More Summer Top Knitting Patterns to Finish Out the Season

Whether it feels like summer is never going to end where you live or like it’s never going to come, we’re all wrong, but the season change probably isn’t coming as fast as we might hope.

If you’re clinging to the end of summer or can’t wait for it to get started, now’s a great time to cast on a summer top (I just started a Boho Shell the other day — you can get the pattern by Annie Lupton on Ravelry). Here are a few that have caught my eye this season.

Have a festival or concert on your calendar? You’ll want to stitch up the Summer Bandana top, a free pattern from We Are Knitters. Designed by Erica Gabriella Studio, this is basically just a big triangle with straps, so you can customize it to fit you easily. (Free registration required to download pattern.)

I want to believe that knitting the Arewena short sleeve top from Handmade by Kunbi will make me as happy as she looks in the pictures. It’s worth a shot, right? Who wouldn’t be delighted to wear this pretty top, with an allover lace pattern worked from the top down in DK weight yarn. It comes in nine sizes and you can grab your copy on Etsy.

The Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva is a great little A-line tank top with eyelets for extra airflow coupled with spokes that emphasize the shape. It’s worked in sport weight yarn and has 12 size options, and you can get it on Ravelry.

Take yourself on a little knitting adventure with the Adventure Tank from Disturbing the Fleece. Originally done as a knitalong, the pattern is now available for purchase. I like that this one has wide straps (almost but not quite cap sleeves) and because it’s worked from the top down you can make it as long as you like. It also has 12 sizes and you’ll find it on Etsy.

The Muse Tee by Amanda Solomon is a simple cropped scoop neck worked from the top down and uses three strands of yarn — a DK and two fingering weight — to make a worsted weight yarn. Hello, stash busting! But it’s worked on size 13 US needles (9 mm) for a open fabric that’s perfect for layering throughout the year. It comes in nine sizes up to a 65 inch chest circumference and you can grab a copy on Ravelry.

The Slightly Sassy V from Aimee Sher is another one that can span seasons because you can work this fingering weight, top down, raglan V-neck with short or long sleeves. It uses a super simple and sleek I-cord edging, and has options for adding bust darts for a more custom fit if needed. You can get this pattern on Ravelry.

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Adding eyelets to a project is a great way to make it more wearable in the summer, and these mesh and eyelet sweater patterns are perfect for summer (and beyond!) for layering.

The Inez Summer Sweater from Happy Love Co combines eyelets and dropped stitches (along with some garter and stockinette) to make a casual and fun summer sweater. The pattern is one size (56 inches or 142.24 cm) around, and is meant to be worn oversized. But it’s an easy enough pattern you could alter it to suit you without too much difficulty. It calls for worsted weight cotton yarn.

Another fun project using dropped stitches in the Stella Blouse from Thelma Steimann. It calls for a fingering weight silk yarn and is worked on larger than expected needles and also uses dropped stitches. The pattern includes eight sizes, with a bust circumference ranging from 33.5 to 51.5 inches, or 85-131 cm. You can grab a copy on Ravelry.

The Design Studio Knits has a nice summer cotton tee that uses worsted weight yarn worked on larger needles so it has a mesh effect while still being worked in stockinette stitch. It’s worked in one piece and is another one size pattern, meant to fit an actual chest measurement ranging from 34 to 46 inches (that’s 86 to 117 cm).

A similar look with a cropped shape and four available sizes comes from A Box of Twine. This one is a DK weight yarn knit on large needles and still has an oversized look (for instance the size small is 42 inches/106.68 cm at the bust). It’s worked flat so this is a great one for beginners.

If you want something a little more structured, try the Pip Cardigan from Yoko Johnston. This sport weight cardigan has an allover eyelet pattern and options to close with a zipper or buttons. It’s worked from the top down and has six size options. This one is also oversized, with finished measurements ranging from 51.5 to 64.5 inches, or 131 to 164 cm). You can find this one on Ravelry.

Or check out Endlessly by Amy Gunderson, a free pattern from Knitty. This pullover uses a cable and lace pattern that is easy to knit and to wear. It uses DK weight yarn and has nine size options. The chest measurement ranges from 34.75 to 66.75 inches, or 88.5 to 169.5 cm, and is meant to be worn with a little positive ease.

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