Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
Don’t have a clue where to start with your knitting? Well, that’s easy. You start with the toys, I mean accessories. In this post Elisa outlines what you need to get started. What are you waiting for? You’ve got to see the gorgeous scissors she’s collected! Over HERE at the Craft Snob Blog (say THAT fast 3 times!)
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]
Heh, when I started reading I assumed you meant knitting the toys, since that’s where I started. And continued. And will probably die that way too.
That’s why most of my free patterns are toys (http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/knit-patterns.html). It’s a good place to start for new knitters because you get to see the results of your efforts quickly, and generally speaking things like gauge and size don’t matter too much. Good for mamas because your kid might outgrow that sweater before you finish it, but toys are appreciated much longer.