Knit up Your Own Monster University Legwarmers

My girl hasn’t seen “Monsters Inc.” or “Monster University” yet (in fact, the only full-length movie she’s ever seen is “Finding Nemo”), but I know we’ll get there before too long. And I know when kids love movies they love to have things related to those movies as well, so these Omega Kappa legwarmers are sure to delight.

The pattern doesn’t say what size they are, but they should fit a range of legs with a more or less slouchy look.

To make them even warmer for the cold weather that’s sure to come, work them in wool instead of the acrylic Tracey used.

What makes this pattern even better are there are options to work it in the round or flat, so whichever way you’re comfortable you can make some fab movie-themed legwarmers.

Have you ever made something related to a favorite character or inspired by a movie? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Tracey Knits.]

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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