I know small shawls are great for summer, but sometimes a big, flowing shawl is just the thing for nights on the beach or at music festivals.
The Stevie Shawl from Two of Wands is inspired by the style of … Read More ...
Super Simple Ankle Socks to Knit
I’ll admit that while I have knit a few pairs of ankle socks or short socks in the past, I never really enjoyed wearing them until this spring.
They are really nice when you don’t want a big, long sock, … Read More ...
Knit this Fun Shawl that Thinks Outside the Box
There are some pretty common shawl shapes in the knitting world: rectangles, triangles, circles and half circles among them.
But there are lots of different shapes that can be used to make a shawl, including this kind of funky square-missing-a-piece … Read More ...
Knit a Backpack to Store Stuff through the Summer
I was just thinking the other day that during the summer I should really carry a backpack instead of a purse. With all the things that get added to my bag this time of year — sunscreen, bottled water, a … Read More ...
Summery Stripes Make this Top Fun to Knit
It may just be me, but I really think that any project that is worked in stripes goes faster than the same project would if you knit it in a solid color. There’s just something about stripes that makes you … Read More ...
Bring Some Simple Color to Your Stitching with Kennebunk
Much as I like shawls all year long, I also like to have a cardigan handy pretty much all the time for those times (often) when I feel a chill from the air conditioner or there’s a sudden temperature drop … Read More ...
Drop Stitch Pattern is Perfect for a Summer Top
I have been feeling a desire to knit a lot of summer tops this season, but it can be a tricky thing because yarn is sometimes heavy even though the size of the yarn in question isn’t large.
Using drop … Read More ...
A Sweet Lacy Shawl to Knit for Summer
I’m sure I’ve said more than once that I love to wear shawls all year. I especially like little shawls I can wear as an accessory in the summer or stash in my bag for when I walk into some … Read More ...
Fun Two-Color Socks to Knit
I like having socks on my needles any time of year, but I especially like knitting socks in the summer for a lot of different reasons: they’ve small but can take a long time to knit, which is good for … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Beach Poncho in Bamboo Stitch
A summer poncho or beach coverup is a really easy project because it’s usually just two big rectangles sewn flat and then seamed at the sides, leaving holes for the arms and another for the head.
You can take that … Read More ...
Stitch a Pet Bandana for All Those Animal Events
I don’t know if it is like this where you live, but there are lots of events this time of year that seem to be as much for the dogs as they are for the humans.
There are literally pup … Read More ...
Spring Clean Your Stash with this Cool Shawl
Stephen West is known for his fun and colorful designs, and both are true in his new Garter Stitch short row shawl called Spring Cleaning.
It uses as few as two and as many as seven different colors of … Read More ...
Beat a Light Breeze with this Roomy Sweater
Striped sweaters seem like they are the perfect thing for summer. I guess it’s the French Breton sweaters that make me think of warm days by the seashore.
The Light Breeze Sweater from All about Ami is a great, simple … Read More ...
Add Instant Style with a Bow Head Headband
I love knit headbands this time of year, because they are an easy way to add a bit of knitting to your wardrobe even when it’s hot outside.
The Bow Head Headband pattern by Laura Riker is a free knitting … Read More ...
Use a Special Skein for this Pretty Shawl
I think most of us have a yarn stash with some special skeins in it that we don’t quite know what to do with.
If you’ve got some multicolored sock yarn sitting around and you don’t want to make socks … Read More ...