Knitty Deep Fall is Here

Some people know it’s fall because pumpkin spice everything is available; knitters know it’s fall because the Deep Fall issue of Knitty has been released!

This one is a doozy, with more than 20 patterns for hats, mitts, socks, scarves and sweaters. There’s so much cute stuff I don’t even know what to say. Because my daughter is a huge rainbow fan I like the Double Rainbow pullover, which is mostly simple gray Stockinette but includes rainbow rings on the sleeves. I may have to devise a tiny version of this one…

Because I’ve been thinking about knee socks lately (though I’m contemplating lots of stripes) I’m drawn to Ridley, pretty socks with cables, ribs and a little classic sport sock styling. The Hybrid Hat is a fun combo of a crocheted top with knit brim, and Dreaming of Shetland is a gorgeous colorwork beret. I love colorwork for fall and winter so I’ve got my eye on this one, too.

And the Nymphalidea shawl may just be the next big shawl pattern. It uses mesh stitch edging with solid welts between and uses a semisolid and a more wildly colored sock yarn for lots of visual interest.

See anything you like? I’d love to know what you’re queuing up!

[Photo by Melinda VerMeer via Knitty.]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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