SpinKnit Emag From Interweave

The first time someone suggested to me that I should learn to spin I likely looked at them like they’d grown a third head.

I didn’t need another hobby, I said. Knitting is enough for me, I insisted until I saw some of the handspun that she had done, and I was near hooked. The following weekend, my husband brought home an old (pieces missing) home made castle style wheel from an auction. He said he thought I’d like it! Ha! The Universe, at that time, declared victory and another spinner was born. Since my wheel had “pieces missing” my friend loaned (ok, I bought it) me one of her wheels and taught me what to do with it.

So that’s my story. So what kinds of things keep me interested? How about Interweave’s new SpinKnit Emag! Joining Interweave’s collection of Emags their newest, SpinKnit is 23 articles of sheep, and knittng and spinning wonder-ness!

This magazine features spinning and knitting in the Andes, knitting with energized s and z twist yarns, videos, slide shows and patterns are in these articles, and that’s only issue #1!

Check out this really cool resource here:

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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