As usual I've managed not to knit anything for myself for Halloween. I resolve, each year, to knit Jordana Paige's felted pumpkins from Knitty and every single year I fail to make time to do them. I thought I'd share some nice Halloween patterns with you that I've seen online. I have completely failed to make any of these either.
Rowan has a pattern for Pablo The Pumpkin. He's knitted with stripes to give the effect of the lobes of a pumpkin, then felted. He looks simple enough for relatively new knitters to have a go at.
Polarknit has a new Halloween pattern up – a witch's hat.
If you like buying patterns online, AriadneKnits is selling the pattern for Vincent the Vampire, designed by Jennie Lamond. The thing I like about him is that you can remove his clothes. No, nothing twisted about that, I'm just a firm believer that the more kids can do with knitted toys, the more fun they are, and Vincent has lots of scope for alternative outfits too! If you know a teenager into Twilight, a knitted Edward could be in order...
Happy Halloween!
Friday October 30, 2009 Halloween Fun
Monster Crochet – crochet blog review
Halloween is tomorrow and we've got a specially spooky blog for you today. Monster Crochet is written by Regina Rioux aka Lady Linoleum, a keen crocheter with a knack for creating eye-catching and unsusual designs.
Her designs are listed on the right hand side of her blog and include saw-dripping-blood scarf, severed fingers and an applique bat to add to any design. A mix of free and paid-for patterns with some spectacular spooky themes, they're ideal for a costume or to dress up a plain outfit for those who like a little bit of Halloween every day of the year.
Once you've finished admiring the patterns, check out the rest of the blog for a less spooky but nonetheless entertaining read as Lady Linoleum recounts the tales of her stitching adventures.
Read a great blog? Write a great blog? Tell us what it is and why you like it, and you might see it here next Friday.
