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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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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]