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Reversible Cables with Lily Chin DVD

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Last year Lily’s book Power Cables hit the shelves. This year, there’s a DVD to accompany.

Expert Lily Chin shows you how to knit reversible cables and expand your knitwear options!

Reversible cable knitting is Lily’s signature technique, and with this workshop video you’ll soon master reversible cable knitting, guaranteed.

Although complex looking, Lily makes knitting reversible cables easy with several ways for creating this unique reversible effect. Lily will guide you through the endless possibilities with a progression of stitches. You’ll learn:

• General cable knitting techniques that will be your strong foundation for venturing into reversible knitwear.

• Reversible cabled knitting that is ribbed, identical front and back, not identical front and back but still reversible, variations on simple reversible techniques, bicolored brioche knitting, mock cable knitting, and much, much more!

• Finishing techniques and yarn options for making your reversible knitting stand out in a crowd, including ways to make your knitwear less bulky, i-cord trims, and more.Whether knitting reversible cables with one color, two colors, or more—Lily’s teaching style will have you confidently knitting reversible fashions in no time.

Click here to see the video and buy the DVD!

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  1. Is there a quality DVD on BRIOCHE knitting tecniques ? I have the Nancy Marchant book. but, I would realy like to watch a cool DVD on the subject.

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Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

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]