Silly Goose Knitting Patterns

Last month I shared a bunch of cute duck knitting patterns, so it seemed only fair to share some goose knitting patterns this time around. Maybe we’ll just keep knitting birds all year long? Why not?

I’m not sure it gets cuter than this tiny goose knitting pattern from Gray Bear Akswokrat. These sweet babies are knit flat on straight needles, and it looks like the pattern for the overalls is included.

Another sweet little goose is this whimsical striped goose in a little red hat from Cute Knit Toy. This one looks like it would be a great Christmas tree ornament and it is worked in the round on circular needles, with the wings and legs knit and sewn on separately.

Or how about a wee goose in a little hunting cap? This pattern from Simple Cute Knitting is worked in the round, and of course you can make the hat in any color you like with whatever odd ball you need to use.

Dot Pebbles Knits has the cutest realistic looking animal patterns out there, and this Darling Duck looks like the ideal knit version of the porch goose, complete with a kerchief and bonnet. The goose is about 10 inches/25.5 cm tall and it’s worked flat and joined as you go for minimal finishing.

My Lovely Goose Toy by May Lily Knitting is another good larger sized goose knitting pattern. It’s worked in the round from the top down in one piece and includes both photos and video tutorials to make it easier.

How about some goose accessories? These white goose socks from renardeendormie have a sweet ruffled cuffs, eyelets and a round of geese. They’re worked from the top down and come in three sizes.

I also love the Oh Goose Socks by Halyna Mykhalchenko, which feature a goose on the back of the leg. The socks are available in four sizes and are worked from the top down with a boomerang heel that also shapes the belly of the goose. You can grab this pattern on Ravelry.

And there’s no better place to end than the Quick and Easy Goose Mittens from Softyarn Designs. This mitten looks like a sock puppet to me, so if you knit them please consider using them as sock puppets. They use bulky yarn and come in four sizes, with a button for the eye.

As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long.

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders.

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well.

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn.

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions.

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table.

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter.

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.

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