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A Companion to Goth Knitting

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Goth Knitting Sites 

The AntiCraft!

"No more would we be cowed into silence by cheerful scrapbook stickers. Never again would we be forced to gleefully execute a sweater of intarsia puppies." A Goth crafting zine. (Warning: Not all content may be appropriate.)

Morbid Outlook - DIY Craft

Links to various gothic crafting resources, including knitting, beading, and sewing.

Vintage Stitch-O-Rama!

Severina's patterns, with attitude.

Welcome to Punk Knits!!

Technically punk, rather than goth, this site still looks like it has good potential for an online knitting community outside the mainstream. They also sell skull knitting needles.

Welcome to Knitty!

Knitty is a free web-only knitting magazine with a sense of humor. A lot of unusual patterns, many of which are goth suitable.

Vickie Howell Blog

There were so many patterns here I liked I decided to just link to her blog. Scroll down a bit and you should find her free patterns in the left sidebar. Check out her Ascot scarves and 'Purple Skein', a Victorian punk wristlet pattern.

CraftyDiversions - Patterns

Just a few patterns--a corset laced scarf here, a classic pair of skull socks there... Don't miss the cat claw fingerless gloves.

Free Knitting Patterns « Reliquary Arts

A few patterns--my favorite is the 'deathflake' motif.

Skulls and Skeletons 

DomiKNITrix--free skull knitting pattern

A free skull chart with nice detail. Shows how it can be used in sweaters and afghans.

Skull Scarf

Scarf with stripes and charted skulls.

Skull and Crossbones Lace

Nothing says romantic Goth like skull shapes worked into the edge of a lace pattern. I could see these making great curtains (worked up in black, of course) but don't overlook shawls, antimacassars, table runners, and pillowcases as uses for this indispensible pattern.

Hello Yarn Handspun Yarns.... Free Knitting Patterns

Tucked in among the run-of-the-mill patterns here you will find skull mittens, socks, cap, and knitting tote.

Katydid Knits: Jack Sparrow's Favorite Socks

Skull and crossbones socks pattern. I find these to be on the understated and elegant side of skull patterns.

Moth Heaven: Swab the Deck, Empty the Scuppers, Turn the Heel

Skull and crossbones socks again, this time with an argyle pattern. Bizzare enough to be worth seeing even if you don't decide to make them.

Skull Chart

A simple skull and crossbones chart.

Skull Fairisle Wristwarmers

"Skull Fair Isle pulse warmers." What more is there to say?

(The original link is broken, but from the current link Ravelry members will able to download a pdf file of the pattern.)

craftgrrl: ghettoknitting project

A slightly more cartoonish skull and crossbones chart.

Skele-Fish

A skelatal fish and a stuffed toy all in one. The skeleton is supposed to be worked in duplicate stitch, but perhaps you could use the provided chart to knit it in as you go, if you were so inclined.

skull illusion scarf

This you have to see--straight on only simple stripes are visible, but from an angle the skulls appear.

Knitted Skull and Crossbones Dishcloth

Goths have to wash dishes too...

Skull Dog Sweater

The perfect accesory for a goth's best friend.

Felted Bag With Skulls

Pattern for a knit goth tote bag.

Skulleigh Ankle Socks

A sock pattern with a skull and crossbones intarsia knit in at the top.

Note: this is a pdf file.

We Call Them Pirates: Skull and Crossbones hat

Info on skull hat knit on dpns and circular needles, with a link to the pattern in pdf.

Knituition: Skully Keychain

Fast and easy skull keychains to knit (by chart) and felt.

Pretty Punk Blanket

"What else says 'pretty' and 'punk' better than hot pink and skulls? This blanket is knit in five long strips, like scarves, then seamed together at the end. It's a time-saving technique that eliminates seaming individual squares one by one."

Jollyfish Hat

A pdf chart of a skeletal fish, and some hints on turning this into a hat. Since there are no step-by-step directions this project would work better for experienced hat knitters, but others could apply the skeletal fish chart to simpler projects.

Backbone Bookmark

A cable patterned bookmark that looks a bit like a backbone.

Victorian Lace and Ruffles 

Lady's Victorian Mitss

This is a vintage fingerless mitt pattern--probably not for beginning knitters.

Victorian Lace And Ribbed Neckwarmer

A quick knit that could go goth or steampunk depending on color and button choices.

Twee

"A little bit vintage" fingerless mitts. Site also has a longer fingerless mitts pattern, and a 'monster bag' pattern. Check it out!

Armstutzerl/Muffatees

Lace armlets ending in wrist ruffle. Pattern available in German or English.

Note: this is a pdf file.

Frillybits: An Exercise in Wild Knitting

"This design is very flexible. Literary - the cords that run down the sides allow it to be scrunched into a tight frill or relaxed out into flatter piece. In the hair, it can be worn as a girlish Alice-band or frilled up into a scrunchie. It also works round the neck as an elegant, rather Edwardian, "ruff" of a scarf. Or, if you want to be "wild" in a slightly risqué way, high on the thigh as a frilly garter."

Victorian Lace Shawl

http://elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=111024

Twinkle Toes Socks

Toe-up socks which are supposed to be easy for beginners. Not intrinsically goth, but I like the lacy pattern.

All Bats, All the Time 

Batty dishcloth

Step one to creepifying your nocturnal dish washing.

Free Halloween Knit Bat Chart

A free knitting chart of a Halloween bat.

Flying Bat Scarf

Repeated lace pattern in the shape of a flying bat. The site says: "For the Chinese, bats are symbols of good luck, as is the colour red; you can't go wrong wearing this cherry coloured scarf with flying bats." But as we all know, it's better in black.

Batsy Mittens

A chart for mittens with a row of bats flying across the back of the hand.

Note: This is a direct link to a pdf file.

