Sweater Patterns that Will Make You Wish it Were Fall

August 6, 2016 by Sarah White 1 Comment

I started knitting a sweater the other day. It’s kind of a summer sweater, knit with lightweight bamboo yarn at a loose gauge, in a boxy, oversized shape.

I hope to wear it before the weather gets that cool (I’m cold all the time, anyway), but it’s also nice to start a sweater about this time in the summer because it gives you hope that cooler weather will someday happen.

So the roundup of 11 Sweaters that Make Us Wish it Was Autumn Already from Top Crochet Patterns (they’re all knitting patterns, though) certainly got me excited about the prospect of knitting sweaters, as if I hadn’t been already.

This collection (with links to Ravelry for more info/to purchase) is really lovely, with lots of simple but not plain designs you’ll love to knit now and wear through fall and beyond.

Are you thinking about or doing any sweater knitting right now? I’d love to know what you’re making or thinking about making!

[Photo via Top Crochet Patterns.]

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Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Deborah Nelson says
August 8, 2016 at 10:52 am
These are all so awesome. I have put 4 of them on my favorites all ready.

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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