A Lovely Roundup of Summer Tops to Knit

You all know by now my love for a good knit top for summer. I’m definitely going to get on knitting some for myself and my daughter soon (and it’s already feeling like deep summer where we live, so we’ll get lots of use out of them).

Flax & Twine collected a dozen great summer top knitting patterns over on her site that you ought to check out if you like these sorts of garments as much as I do. I don’t think any of them are free, but it’s always a good idea to support our knitting community monetarily when we can.

I really love all of the ones she picked to feature but if I had to pick a fave it might be Togue Pond by Pam Allen, pictured above. It runs $6 on Ravelry.

Which one of the patterns is your favorite?

[Photo: Quince & Co.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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