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Still Knitting for Christmas? Play Christmas Knitting Bingo

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Christmas Knitting Bingo! Do you have a bingo yet?I absolutely love this Christmas Knitting Bingo card designed by Andi at Untangling Knots.

Inspired by her Knitting in Public Bingo, which is also really awesome, she developed a new card for last-minute knitters and others who just need a laugh.

The idea, like with real bingo, is that you mark off a space when someone (including you) says or does the thing listed.

Some of the options for Christmas knitting bingo include:

  • Casting on a present the week of Christmas.
  • Wrapped a WIP instead of a FO.
  • “Would you knit me this for Christmas?” (I have that one!)
  • Using bulky yarn for everything. (That, too!)

Don’t let holiday knitting stress you out too much. It’s supposed to be fun, remember?

Do you have a bingo on this card, or do you expect to get one soon? I’d love to hear which of these are happening in your house.

[Photo via Untangling Knots.]

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  1. This is the first year in a long time that everyone is NOT getting handmade gifts from me. I’ve been in a creative funk, not feeling it. Hoping I get my Muse back soon.

Have you read?

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]