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Fiber Friday, T-shirt shrug, by EVEnl

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Eve lives in Schipluiden, Netherlands and has created this adorable T-shirt shrug.  This is a great way to recycle T-shirts that you are no longer fond of or ones that just don’t fit right. I found Eve on “Cut Out + Keep” where there are plenty of step-by-step tutorials on how to create marvelous wearable’s and accessories to keep you busy. Eve offers you a step-by-step pictorial tutorial on how to create this fashionable shrug.  I know I have a collection of T-shirts that can be revamped into classic or funky shrugs and I’m sure the rest of you do too. About Eve: My name is Yvonne (nickname Eve), I’m a 22 year old craft addict who revels in cable patterns and Jane Austen novels. I especially like to knit; this craft has been handed down to me by my grandmothers. I absolutely love finally finishing a project that was started long long ago but shoved in the back of the pile to sit idle for a year; it gives me such a thrill. Recently I started to learn how to sew but I’m still inexperienced and hate the chaos that goes with it and since I’m a beginner it’s what’s expected, I just can’t stand untidy threads.

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Knitwear designers can get inspiration from almost anything when it comes to re-creating a color scheme, an image or a texture in stitches. Sometimes the inspiration isn’t always obvious in the finished project, but sometimes it’s more literal. 

That’s the way it is with the Tin Ceiling Blanket from Purl Soho. Not just because the inspiration is in the name, but if you’ve ever seen one of these old ceilings you can see that the design of the blanket is quite similar to the pattern of the tin tiles. 

This is also a good example of the idea that you don’t have to use fancy stitch patterns or lots of color to make a big impact with your knits. This single-color blanket (designed by Gianna Mueller and inspired by a washcloth and towel set designed by Sandi Rosner) is made completely with knits and purls, other than slipped stitches at the beginning of rows to make neater edges. 

The pattern is written out row by row, but there’s also a chart, which means this project is a great opportunity to practice reading a chart where you can check your work against the written pattern if you need to. 

It comes in two sizes, a crib blanket and a throw. The yarn used in the sample is an organic cotton sold by the cone, which is a great way to get a large quantity of yarn and have fewer ends to weave in. In fact, you can knit either size of the blanket with just one cone of yarn, which isn’t inexpensive but makes you a great, sturdy, heirloom quality but still washable blanket you’ll use for years to come. (Of course you can use any sport weight yarn you like to make this blanket.)

Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho. 

[Photo: Purl Soho]