Angie's latest blog post delighted me! I"m not much for wearing veggie prints, but I'm delighted by fruit prints. My favorite prints would include peaches, pears, or plums--if they can be found in retail or sewing fabric. As it happens, I found a beautiful pear print fabric. It's a bit kitschy and even kooky, and I am excited to sew it into this blouse one day soon (photo 2).

There are also some delightful fruit themed knitting patterns that I've kind of eyed. The thing is, I don't know if I would enjoy wearing fruit mittens or banana socks the same as a pear print blouse. Don't ask me why. And yet, they amuse me. So anyway, if you want some knitting ideas, here you go.

Photo 3: Fruit Mittens
Photo 4 U-Pick Mitts

Photo 5: These Socks Are Bananas

There's also a lovely knitting podcast called Fruity Knitting. They don't knit fruit. I actually don't remember why their podcast is called Fruity Knitting. If you want interviews with the top yarn and pattern designers, fabulous techniques, and more, it's a wonderful podcast.

And there is even yarn made from fruit fibers!!! Banana silk or banana yarn and pineapple fiber yarn are both two alternative plant yarns. I have not knit with either at this time. Perhaps another Fabber has?


One of my favorite memories of fruity style is Naturistics fruit flavored lip gloss in the 90s. I was only a girl but somehow convinced my parents to allow me to wear barely tinted lip gloss. It came in glass pots with screw-top lids. I really loved the passion fruit flavor, despite not knowing what passion fruit was or ever having eaten it. Now, passionfruit is a wonderful fruit flavor I enjoy eating.

Thanks for letting me indulge my fruity side

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