Options Interchangeable Needles by Knit Picks….

Everyone and their brother now have their own brand of interchangeable needles, from the very first Boye Needlemaster on up through Addi Clicks, Denise, Takumi and of course Knit Picks. But, not everyone has them in the swirling colors of the Harmony Options Set.

Beautiful, smooth sharp tips, made from birch wood are what I’m talking about. Strong, sharp tips capable of knitting lace as well as bulky weight cables. I love to knit with wooden needles, they are just easier on my old farmer, arthritic fingers, with plastic and bone being a close second.

I’ve been knitting up a storm with these, trying out all of the different sizes of needles and cables. The set includes needles sizes 4-11 and has 2-24″ cables and 2-32″ cables. Of course you can hook these cables together and make one very long one. The cables do not have a memory, so they don’t kink. Right out of the package, they are as smooth as can be, and…. people…. they’re PURPLE!!

There are lots of accessories to go with this set, and you can get additional needle tips and cables, with the needles coming in sizes 4-17, and cables in sizes from 24″-60″.

Check them out for yourself, over at Knit Picks, and tell them I sent you! Click HERE!

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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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