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Knitty Deep Fall ’14 is Here

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knitty deep fall 2014I always have to smile at the names of collections. It’s not even officially fall yet and the Deep Fall issue of Knitty just went live. But if you want to knit things to wear when it’s truly fall and into winter, you’re going to need to get started now.

If you’re interested you need no more words from me, but I always like to pick a few faves, so here are mine:

Hugga by Carolyn Noyes, described as a neck, arm and hand warmer all in one, it’s a big shrug with extra long arms and holes for the thumbs (and a bit of lace for cuteness).

Emma Nora O’Neil’s Wild Clover shawl, a pretty lace pattern with bobbles for texture that does, in fact, look like clover in flower.

The Krydda lace cardigan by Madeline Nilsson, a long, pretty, top-down cardigan with a bold, pretty lace pattern (love the color on this one, too!).

Kristen Jancuk’s two-color Volteado socks, worked in a fun (and warm) sideways zig-zag pattern.

And Opus the Octopus by Cate Carter-Evans, because, come on, it’s a knit octopus. And it’s completely adorable.

In addition, Franklin Habit shares a story and a pattern for a baby sweater from Weldon’s Practical Knitter, and Miriam Felton talks about joining knit and crocheted motifs into one pretty scarf, among other goodies.

See something you like? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via Knitty.]

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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.