Moonstone Plaid Blanket Knitting Pattern

I guess spring is actually only a few weeks away by the calendar, but it definitely feels like winter isn’t done with us yet.

I’m still feeling the urge to knit sweaters and cozy socks, and while I don’t need another knit blanket (if need is even a word that can be used in such a sentence) I wouldn’t blame anyone for casting on the Moonstone Plaid Blanket from Two of Wands right now.

It uses four colors of bulky yarn and big needles and is just knit in Garter Stitch stripes, so even though it’s a big project it actually isn’t a huge time investment in the actual knitting (there is weaving of yarn onto the blanket involved to make the plaid design, and that takes some time, too).

The fringe on this one is pretty cool, too.

You can grab the free pattern on her blog.

[Photo: Two of Wands.]

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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