make a foldover elastic casing, and at the bottom edge. It’s worked in the round from the top down is sport weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. It’s suggested you pick a size 4 inches/10 cm smaller than your actual hip measurement.

This one was released with the coordinating sweater, a top down crew neck that’s meant to be worn with about 12 inches/30 cm positive ease, which is a nice contrast with the skirt. These all call for luxurious cashmere yarn, but you can use something a little more budget friendly if you like.

Those two pieces alone would be plenty to make a great outfit or be worn separately, but now there’s also a V-neck sweater and a crew neck vest and V-neck vest. Ease on the vest is considerably less, with about 2 inches/5 cm of positive ease suggested. That makes it possible to wear the vest as a tank top if you want.

So basically you could knit this whole set and have a zillion options for mixing and matching. I only wish there were a bundle so you could buy several of the patterns at a discount!

This designer as it turns out seems to love to make sets, so if you want to be matchy matchy check out their other designs, some of which include socks, hats or even pillows. So fun!

[Photo: Magdalena Parker]

A Little Ribbed Tank Knitting Pattern [Knitting]

Bold Ribbed Shrug Knitting Pattern [Knitting]

As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long.

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders.

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well.

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn.

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions.

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table.

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter.

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.

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