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More Projects to Knit for Summer

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summer knitting projectsA few cute warm-weather projects have caught my eye recently, and I thought I would share some with you in case you’re looking for some summer knitting inspiration.

I can’t stop thinking about the Tribeca Tunic from Lion Brand Yarn, designed by Bobbie Fitzgerald. It has a cool modular design, stripes, a bit of sparkle, even a hidden pocket. So great.

Carioca from Berroco, designed by Allison Green, is a cute little cardigan with lace at the cuffs and hem that makes a simple cotton yarn cardigan something a little more interesting and fun.

If you still like a bit of a scarf, cowl or shawl even when it’s warm out, check out the Signs of Spring Cowl (PDF) from Manos del Uruguay, which uses a fun crossed stitch pattern for ventilation and whimsy; the Among the Wildflowers Kerchief, designed by Sasha Ball Rives of Stitch Space Yarn to help her customers use a single great skein; or the Idina Scarf from Tahki Stacy Charles, which uses a sparkly yarn and a lacy stitch pattern to make the perfect fancy summer accessory.

What are you knitting for summer? I’d love to hear about it!

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  1. I’ve been working through my stash and have already printed up both the Tribeca tunic & the Caricoca cardigan. Amazingly enough, I think I have the supplies on hand for both these cuties.

Have you read?

Knit a Hat with a Flock of Chickens

It’s well known (among knitters, anyway) that knitters seem to love chickens as a motif and a subject of our knitting projects. The Emotional Support Chicken and all the other chicken knitting patterns are just the beginning of our devotion to farmyard friends. 

For example, there’s Farmer Dennis’ Chicken Hat. This free pattern from Stacy Black is a simple worsted weight beanie sized for adults and decorate with a couple of little rounds of colorwork fences and a flock of chickens strutting around the body of the hat. 

You don’t need a lot of any of the colors for the chickens, their facial features or the fences, so this is a great project for using little leftover bits from other projects. The main color for the body of the hat is less than a skein using the yarn suggested, so you might just have everything you need in your house to start stitching up this hat right away. 

The colorwork is presented as a chart, with a 16 stitch section that repeats around the body of the hat. All the color changes are shown on the chart but I think it would be easier to knit the whole chicken in the chicken color and add the eye, beak and other features using duplicate stitch when the knitting is done. That way you don’t have to carry those yarns around the whole hat for just a few stitches. 

As the name suggests, the original hat was given to a farmer who shared their eggs, but anyone who raises chickens or just has a thing for the fowl is sure to love this cute hat. It wouldn’t be too difficult for someone new to stranded knitting or reading charts to make, either, so if that’s you, give it a try. 

The pattern is available for free on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Stacy Black]

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