A Simple Top for Summer Knitting

I’m all about knit tops and tanks for summer. They are great projects to knit when the weather is warm but they also give you a way to wear knitting projects when it’s too warm for sweaters.

The Over-the-Top Top from Purl Soho is an oldie but a goodie when it comes to summer knitting.

It’s worked in linen and wool yarn, so it is actually great to wear throughout the year, but the wool doesn’t make the project as warm as you would think (and thanks to its moisture-wicking properties wool is great to wear when it’s warm anyway).

The shape is simple and worked in one big piece in Stockinette, but the purl side is considered the outside and the side seams are visible on purpose. Hemmed edges give the top a crisp but casual look. You could also wear it knit-side out. This is definitely a basic you’ll love to wear in summer and beyond.

[Photo: Purl Soho.]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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