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 stitches in simple summer top design is one way to combat heavy summer garments. Gina Michele used a cotton and bamboo blend in her drop stitch sweater, which is just two rectangles worked identically and seamed together at the sides.

This is a great pattern for newer knitters or anyone who wants a chic summer garment off their needles in a hurry. This one is great with a simple tank top underneath, or wear with your swimsuit at the beach.

Grab the free pattern from her website.

[Photo: Gina Michele.]

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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.

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