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The Complete Idiots Guide To Knitting Illustrated Giveaway.

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The Complete Idiots Guide to Knitting Illustrated by Barbara Morganroth
30 fun projects—from casting on to trying on!

Here is a step-by-step instruction book for beginning to intermediate knitters featuring 30 fun projects to wear or make for friends, including hats, mittens, scarves, neck warmers, shawls, shrugs, capelets, ponchos, wraps, sweaters, and more. Each project includes variations, recommendations, types of needles and yarn required, suggested substitutions, care and completion time.

• Features an eight-page, four-color insert with photos of finished projects
• Includes more than 150 step-by-step photos and illustrations

About the Author
Barbara Morganroth is a former soap opera and television writer who now makes her living as a cookbook and craft book writer. She has published more than 14 books, includingGingerbread: Things of Make and Bake, The Weekend Chef, and The 50 Best Cherry Recipes.
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Competition Open – Worldwide
Competition Closes – August 15th.

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  1. This is a most beautiful book and I have my fingers crossed for the competition. Very inspirational- I would be off on a yarn!

  4. I’d love to win this book. I’m teaching my granddaughter to knit and it would be a lovely gift for her.

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]