My Top 5 Knits for Fall

Sharing 5 patterns I’ve knit for fall and reach for again and again

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Happy Fall everyone! It’s my favorite time of the year, when the temperatures drop and I can finally pull my wool knitwear out of storage. I’ve knit a wide variety of sweaters and accessories over the years, but there are a few pieces that I reach for again and again to wear. These patterns were fun to knit and I’ve gotten lots of use from the finished objects as well!

Read on for my top 5 knits for Fall.

1. Basic Cardigan - The April Cardigan by PetiteKnit

An instant-outfit maker is a basic cardigan, perfect for fall weather. I love to wear cardigans with a tee underneath, especially on days where the mornings are chilly but the afternoons are warm. They can be easily taken off and put on throughout the day.

My favorite cardigan to wear is the April Cardigan by PetiteKnit. This is a DK weight pattern, knit top down with contiguous shoulder shaping that lends to a tailored and polished look. The cardigan is mostly stockinette, with 1x1 ribbing accents. The suggested ease of the April Cardigan is 2¼-3¼” (6-8 cm), which to me is a great fit for a basic piece. I knit mine out of Sandnes Garn Sunday in Light Beige held with Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair in Mushroom Rose. Since my cardigan is a neutral color, it can be worn with a wide variety of tops!

I like to style my April Cardigan with a white tee shirt and high waisted bottoms. I mostly wear mine unbuttoned, but it looks great unbuttoned with the shallow v neckline!

2. Beanie - Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague

Beanies are a must have once the cool air comes in! Out of all the different beanie patterns I’ve knit through the years, the Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague reigns as my favorite so far. It’s fun to knit, easy to wear, and a blank canvas pattern that allows you to customize it however you’d like!

The Musselburgh is a swatchless beanie, and can be knit in a variety of yarn weights and needle sizes. Knit from crown to crown, you measure your gauge after knitting just 1” from the cast on and then follow the corresponding stitch counts in the pattern for your gauge. I’ve knit 2 Musselburghs, both with fingering weight yarn on 3.25mm needles. This pattern is mostly stockinette and can be knit with 100g of sock yarn, so it’s the perfect on-the-go project!

My hat here was knit with Dirty Water DyeWorks Lucia in the color Sprinkles, a 75/25 superwash merino wool/nylon blend. I used almost the entire 100g skein to knit my hat to 19” between crowns. This allows me to have a folded brim, which is my preferred style. This beanie pattern is a great way to show off some variegated hand dyed yarn, or can look very chic if knit in a solid color!

3. Stockinette Sweater - Monday Sweater by PetiteKnit

Maybe an obvious one, but a stockinette sweater is a Fall wardrobe staple. They are fun to knit, are a blank canvas for yarns, and can be styled many different ways.

My most reached for stockinette sweater is the Monday Sweater by PetiteKnit. I knit it in one of my favorite colors, navy, using Sandnes Garn Sunday in the color Marine Blue held with Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair in the color Deep Marine. The Monday Sweater is a top down raglan sweater, knit in stockinette and featuring 1x1 ribbed accents. The crew neckline is a double layered, and the suggested ease is 4-6” (10-15 cm). I wear mine with about 4” of ease.

The Monday Sweater is easy to work into an outfit. I can wear it with jeans and sneakers for a casual look, or with trousers and boots for a more dressy look. The crew neckline also looks great with a tee underneath, or with a collared shirt underneath. Since it’s simple and easy to wear, I definitely reach for it over and over each Fall season.

4. Cabled Slipover - Lana Vest by Irene Lin

I never wore slipovers (or vests) before I knit my own garments. Once I started knitting, the appeal of slipovers was clear! Hello, no sleeves! One of my favorite slipovers to wear in the fall is one with cables and texture. It is quintessential autumn, a bit academic in style, and is a great way to add texture to my outfits.

This slipover is the Lana Vest by Irene Lin. This is an oversized, top down v-neck slipover knit in aran weight yarn. The yarn I used for mine was Originally Lovely Lana in the color Merlot, a 100% Andean Highland Wool. I am obsessed with the merlot color and it really gives me all the autumnal vibes!

I wear the Lana vest with 11” of positive ease, and I like to layer it over tee shirts or long sleeve tees depending on the weather. If you haven’t tried a slipover before, I definitely recommend it!

5. Cowl - The Shift by Andrea Mowry

Cowls, to me, are the non-fussy version of scarves. They add a pop of color around the neck in addition to keeping you warm, without needing to worry about ends to tie or wrap. As the weather gets colder and I pull out my coats, I love wearing cowls to add some knitwear to my outdoor outfits.

My favorite cowl I’ve knit is The Shift by Andrea Mowry. This is a mosaically knit cowl, that uses 3 different color shifting yarns to create a stunning fabric full of texture. I used 3 different colors of Schoppel-Wolle Edition 3, a self-striping barber pole style yarn that is an affordable option compared to Spincycle Dyed in the Wool. I used the colors 2329, 2442, and 2471. This cowl is knit flat and on the bias, features no colorwork (just slipped stitches), and is seamed at the end.

I love the shape of this cowl, as the elongated triangle shape at the front fills in the gaps my coats create at the front. Since there are so many colors in the cowl, it really matches any outfit quite well. I will be wearing my Shift cowl throughout the Fall and definitely into the Winter as well!

Those are my top 5 knits for Fall! Want to see my YouTube recap of these knits? Check out the video below!