Etsy Maine Spring Craft Show (US)

5536110 These Etsy teams are putting on some great spring shows! Up this week is the Etsy Maine Team Spring Craft Show, celebrating all that’s handmade. On Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 to 3:00, over 25 sellers from the Etsy Maine Team will offer a hand-crafted shopping experience at Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot Street, Freeport, Maine.

This artistic gathering will have a fresh, eclectic mix of fiber/cloth arts, ceramics, jewelry, prints, original art, children’s items, and other handmade delights sure to tickle a shoppers fancy. Enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea while you browse unique items and meet the talented artists who create with Maine as their inspirational backdrop. And with free admission, complimentary refreshments, and oodles of parking, who could resist? From the traditional to the trendy, you will find it in in the Etsy Maine Team.

Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 to 3:00
Freeport Community Center
53 Depot Street, Freeport, Maine

Check out their site for more previews from the Etsy Maine team members.

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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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