Knitty First Fall Surprises are Here

It has been a really weird year weather-wise in most of the United States, and maybe other places, too. Here in Arkansas we had snow in May, a pretty mild June and now we’re getting a lot more rain than is usual in July.

All of which can leave a knitter really confused as to what to knit (I knit a hat and scarf a couple of weeks ago, am currently working on some socks, but think I’m about ready to go into sweater knitting mode).

It’s no help that Knitty’s first fall surprises are here.

One of the offerings is the Checks + Balances pullover, a gorgeous checked number I swear I owned in black and red wool when I was in high school. I may just have to knit this one for the nostalgia factor. There’s also the Running Gag socks pattern, which features dropped stitches. You’ll have to go read the story to learn why the socks have this name.

In addition there’s a technique update this “issue,” with videos all about different bind offs.

Are you thinking about fall knitting yet? I’d love to hear what’s on your needles.

[Photo via Knitty.]

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

Looking for pullover and sweater patterns? Check these books out.

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.

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