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Knit a SnoBuddy Family

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snobuddy familyIt may seem a little late in the season to be knitting holiday decor, but the great thing about snowmen is that they can hang out for the whole of winter, not just the holidays.

The SnoBuddy Family by Chris de Longpre from Knitting at Knoon Designs is a cute set of snowmen of various sizes that can also be worked in different weights of yarn, from a worsted singles to a heavy worsted and an aran weight. So you can make the project to suit the yarn you have or your time constraints.

The link above is to the project on Ravelry, where it can be downloaded for $10.

[Image via Ravelry.]

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Comments

  1. This snow family is so cute. I love the one with the mittens tied around his neck:) Definitely putting this on my knitting list. Thanks for sharing the pattern!!

  2. Hi! Thanks for sharing – these do look super cute to make! Sure wish the pattern was really “free” though, as the title of the article implies! Oh well, there are lots of great free patterns out there for us on super tight budgets! Thanks so much – love this blog – keep up the great work! Happy Holidays to all! Smiles – Linda

  3. You said the pattern is free, but at the end you said it costs $10. Is there really somewhere I can get it for free? It looks like it is $10 on Ravelry.

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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]