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The ultimate cozy winter sweater! Oversized to wear for all the cold fall and winter days! Basic stitches make this an easy pattern, even for beginner knitters! Bigger needles make this a fast knit that won’t get lost in a pile of WIPS!
You can purchase this pattern via Etsy here.
5-6 skeins Wool and the Gang Crazy Sexy Wool or similar
Size 15 and 25 mm knitting needles
Darning needle
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In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls. I know I probably should, but I feel like I wasn’t quite the right age for it when it came out and I’ve never gone back to watch it. That said, fans of the show are sure to enjoy these knit homages to the beloved characters from Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book.
Edited by Tanis Gray, the book includes 29 projects for hats, cowls, scarves, socks, mitts, garments and home decor designed by a variety of stitchers.
Six of the projects are rated easy, 17 intermediate and six for advanced knitters.
The projects are sometimes literally inspired by the show, such as the tam Rory wore when she went golfing with her grandfather, while others incorporate icons, quotes (like “I smell snow”) and logos (Luke’s Diner) from the show.
There’s a hat made to look like newsprint as a nod to Rory’s journalistic aspirations, mitts and gloves for supporting the teams at Stars Hollow High, a beaded lace scarf inspired by Rory’s adventure with the Life and Death Brigade, and a cardigan designed to show Paris’s love of macaroni and cheese.
Some of the patterns are less obviously related to the show, like a cowl with falling leaves or an argyle vest.
Each pattern comes with a quote from the show and a little back story about the cast, different storylines or the inspiration behind the design. The book is scattered with photos from the show and other fun facts about its production.
In the back of the book you’ll find a glossary of techniques (words but no pictures), and the book has a ribbon bookmark to hold your place on the pattern you’re working on.
This book would be a fun gift for a knitter who is a Gilmore Girls fan, or use it to stitch something up for someone who watches this show as their comfort show almost 25 years later.
About the book: 200 pages, hardcover, 29 patterns. Published 2024 by Insight Editions, suggested retail price $34.99
Hi, I don’t see a link to the pattern. Please, could you add it? Thanks
I love the sweater but wish the pattern is free.
Me too! Pandemic has put a damper on our finances. Great sweater .
If you’re missing the link it’s where it says Etsy in the post.
As for it not being a free pattern, designers need to make money in these times, too! And we try to share a variety of patterns, some free and some paid.