Knit a Tribute to Bowie with this Fun Chart

Since the death of David Bowie earlier this year, we have seen that lots of crafters were or have since been inspired by this groundbreaking singer.

Nicole Winer took inspiration from a Kansai Yamamoto-designed Fair Isle outfit Bowie wore during the Ziggy Stardust era and made a colorwork chart so the rest of us can knit our own armwarmers, legwarmers, tops and more inspired by the colorful artist.

The chart, found on Vickie Howell’s website, uses multiple colors and is a 20 stitch, 69 row repeat. I started using it to make a scarf in the round on 40 stitches, but I’m sad to say I haven’t even made it through the first repeat yet.

Still, it’s a super fun project and a great way to remember a man who inspired so many people to express themselves.

[Photo via Vickie Howell.]

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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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