Knitted Bat

Note: It costs $5 to download this pattern (pdf).
"This little bat is a quick knit featuring wraparound wings and feet that can hang from your finger or the nearest tree branch.
Techniques include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, picking up stitches, and mattress stitch.
Finished size: about 4" tall; wingspan is about 8" "

Dead Cthulhu will be knit once more! 

Cthulhu Scarf Knitted

Not a whole pattern, but a good picture and explanation of how to adapt a free pattern to make this.

Intarsia "Hello Cthulhu"

For the perky goth among us--based on a cross-stitch chart.

Plays With String: ia! ia! knithulhu fhtagn!

Pictures of a freestyle (patternless) knithulhu.

Cthulhu Mask

This is an untested pattern, but it looks interesting. If you try it out, drop us a line in the guestbook to let us know how it works.

Knithulhu

Picture and pattern for a knit cthulhu.

Knithulhu Discussion

Thoughts on the pattern above.

Tangled Webs (and Spiders too!) 

80s Goth Sweater

A loose and lacy looking sweater. Very simple to make, but without a step by step pattern, just basic directions.

Spider-Web Sockies

Note: It costs $6 to download this pattern (pdf). Even though it's not a free pattern I found these web and spider beaded lace socks too charming not to post.

Cobweb Lace Shawl

"This shawl is just the thing for a little extra warmth on a summer evening. It is a lovely spider's web of silk and mohair, inspired by some fabulous yarn, the simple shaping of Elizabeth Zimmermann's Pi Shawl and the need for an easily memorized pattern on a long road trip."

Note: The original link to this pattern is broken, but Ravelry members can download this pattern by clicking on the current link.

Knit a Halloween Spider

Knit and crochet patterns for making a small spider. Knit patterns uses dpns.

Black Widow Headband

I'm not sure what makes this a 'black widow' headband, but it is shown worn with a charming plastic spider.

Note: This is a direct link to a pdf file.

Spider

An alternative way to knit a spider using a technique for knitting a tube on two needles.

Spider Mittens

This site is in Swedish, but the pattern is available in English. Look at the sidebar, near the top, and you will find a chart, and some basic directions in English. Both are in pdf format.

Individual Goth Patterns 

Maggie's Rags Free Knitting Patterns - Witch's Hat

Free knitting pattern for Witch's Hat.

Hallowig

A specific offering from knitty--a wig knit from acrylic yarn. Imagine this with a beaded fringe...

Knitted Flower

Fairly simple and nifty knitted flower pattern.

Monk Hat with Pattern!

A nice simple toque with a garter stitch edge.

Lace Up Opera Gloves

Gorgeous fingerless opera gloves--laced up with ribbon.

Scallop Choker Necklace

A dramatic choker with beads. This is knit from a chart, but she provides a link to written directions if you prefer that.

Anything Knitted and Crocheted: Tragedy Mask

A chart and written directions for a tragedy mask. This is touted as a dishcloth, but it seems it could be incorporated into any piece of flat knitting, such as a scarf or the front of a sweater.

Tangled in laces...: Meet Chauncey...

A stuffed skull knit on dpns. Finished size - approx. 6 3/4" tall, 4" or so wide

Frankenstein's Monster Cloth

For those of you have been thinking, "If only I had a dishcloth with the face of Frankenstein's monster on it..."

Punk Rock Corset Gloves

"They are knit straight with shaping on both sides for the wrist, then finished with an applied i-cord for either side of the "corset" with extra spaces for the lacing holes."

Annlina Fingerless Glove/Gauntles

A simple pattern for a fingerless glove/gauntlet--it extends up past the elbow. Perfect for beginners, showcasing a special yarn, or as springboard for using your own favorite stitch pattern.

I present to you a Very Silly Hat.

A three-horned jester's hat, easily modifiable for as many horns as you prefer. I could see it in hot pink for punk, or black and silver for goth.

Stuffed Brain Slug Pattern

Brain slug, to be worn on a headband. Yeah, this is more on the punk side of things, but it amuses me.

Knit a Crystal Ball: A project that beginners can knit, too!

"This is an easy beginner project that uses scrap yarn to make a fun Halloween decoration."

Myriads of Mushrooms

Knit to the colors of your favorite toadstool, or simply in shades of classic black. Could also be embroidered with spiders and other frightening creatures.

ghosty dishcloth

Ghostly footsteps in the night, the inexplicable sound of water splashing, and a stack of clean dishes in the morning... Is it the ghost of Viscountess de Chagniel's scullery maid, who died in a tragic dishwashing accident? Or is merely this ghostly dishcloth? (Chart and written directions provided.)

Which Witch

An alternative witch hat--knit in bulky wool and felted.

Boo! Toe-Up Socks

Ghostly knit socks pattern.

Quasi-Goth Knitting Links 

Christian Goth

This one has nothing to do with knitting, but it's a great goth website. Definitely worth the visit.

Goth Crocheting

My squidoo lens for goth crocheters.

Beyond the Mobius Scarf: Mathematical and Topological Knitting

One of my other lenses on unusual knitting patterns.

Domiknitrix: Elfin Goth

General instructions and pictures of a lacy knit sweater. You may download the complete pattern for this for free if you own her book (above) or you can purchase the pdf seperately.

Gothic Lace

A combination of knit and crochet; this is a lovely sweater.

Rock-Along Gallery

A gallery of rock-on knits. Some interesting use of skulls, etc.

Gothic Martha Stewart

Gothic home decor crafts and tips.

Tis the Season... 

Goth Christmas crafts

Hallween Tree

Not knit, but various ideas for making or finding Goth Christmas ornaments.

How to Make Your Own Gothic Christmas Decorations - Associated Content

I can't say much for the layout, but this is a short article with some nice simple goth Christmas ideas.