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Interweave Knits Magazine announces a new website and newsletter called Knitting Daily.

To join you need to go to the [tag]Interweave Knits Magazine[/tag] site and click on the link on the right. It will take you to a page to enter your email addy. You will receive a welcome email like this one explaining all the details –

We have a lot of exciting things planned for Knitting Daily. I thought you might like to hear about some of what’s coming up in Spring 2007:

* [tag]Free Pattern Library[/tag]: We’re working on a searchable free pattern archive for you, where Knitting Daily subscribers can browse a large collection of the best knitting (and crochet!) patterns anywhere. (Did I mention they’re all free to Knitting Daily subscribers? Yep.)

* Knitting Daily Blog: We really do “knit daily” here at Interweave Press, and it’s my job to make sure you are all invited to share the fun! I’ll be starting the conversation with a daily blog full of photos, interviews, guest bloggers, links, and information about all things knitting…and then it’s your turn! Leave comments, send emails, post photos of your own work, and share ideas and tips with knitters around the world.

* Techniques & Tips: A searchable online glossary of techniques is just the beginning. The [tag]Knitting Daily[/tag] blog will have how-to information—and insider tips—from some of the best in the business—including you! If you have a trick or a technique to share, you can post it on the Knitting Daily website where thousands of knitters will see it.

And of course, we’ll be adding new free patterns to the pattern library continually, with updates sent right to your inbox.

Free patterns that are not available in the magazine, but through the newsletter! What more could you ask for?

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

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.