Knit an Oak Leaf for Fall

Fall is officially happening where I live, in that the leaves are falling off the trees, even though the temperatures are still in the 70s.

If you’re looking for some fall decor that will last beyond Halloween, check out these super cute Oak Leaves from Xandy Peters.

It’s a really interesting pattern because it starts with 101 stitches and end up with 3 stitches at the end for the I-cord stem — and all this action happens in just three rows!

It also requires you to do the jaw-dropping knit 5 together, so get out your pointiest needles for this one.

The cast on is the longest part of this project by far, and you can knit them up in any color you like. I love the idea of a bunting made with different colored leaves from bits of stash, or they would be great to decorate a table runner for Thanksgiving or to use in lots of other ways.

I think I’m going to try this one out and I’ll report back how it goes. I’d love to hear if you try it, too.

[Photo via Ravelry.]

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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