Fancy Up a Simple I-Cord Necklace

I love knitting I-cord because it’s just so simple. You don’t have to think about what you’re doing and you can see your little chain grow before your eyes.

It’s a great thing for newer knitters to make, too, or to create with a knitting spool. My daughter has made a little of it but she prefers knitting with needles (and I haven’t introduced knit I-cord yet).

But sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to do with those lengths of knitting.

This knitted tube necklace from Ravelry user ambahobrien is one great way to both use a little bit of gorgeous yarn and turn it into a great statement piece. She says she got her metal tube on etsy, but if you have a local craft shop that sells jewelry making supplies you might be able to find one there, too.

I’ve never done this, but I have used crochet chain as a necklace chain before, hanging a pendant on it. So pretty!

[Photo: ambahobrien via Ravelry.]

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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]

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