The Knitting Fiend

This is Munchkin, “The Global Climate Change Dog”.

I know; I know. You are wondering: How the heck did Munchkin become “The Global Climate Change Dog”? Why is he wearing a sweater? And most importantly, why is the sweater hunter orange?

Well, I’ll answer in reverse order.

Answer 1: The sweater is hunter orange because Munchkin wants to be sure the hunters in Oklahoma to know he’s not wild game.

Answer 2: Munchkin is wearing a sweater because I knit the sweater and mailed it to his home in Oklahoma.

Do I hear you saying you’d already guessed that much? You’re asking me why I knit it? (more…)

Halloween is approaching, and you know what that means: Pumpkins must be knit! To the left you can see the pumpkinsI knit, dyed and felted last year! I still have them and I’m using them as center pieces.

This year I can’t help thinking: What other pumpkin themed items could I knit? Can I find anything grander, wearable, portable or more toylike?¹ To discover the answer I decided to go on a knit-pumpkin scavenger hunt, relying on google-image search to find pumpkin patterns with pictures. Now, I’ll reveal actual patterns what I found so you won’t have to search!

Pictured below from left to right: Peter Pumpkin toy pattern available from Aussie Jean, Patrick’s pumpkin hat pattern is available by Fiber Trends and available from yarn-store.com,and a knit pumpkin treat bag from Frugal Haus. (I’d line this with woven fabric. I really think heavy candy will stretch knit fabric out way too much.)

But that’s not all!

There is also a free pattern for a knit pumpkin hat at the knitlist; it’s similar to the fibertrends hat– but doesn’t have that cute green rick-rack trim. There’s the “great knitted pumpkin” at yarniverse.com and the pattern is free! I also found a pumpkin tea cozy from the knitting fairy listed for $50 for the finished cozy and $5 for the pattern.

But that’s not all!

I found more a pumpkin hats from moorehouse merino, Knitty’s felted knit pumpkins, and the brand new Magknits felted pumpkin basket. (See below, pictured left to right.)

Last but not least, I found Berrocco’s knit pumpkin costume for doll or child. The one on the right is the child. Yes. Really.

 
 

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Update: Roni wrote to point out I’d missed The Needles on Fire felted pumpkin trick or treat bag. Now, these jack ‘o lanterns bags look useful!

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1. Truth in advertising: I am not going to knit any pumpkins this year. I have to document a shawl and finish two sweaters. I just want to do some lookie-loos.

 

Bells jingle jangle
as this cowboy merrily mounts
his big brown stallion.

 
 

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Hand knit sweaters by a company called “Berek” often poup up on ebay. The label for this one says it was knit in 1988.

They say the 80s are coming back. This will look great over some woman’s tight spandex leggings!