Knitting Funnies

I have a few funny knitting related things to share this week, so I thought I would put them all together in one post for when you need a laugh or a smile.

First, this past week was Wool Week in Britain, which is a week devoted to celebrating the wonderful qualities of wool and innovative uses for the fiber. To celebrate, the Campaign for Wool produced three new videos, one of which shows adorable baby sheep talking about the fire-resistant properties of wool and thinking about becoming movie stars. It’s pretty cute, actually.

Second, I think I’ve seen this one before but it bears repeating since KniCroManiac shared it on her Tumblr. The work of Jorge Pérez Higuerahas called The Other Side explores what Stormtroopers do on their day off. For some it includes fiber arts: And finally, while Trevor Noah was getting ready to take over “The Daily Show,” he did a few promo videos, including one in which he explains his passion for knitting. (Spoiler alert: it involves a toaster oven.)

Have you seen anything funny related to knitting lately? Please share!

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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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