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Stitch N’ Pitchâ„¢ Fan Newsletter

Spring 2007

Dear Stitch N’ Pitch Fan,

Thank you for signing up to be a [tag]Stitch N’ Pitch[/tag] Fan! Last year we were blown away by the response to the Stitch N’ Pitch program and it was because of you that we are BACK in full force with 23 [tag]Major League Baseball[/tag] Teams signed on for another amazing season!

Opening Days of the baseball season are happening around the country. Get ready to again see fans in the stands with their needlepoint, knit, cross-stitch, crochet and embroidery projects!

“With over a million hits to StitchNPitch.com in its first few months, we knew this program was going to be something special,” Patty Parrish, Executive Director of [tag]TNNA[/tag], explains. “Stitch N’ Pitch is sweeping the Nation. The response from [tag]baseball Clubs[/tag], the [tag]needlearts industry[/tag] and fans is overwhelming. Stitch N’ Pitch creates a unique and fun environment for families, singles, couples, old, young, kids, women and yes, even men!”

Watch carefully and you might “catch” a knitting contest, team mascots wearing handmade colorful scarves, images of men knitting, counted cross-stitch frames, teaching tables full of children learning how to needlepoint, a Ceremonial 1st Pitch with a ball of yarn and so much more!! Special Stitch N’ Pitch gift bags, giveaways and surprises will round out each fantastic event. Local needlearts retailers, wholesalers, guilds and groups will come by car, bus and train to be a part of this new American phenomenon – Stitch N’ Pitch

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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