Try This Easy Colorwork Sweater Knitting Pattern

Colorwork yoke sweaters are so popular because they give you a classic look and you get to play with a bit of color without having to do colorwork for the full garment.

If you’re intimidated by the idea of a colorwork yoke in stranded knitting, try the Fizz Pop Sweater from Helen Kennedy.

This sweater looks like it uses traditional stranded knitting techniques but it’s actually done with slip stitches. (It’s pretty much the same pattern as my mosaic cowl, which has a little tutorial if you’ve never done slip stitch/mosaic knitting before).

This makes it a lot easier because you’re only working with one color per round. It goes pretty fast, too, because the repeat is short and easy to remember.

The pattern itself is worked with two colors of sport weight yarn, and there are options to make it short or long sleeved. There are a whopping 16 sizes up to a 64 inch chest measurement.

You can get the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Bryn Goodhead.]

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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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