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A Simple Knit Necklace Scarf

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necklace scarf mellywood's mansionSometimes the best projects are born from happy accidents. So it was for Mellywood’s Mansion’s resident knitter, when she started on a cowl worked in stockinette stitch on really big needles.

She ran out of yarn before it was the right size, and ended up tossing the knitting in with her jewelry making supplies.

The addition of a scarf bail turned this bit of knitting into a fun scarf necklace, which is just the perfect thing for her down in Australia, as well us for those of us who are heading out of cold weather. This is a great, super quick project for any special little skein you might have lying around that you don’t know what to do with.

[Photo via Mellywood’s Mansion.]

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  1. What a great idea – – I have a lovely skein of yarn that I have been looking at without any ideas – now I know exactly what to do with it. Thanks a bunch for the inspiration.

  4. It looks like you might be able to find them in the jewelry making section of a big crafts store, too, if you happen to have one of those handy. 😉

  5. I just want to say how much I enjoy this information. Interesting, clear and precise. I appreciate you sharing this with the rest of us Sarah.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]