Have Kids to Knit for? Check out the New DROPS Catalog

If you read this site often you probably know that I have an eight-year-old daughter, who blessedly still loves it when I make things for her to wear.

You will understand my excitement when you take a look at the new DROPS children’s catalog, chock full of amazing looking patterns for kids for fall and winter.

I want to knit just about all of it.

That super-cute skirt! The round-yoke tunic! The sweater with lace in the raglan sections! Think she’d let me knit her pants? Or maybe I just need to size those up for myself.

Anyway, I just love it and I think you should check it out. There are patterns for boys, too (hello, simple cable sweater) so don’t think it’s just for the girls. If you knit for kids you’re going to want to check it out. And come back here and tell me what you’re adding to your knit list.

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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.

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