New Holla Knits is Out!

Here’s another new knitting collection for you to feast your eyes and your needles on, especially if you like shoulders.

The fall/winter 2013 Holla Knits collection puts a big emphasis on those body parts, with projects that have colorwork and other embellishments in that area.

My faves in this six pattern collection are the Eastwood Cardigan, which has lacy fronts and stripy arms; and Rolling Thunder, a three-quarter sleeved sweater with an American Indian inspired bird motif on the shoulders.

Patterns can be purchased separately for $6, or get the whole collection for $18. I love Holla Knits not just because the patterns are lots of fun, but also because they’re shown in two different kinds of yarn, which helps you see some of the design possibilities (as well as helping you out if you’re on a budget).

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

[Image via Holla Knits.]

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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