Knitty Deep Fall is Here

I was a little distracted yesterday by Knitty’s fundraising efforts (which in less than a day met their first goal of $7,000 an issue, which will pay for a raise for designers) that I failed to mention it was also new issue day!

So if you missed it, go check it out. Isn’t that cover sweater a knockout? It’s Pierrot by Motoko Takahashi, and I think it’s going to end up in a lot of queues this fall.

Other projects I love include Autumn Rain, a lightweight cardigan by Jennifer Swetland that has a lot of great stitch pattern texture; Emma Welford’s Cirriform, an open cardigan with lattice stitch fronts and a diamond lace inset on the back; Urban Tribe, a reversible cowl by Grace Akhrem, which uses stranded colorwork in two different patterns — and quite a lot of grafting — to make a warm and colorful design; and Floki by Yavonda Reynolds, a fun pair of knee high socks with a stretchy but structured lace pattern and gusset decreases worked on the top of the foot.

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

[Photo via Knitty.]

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I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I know we have a lot of Southern Hemisphere friends, too, who are heading into the cooler months as we are warming up. Whichever one of the seasons you’re in, you might want to stitch up this sweet little hood.

This pattern by saskie&co is called snug hood and it uses two colors of yarn to make a close-fitting pixie style hood (almost a balaclava but it doesn’t cover your face, though there is a neck covering portion to keep you a little warmer). You can use the fingering weight wool and mohair held together that are called for in the pattern, or use a single strand of DK weight yarn.

The neck portion and the edging around the face are worked in ribbing in a single color, while the body of the hat includes an allover colorwork flower pattern. The project is worked both flat and in the round and there is colorwork that is knit flat, which means you’ll have to purl in colorwork (which some people don’t like; also, you can’t see what you’re doing as well on the back of the work).

The pattern comes in one size and the colorwork is charted. Testers noted this is a quick and easy project and a great way to learn some new skills (chart reading, working stranded colorwork flat) if you’ve never tried those things before. They noted the hood is cute, comfortable and warm, and a few said it didn’t take as much yarn as the pattern suggests, so bear that in mind if you’re trying to use stash.

Speaking of the pattern notes, check out all the cute color variations in the projects on Ravelry. From pink and red to blue and white to gray and cream, there are lots of great options to think about.

You can buy this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: saskie&co]

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