Craft Gossip

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CraftGossip is looking for Etsy shop and small website owners who have original creative works focused on celebrating the season. We are especially looking for Jewelry Making and Indie Crafts.

If you are an owner of such a shop, and would like your products showcased on CraftGossip for free, please send us a link suggestion or contact Shellie via email at the email address listed in the image above.

We look forward to your suggestions!

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  1. Thank you for this opportunity to share my ooak personally-designed and handmade bags and accessories.

    Original, stylish and beautifully made for anyone world-wide who appreciates individual items and good customer service. Please browse my Etsy shop to see examples of my work.

    With thanks and regards
    Heather Currie for Arabella Blossoms Bags

  2. Thank you for the opportunity to share. My unique decorating balls add a touch of elegance and fun to any room. Find me on Etsy by searching for Kimekomi.

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Knit a Blanket with the Texture of a Ceiling

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]