Knit Yourself a Staycation (or Two!)

As much as I love knitting from other people’s patterns, so I don’t have to make any choices or do much math, sometimes it’s fun to have more options than a single pattern might give you.

The Staycation from Tif Neilan is perfect for the person who wants to see options because there are actually two versions. They are drop shoulder sweaters knit from the top down, meant to be a little oversized, but there is a marled version for when you want to keep the knitting super simple and a colorwork version if you want a little more work to do (but don’t worry — it’s mosaic slip stitch colorwork so actually super easy to do).

Both are bulky (though the marled version uses two strands held together) and available in nine sizes from 36.5 to 72 inches. It’s meant to be worn with 4 to 12 inches of positive ease.

There are sleeveless and long sleeved options as well, so it’s quite the choose-your-own-adventure of a a knitting pattern. Actually two patterns. You can buy the marled version or the colorwork version seperately on Ravelry for $8 each or bundle them for $10 total. (Just make sure you add both to your cart before you check out and the price will automatically adjust.)

Which one would you knit? I like them both!

[Photo: Tif Neilan.]

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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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