Favorite Things Holiday Collection from Yankee Candles

“My Favorite Things” is Yankee Candle Company’s newest limited- time holiday candle collection. They come in jars, tumblers and pretty packaged votives.

Does anyone remember “My Favorite Things” from the movie The Sound of Music? “When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel so bad!” It’s stuck in my head now.

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The new scents include these favorite things from the song: Warm Woolen Mittens, Blue Satin Sashes, Crisp Apple Strudel, Raindrops on Roses, Bright Copper Kettles and Moon on Their Wings.

“We really challenged ourselves with this project to bring memories of this inspired song to life through fragrance,” said Hope Margala Klein, senior vice president, brand, design and innovation for The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. “What do ‘warm woolen mittens’ smell like? You’ll have to pick up a jar and find out and be sure to collect them all, they will not be in stores long!”

According to the press release, Warm Woolen Mittens smells like “just cleaned and warmed by the stove … a cozy scent with notes of lemon, apple, lily and musk.” It sounds divine.

Find the new collection in stores, gift shops or at YankeeCandle.com.

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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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