Happy I Love Yarn Day!

The second Friday in October is designated as I Love Yarn Day, a delightful made up holiday that celebrates all there is to love about yarn and yarn craft.

I’m celebrating by being in a conference all day, which at least means I should get some knitting in public done. I’ll probably be working on the recently requested cat hat my daughter wants.

The Craft Yarn Council is the group behind I Love Yarn Day, and they have some suggestions for what you can do to celebrate, including:

Teach someone to knit or crochet
Do something for charity
Wear a knitted or crocheted item
Give a gift of yarn
Take your yarn to work
Host a yarn-a-bration party
Knit, crochet and craft in public
Talk about yarn on social media

If you’re in New York City, there will be a fiber flash mob from noon to 2 p.m. at Union Square Park,14th Street between Broadway and Park Avenues. Participants are asked to wear their favorite knit or crocheted garment and bring a work in progress. Check the website for more information.

Do you have plans to celebrate? Or is every day I Love Yarn Day in your life?

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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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