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Stitches Giveaway for Fiber Arts Fans

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stitches east contestSpeaking of giveaways, here’s another chance to win a really great prize. Do you know about the Fiber Arts & Mixed Media community? It’s a place for fiber artists to share pictures, posts, news and other information, and they regularly have great contests going on as well.

Right now members of the site can win a $595 gift certificate to a future Stitches show, which includes admission to the fashion show, banquet, classes and more. The certificate is good through 2015, so you’ll have plenty of time to decide which conference you want to attend (travel and accommodations are at the winner’s expense).

All you have to do to be eligible to win is to join the community, check out the classes being offered next month at Stitches East and leave a comment about which one you’d most like to attend. (Mine would probably be Swatching for Success, because Deborah Newton is my hero and her swatches are amazing.) You can get extra entries by liking the group on Facebook or sharing information about the contest.

The winner will be chosen Sept. 25. via random drawing. What fun!

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  1. I have always wanted to learn felting so I’d pick Go Felt a Fish. It sounds interesting even though I can’t see any of the pictures of the classes. They start to load then quickly turn to a red x.

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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]