Fiber Events In AZ

From Tina Sanders of the Phoenix Knittimg and Crocheting Examiner, this list of fiber events this week in the Valley of the Sun!

Rowan Trunk Show is now going on until April 4th at Jessica Knits in Scottsdale. Jessica Knits is located at 10401 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road, in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the Desert Canyon Shopping Center. This shop is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and closed on Monday and Tuesday. For further information visit them online at Jessica Knits or phone them at (480)515-4454.

DanDoh Designs and Peacefully Knitting in Arizona Trunk Show, Saturday, March 27th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Cactus Yarns. Cactus Yarns in located in the Brookside Center at 15170 W Bell Rd., in Surprise. From more information on this show, please contact them at (623)975-9340.

Tucson Spring shearing Festival, Saturday, March 27th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Wither’s Ranch in Tucson. This is their first spring shearing fastival, and they will also have vendors who will be demonstrating their art process and selling their fiber items. Danny Smith from Missouri will be attending to shear all of the animals and best of all, this is the beginning of the lamb and kid season, so you will get to see babies. This spring event will also feature a lovely nuno felted scarf to be raffled off with the proceeds going to Casa Maria Kitchen in Tucson, which feeds families that are in need. For further information on this event, please contact Kathy Withers by email or by phone at (520) 572-3758 or (520) 401-6117.

Thanks for the updates, Tina! You can read the whole article, here: http://www.examiner.com/x-6976-Phoenix-Knitting-and-Crocheting-Examiner~y2010m3d22-Fiber-events-this-week-in-Arizona?cid=examiner-email

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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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