I Love Yarn Day Every Day

Saturday marked the fifth I Love Yarn Day, a celebration of all things fiber and yarn crafty.

I was busy celebrating my husband’s birthday and didn’t get a chance to mention it, but it’s a great holiday that this year was focused on paying it forward by teaching someone else how to knit, crochet or otherwise craft with yarn.

This is a great idea and I hope it brings awareness to yarn crafting by being more visible on social media (there was also a movement to yarnbomb Facebook, which you can check out at that link).

But in my life, and maybe yours, too, every day is I Love Yarn Day. Every day we can celebrate by working with our hands and our yarn in whatever way we desire.

Yesterday that was a crocheted scarf (I’m trying to brush up on my skills). Today it’s finishing a long (LONG) neglected knit vest, that was really almost finished when I abandoned it.

How are you celebrating yarn today?

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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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