Some more quick easy summer project — Free Spud & Chloe Patterns

As you may know we are totally smitten with the new Spud & Chloe line from Blue Sky Alpaca.  The Spud & Chloe blog is being moderated by Susan B. Anderson of “Itty Bitty” fame.  Susan has created some super cute free patterns for the yarn and I think both make great fun summer projects.  They are portable, in bright colors, quick to finish, and totally rewarding.  You could start them now and have Christmas gifts ready before the summer even ends.  Wouldn’t that be great?

What could be more summery than a grass green frog?

This pattern called Ribbit is so great.  It’s made with one skein of Grass Sweater weight Spud & Chloe.  Here is the true genius….The frog’s body is a tennis ball!  If this is what Susan has come up with for this little guy we can only image what great patterns will be in her upcoming book Itty Bitty Toys due out this fall.

To me cupcakes are the quintessential summer BBQ treat!

The first free pattern Susan dreamed up for Spud & Chloe, the cupcake is just good enough to each. It’s knit around a standard tomato pincushion you can pick up at almost any craft store and it’s made with 1 skein each of Sweater color Ice Cream #7500 and Watermelon #7512 and a small amount of Popsicle #7501 for the cherry on top.

See two great, can’t miss summer patterns!

Note: Both photos are courtesy of Susan B. Anderson and the Spud & Chloe blog.