Knitting & Crochet
6 Patterns to Knit this Fall
Ease into fall with these free (and cozy) knitting patterns.
A BERNAT BLANKET
Along with the cooler weather comes an undeniable urge to curl up under a handmade blanket.
MATERIALS
Bernat® BlanketTM (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
Main Color (MC) Pale Grey (10046) 5 balls or 1038 yds/950 m
Contrast A Vintage White (10006) 2 balls or 440 yds/402 m
ARAN PONCHO
Knit a seventies-style poncho that's covered in cables and a perfect wrap for an autumn day. MATERIALS:
• 9 balls (100 g) Patons Decor 75 per cent acrylic/25 per cent wool yarn or Patons Classic Merino Wool pure wool yarn
• Pair of 8 mm needles OR whichever size you require to produce the tension given below
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle
• 5 mm crochet hook
HARRY POTTER SWEATER
Weasley sweaters for everyone! Just like the sweaters Mrs. Weasley made for her kids and Harry in the first Harry Potter movie, this simple oversize sweater is knit in a tweedy yarn with an initial on the front.
MATERIALS:
• Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed (85% wool, 10% silk, 5% cashmere, 104 yd [95 m] per 50 g ball), #129 Enamel (colour A), 4 (6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20) balls, and #114 Vermouth (colour B), 1 ball
• Or similar yarn that knits to specified gauge: heavy-worsted-weight wool or wool-blend yarn, about 400 (595, 855, 1,090, 1,310, 1,510, 1,760, 2,010) yd [366 (544, 782, 997, 1,198, 1,381, 1,609, 1,838) m
• US 8 [5 mm] needles
• US 8 [5 mm] 16" [40 cm] circular needle
• Stitch holder
• Stitch markers
• Tapesty needle
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