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Log Cabin Knitting Patterns

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When it comes to meditative knitting, I’m not sure there’s much better than log cabin knitting. You start with a garter stitch square, then add a few stitches and knit another strip, pick up stitches along the sides and knit some more and so on. You can make small squares or go on forever to cover a bed, a couch, the world with log cabin knitting. 

I learned how to knit log cabin blocks from Ann Shayne and Kay Gardiner, who I feel like really popularized log cabin knitting back in the mid-oughts. (Their log cabin baby blanket pattern is available for free and you can find the link on Ravelry.)

But there’s a lot more to log cabin knitting than blankets. I mean, I love a good log cabin blanket and it was one, specifically Meet Me at the Cabin by While They Dream, which uses my favorite colorway of Lion Brand Ferris Wheel yarn, that got me thinking about log cabin knitting just now. But let’s take a look at some other options. 

I’m sure I’ve shared them before, but no log cabin knitting post would be complete without talking about Karen Templer’s log cabin mitts, which are free on her website. These pretty modular mitts are shown worked in three colors, but you could make each square a different color if you like, too. 

A log cabin style scarf would also be fun, and this one would go quite well with the mitts if you worked them in the same colors or not. This design from Hey Jude Knits uses a multicolored yarn to make it easier, and uses other shapes like mitered squares to make the modular design. 

I’m also delighted by the Walled Garden Vest by Sonja Bargielowska, available on Ravelry. This cropped, worsted weight vest has a split hem and a folded rib collar. It’s available in 10 sizes and I definitely want one now that I know it exists. 

From there it’s a quick jump to a sweater, like this one knit up in tons of texture from Knit Collage. Here the front is worked from the center out, while the back has stripes and is joined to the front as you knit it. The sleeves are striped and worked in the round once the body pieces are done. The pattern has nine sizes. 

OK, and one more blanket because this one makes me smile, too. Add stripes to your log cabin pieces to bring even more color to the party, as in this log cabin baby blanket from The Knitting Niche. It uses chunky yarn though you could do the same thing with different weights and just knit to the size you like, to cover baby or anything else. 

 

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Adorable Ghost Knitting Patterns

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair. 

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round. 

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like. 

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately. 

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.