Ways to Keep Your Arms and Legs Warm

I have mentioned before my deep love of arm warmers, but leg warmers are great, too, especially when you have to be outside in the cold and you still want to wear a skirt or just need an extra layer of protection around your boots.

If you’re still in need of warmth for your hands, arms and legs this winter, I’ve come across a few patterns lately that may help.

In the armwarmer category, I have these cuties from Louisa Harding (free with registration at Love Knitting). With a little bit of lace and a flowery frill, they’re pretty as well as functional.

If you’re in the market for warm mittens, the Felted Mittens and Headband worked in Donegal Tweed might be a good choice. They certainly look really warm, don’t they?

And for super easy legwarmers, check out these ribbed, striped beauties from Lion Brand. They use a yarn with a little glitz, but you could go with a plain wool or wool blend, too, if you’re not the sparkly type.

Working on anything warm to get you through the winter? I’d love to hear about it!

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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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