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Top Models Find Work for Vogue Knitting Magazines

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vogue knitting americas next top modelI have no idea why BuzzFeed thinks it’s “alarming” (I really think they were trying to be funny) but a staffer has noticed that several contestants from “America’s Next Top Model” have found work after the show modeling knitwear for Vogue Knitting and Knit.1.

Half a dozen contestants — and a couple of winners — on the show have been featured in the pages of the knitting magazines, including season 11 winner McKey Sullivan, who graced the cover of VK’s fall 2009 issue.

My favorite is probably this gray jacket modeled by season 7 contestant Eugena Washington that was featured in Vogue Knitting’s Fall 2010 issue.

Do you find the use of “top models” “alarming” or do you think it says something about the prestige of knitting these days that such models are being used? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

[Photo by Vogue Knitting via BuzzFeed.]

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  1. I think it says something about the prestige of knitting these days that America’s Next Top Models are being used. I’d love to see even more well known models featured in knitting magazines.

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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.