Why Not Knit Some Halloween Ornaments?

We all know about knitting Christmas balls, but what about knit Halloween balls?

Yes, some people really do put up a tree for Halloween, but even if you don’t, these would make a cute garland or they’d look great in a bowl on the table or something.

Susann Hajjar designed these free color charts with the Julekuler generator and they don’t have written patterns, just the charts. But you can see from the chart that you would start with 12 stitches, increase every other round 7 times, then work straight for a certain number of rounds until you decrease down again in the same fashion.

Here are links to all her charts, which are downloadble PDFs on Ravelry in English or German:

These are so cute, and all but the bat and the witch use just two colors, so they’re pretty easy to knit, too, if you’re comfortable working in the round, reading charts and doing stranded colorwork.

If anyone knits these I’d love to see them!

[Photo by Susann Hajjar via Ravelry.]

Looking for more things to Knit for Halloween? Check out these Halloween Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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