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Giveaway: Winter Knitting Magazines

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Linda is the winner!

Every now and then I go through my magazine stack and pull out some things that I think would interest you if you don’t subscribe to all the knitting magazines (I’m actually cutting back on subscriptions because I never seem to actually knit anything out of magazines, but for now I still have quite a stockpile).

With winter coming on, I thought it would be good to offer a couple of winter-themed magazines, so I have the winter 2015 issue of Creative Knitting magazine and the Holiday 2015 issue of knitsimple for this week’s giveaway.

Check out Creative Knitting and knitsimple on Ravelry to get a look at all the patterns. There are 21 in the Creative Knitting issue and 35 in knitsimple (though Ravelry only shows 32). There’s lots of great gift ideas here as well as things to make for yourself.

For a chance to win these, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, September 18. I’d love to know if you’re thinking about holiday and winter knitting yet and if so, what you’ve made or what you’re planning. I have no idea so maybe you will inspire me.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. I have started knitting scarves and shawls for holiday gifts. I have to go slow as I have had tendonitis in my hands this summer and I have so missed knitting .

  2. I love winter! Every late summer, I plan to knit decorations for the holidays. I’ve created tree ornaments, a tree skirt and several blankets so far. I was thinking about making some decorative pillows for my couch this year and something decorative for me to wear.

  5. I just ordered the materials for a large shawl knit with super bulky yarn. Should be very useful for the long New England winter!

  11. I am so behind, but busy moving means I only get a few pages a day in. I want to start a blog for diy tutorials for people with big families like us. 10 kids n #11 due Dec. 28th 2016. So I knit a lot of blankets, baby stuff, scarves, hats, gloves, cocoons, shawls n cowls etc. I am really interested in trying to knit some apparel like sweater dresses (which I love) and lace dresses, lingerie, bathing suits, socks, coats, tops n sweaters of course plus baby dresses. So I am always looking for good magazines and patterns. I tend to reinvent most patterns to my desired look, but found it can be problematic for me without a basic pattern. I tend to forget what I was working on or which part etc. I hope I get a chance later.

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]