Knitty Deep Fall ’14 is Here

I 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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Looking for Yarn online? Check out Lionbrand our preferred source for purchasing yarn online.

Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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