Christmas isn’t the only holiday for handknits! Producer Andi joins hosts Lee and Stacey to talk about her annual Halloween sweaters and horror-movie inspired projects. The trio also discuss other Halloween knits, like costume pieces and toys.   Later, Lee and Stacey share the creative process behind our latest pattern collection Scrappy Knits: Projects for Partial Skeins. They also talk about this year’s 12 Weeks of Gifting, featuring free patterns!   Eldfell Pullover pattern  Eldfell Office KAL Instagram story highlight  Reilly Pullover pattern  Lee's patchwork apron  Connecting Threads  Andi's Spooky Halloween sweater pattern collection  Andi's Arachne (spiderweb sweater) pattern  Andi's Ichabod (Pumpkin sweater) pattern   Lee's Mary Tyler Moore costume   Lee's Waldo group costume  Lee's Jonathan (goat cables) pattern   A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors  13 Fanboy movie  Lee's cinematographer brother   Pamela Voorhees's sweater from Friday the 13th  Boo bat pattern  Arachnophobia Dishcloth pattern  Lee's bloodshot eye hat (ravelry link)   Lee's Clockwork Orange hat (ravelry link)   Lee's Mario costume (with crochet tail)  Knit Picks IDP showcase (Halloween in October)  Scrappy Knits pattern collection  Pick'n'Mix Scrunchies pattern  Stroll Mini Packs  Plaid Cowl pattern  Zignificant Cowl pattern  Half & Half Cowl pattern  Off-Kilter Hat pattern  Hey Presto Hat pattern   12 Weeks of Gifting patterns   Crochet.com 12 Weeks of Gifting    00:05 Welcome to the Knit Picks Podcast! 00:37 What Stacey and Lee have been up to, including the Knit Picks office Eldfell KAL 05:13 Talking about Halloween knitting with Podcast Producer Andi 06:43 Andi’s first Halloween sweaters were part of a pattern collection she designed called Spooky 07:44 Lee talks about knitting costume pieces for Halloween 09:35 Knits that give a nod to horror movies and recreating iconic horror movie sweaters, like Freddy Kreuger’s from Nightmare on Elm Street 15:55 Stacey’s Boo the Bat projects are her favorite Halloween knits 16:36 Andi’s 2022 Halloween sweater plans 18:08 Lee’s Arachnophobia dishcloth ties in with Andi’s Arachne sweater 18:53 Halloween knits as newer knitters 23:40 The IDP showcase is full of Halloween knits! 25:30 Discussing the latest pattern collection, Scrappy Knits 28:57 Choosing colors and yarns with stashbusting and playful fun in mind 30:00 Stacey and Lee talk about some of their favorite patterns from the collection 36:02 12 Weeks of Gifting is happening! 38:37 Credits

Episode 357 - Knitting for Halloween

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