Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
If you’re interested in a chance to win more free stuff (beyond my giveaway that’s going on right now), check out this giveaway from Lime Riot.
Right now she’s got four skeins of the lovely Galileo yarn from Knit Picks (it’s a pretty, shiny, wool and bamboo blend) as well as a copy of the book Literary Knits, which I haven’t even seen yet but it certainly looks like a lot of fun.
To enter, leave a comment on her blog before this Friday (Jan. 11), when she’ll be picking a winner. Good luck!
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]
Thanks for offering such a great giveaway
Shades of F. Scott Fitzgerald!!!!! What a wonderful cover for Literary Knits. I hope to win the prize – where are you Zelda?
Beautiful cover. Would loved to win such nice yarn to knit with.