Knitting in the News: Yarn Bombing Edition

The knitters and crocheters of Saltburn are back at it, this time decorating the pier for the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland. The project includes a crocheted Alice, knit Cheshire Cat, other characters, playing cards, tea cups, tea pots and more. This isn’t the first time the pier has been yarnbombed under cover of darkness: the team also put up decorations for the World Cup, the queen’s Jubilee and the London Olympics. Very cool.

In other yarn bombing and creative knitting news, St. John’s churchyard in Yeovil (that’s in Somerset, England) has been yarn bombed, with knit benches, pom poms hanging from trees and more. The decorations are part of Yeovil in Bloom and should stay up through the summer.

And while it’s not quite a yarn bomb, another British church is attracting visitors with fiber arts. Knitters at Newtown Baptist Church in Wales have created many classic Bible stories in yarn, from Adam and Eve to Moses, Jonah and the whale and the Last Supper. The displays attract visitors and churchgoers say they prove that church can be a bit of fun, too.

[Photo via the Northern Echo.]

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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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