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Free Baby Booties Pattern

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Well the good news is that it’s not broken! See I hurt my arm. And it really really hurt. Alot. Dr thought it was a stress fracture. Had all the obligatory tests and all it is is tendonitis. But just guess at what’s on the top 5 list of what NOT to do with tendonitis! Yeah, that’s right. No Knitting! Almost be better if it WAS broken. I already know I can knit with a cast!!

Anyway, as hot as it has been up here, I’m not sure this is the best pattern, but what the heck. It’s free. Baby booties made out of angora! Click here to get the directions!

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  3. I’ve been there, tendonitis, and it’s a pain!! And knitting was really hard.
    Hope you’re feelling better really soon!

  5. I’ve just started physio for rotator cuff/shoulder tendinitis. Also triggered by…knitting.

    Any idea how long you have to avoid knitting?

  6. Hi,
    I really don’t know how long to avoid it. I avoided it until it quit hurting (which was actually never, cause in my real time life I’m a farmer who lifts and throws too many heavy things). As soon as I started knitting again it started hurting again. I’m experimenting with a way to knit without moving the fingers and wrist of that hand, basically just as if I had a rubber band around my wrist, holding the needle, and I do all of the motions with my other hand. This is working. It’s frustratingly slow, but it’s working, and it’s much better than not knitting!
    Good luck!

Have you read?

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]