Sweet Easter Inspiration, and Chicken Pants!

DROPS Design has been doing a little Easter calendar this week full of projects to inspire people to knit for that holiday or spring in general. Before today the projects were all for crochet, but today they made up for it by sharing the pattern for these adorable chicken pants. I love them so much I can’t even tell you. Wouldn’t they be cute under a little girl’s skirt? (That’s how my daughter would want to wear them.)

If you’re looking for more yarncraft inspiration for the holiday or the season, you should also check out their Easter Workshop. This collection has got you covered if you want to knit a chicken or a bunny, or a pair of spring-colored socks. Or a dog bed. Let’s just say there are lots of options. (There’s crochet here, too, but still lots of knitting projects to choose from.)

Are you knitting something for the season? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via DROPS Design.]

Looking for more Easter themed Knitting patterns? Check out these Knitting patterns we found over on Etsy.

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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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