Knit a Quick Little Shawl for Summer and Fall

Knitting a big triangle to use as a shawl or a wrap is not that difficult to do. It only requires you to know how to make increases so you can form the triangle shape.

Mama in a Stitch shows just how easy it is with her Knit Shawlette pattern, which uses two skeins of a pretty multicolored yarn and big needles to make the project fast and fun.

She also threw in a few rows of dropped stitches (where you wrap the yarn around the needle more than once as you form the stitch, then drop the extra wraps in the next row) to give it a more open look, but you can just work it all in regular Garter Stitch as well. Just remember your yarn overs at the beginning of each row to keep the shape going.

Very fun. Are you still knitting for summer? I’d love to know what you’re working on.

[Photo via Mama in a Stitch.]

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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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