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WIP Wednesday: The Choose-Your-Own Adventure Scarf

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WIP Wednesday: Choose your own adventure scarfAbout a month ago I told you about a knitalong Yarnspirations is doing in support of its United yarn. I decided to do it just for fun, and because I have a little time for fun knitting right now, since I’m not working on a book any more.

I’m actually working on a couple of things right now, but this is one WIP, and I’m actually a bit behind, because I’m still on week one’s clue and week two was just released. But I’m almost ready.

(I’m also cheating because I’m not using Yarnspirations yarn. This is Color by Kristin, which I picked up because it was literally right beside me when the first clue came in. These are leftovers from my book; thanks Classic Elite!)

I like the idea of this project and the little story that goes with it is fun. But I’m pretty much picking all the intermediate pattern stitches because they are the most interesting.

What are you working on? I’d love to hear about it! You can also share pictures on my Knitting Facebook page or tag me on Instagram.

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  1. I’m doing the same challenge and knitting the Intermediate stitches too. Lots of complexity that I usually don’t attempt. Yours is so cute in those bright colors! I’m using what I had on hand too – Medium gray, black and a navy/gray/black/white mixed.

Have you read?

Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

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.