NYC Knitters: Check Out Vogue Knitting Live!

If you’re a knitter in the New York area you might want to consider paying a visit to Vogue Knitting Live when it opens its doors at the New York Marriott Marquis from Jan. 17 to 19. This star-studded event is sure to be a lot of fun.

Celebrity names like New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver; face of Reebok’s yoga lifestyle line and best-selling author named “Yoga Rebel” by the New York Times, Tara Stiles; Project Runway designer Suede; and renowned M.D.s and authors of The Creativity Cure: How to Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands, Dr. Carrie Barron and Dr. Alton Barron will give classes, keynote speeches and demos for all to enjoy. The event also includes:

• A marketplace featuring thousands of products with interesting hard-to-find fibers like possum, yak, qiviut and buffalo, accessories, patterns and more
• Couture fashion shows spotlighting today’s latest fashions and colors
• An inspirational knit art gallery with fun items like Mochimochi Land’s knitted toys
• Hundreds of classes, workshops and demos for all skill levels taught by industry celebrities
• Raffles ans giveaways
• Free knit and crochet lessons and technique-driven demos
• Celebrity book signings
• Exclusive gala dinner and cocktail party events

Tickets are available online or at the door, with one-day marketplace tickets going for $15 online and $20 at the door; two-day marketplace tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door. Kids under 12 are free, students save $5 on admission and $15 on classes.

One of these days I’m actually going to make it to one of these events, but in the meantime I’d love a report if any of you attend or have gone to one in the past!

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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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