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Do You Have Any Knitting-Related Resolutions?

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Organzing your stash this year? Tell me your crafty resolutionsAs we get ready to turn the page on 2014 and start fresh in 2015, I’d guess a lot of you are taking some time to come up with resolutions or goals for the new year. I have a lot of the usual ones: getting more exercise, eating healthier, finally cleaning up my pit of an office.

But I like to have crafty goals, too. This year, for real, is going to be the year I get better at sewing and actually break my serger out of the box. It might also be the year I try some more complicated lace — as much as I knit I still consider myself pretty beginner when it comes to lace knitting. Or it may be the year I finally start the Master Knitter program, which I’ve wanted to do for years.

How about you? I’d love to hear your crafty resolutions, particularly if they have anything to do with knitting (here’s a list of a few from About to get you started thinking about it, if you haven’t already). Your responses could shape my content choices in the coming year, so speak up!

And allow me to wish you a very happy, healthy and crafty new year. Thank you so much for reading, commenting and sharing. Knitters are the best people!

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  4. I concur with Lyn… Problem is, our LYS is closing and I “might” not have enough yarn to make it through 2015. Happy New Year!!

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Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

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]