Things to Watch to Inspire Your Knitting

I don’t know why a lot of knitting-related videos have popped up in my newsfeed recently, but I thought they might make a good watchlist for those of you who like to watch things about knitting while you are knitting. Some of them are kind of old but all are worth your time.

First, have you seen the video of the cake with knit icing? This is amazing, and I’m sure it took forever, but it’s beautiful and actually doesn’t look that hard if you were willing to put in the time. The knitting is made by twisting strands of sugar paste together, then placing ones twisted in opposite directions next to each other to give the effect of the vs of knitting. Spectacular, and fun to watch, too. (From Cakes for Show, via Knit Hacker.)

This one is a few months old, but I think I missed it the first time around. The Secret History of Knitting is a 46 minute long video talking about the history of knitting and what it means to be a knitter in this day and age. It was produced by Makeful, and I haven’t watched it all yet but it is fun.

And the last one I know I have seen and shared before. It’s just a lovely little video called Knit Me Some Happiness, about what happens when a group of friends gets together and makes something, then has a picnic in a field of sheep. I promise it will make you smile, if for no other reason than the guy knitting in the bathtub.

Have you seen any great knitting-related videos lately? I’d love to hear about them!

[Photo from Knit Me Some Happiness, via Vimeo.]

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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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