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Knitting Patterns – Shawls for Summer Days

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Some knitters toss all their knitting aside during the warm summer months, but those of us who are a little more obsessed both knit and use knit things even when it’s hot outside.

Because we know hot outside doesn’t mean hot inside, and a warm day can turn into a cool evening without much notice. And summer knitting can easily be done from an airconditioned room too.

That’s why it’s a great idea to always have a little summer shawl knitting pattern at the ready should a chill come your way. Here are a few pretty summer shawl knitting ones I’ve come across recently.

The Jocelyn Wrap from Fibra Natura is worked in a cool linen blend yarn that’s great for summer. Wear this eyelet and lace pattern over a tank top and you’ll be comfortable all day.

Joyce Fassbender’s Psh-shawl from Knit Picks has a fun story to go with its cute name. It’s the answer to knitters who say shawls take too long or lace is too hard. This little bitty pattern has a pretty simple lace diamond pattern and is a great first lace shawl pattern (though it is rated for intermediate knitters).

The Ojos de Bruja scarf from Knitting and So On has a shawl shape and fun holes along the edge. It’s worked in a multicolored yarn in Garter Stitch with German short rows, which is a slightly different technique that will increase your knitting skills.

Berroco’s Dorothea shawl is a big project, worked with a relatively easy diamond lace pattern from the center out. This one is designed by Amy Christoffers and would be great to wear in spring and fall as well.

I’m a big fan of little shawls like this one from Zsuzsa Kiss on the Love Knitting blog (free membership required to download). It has a fun deep lace edging paired with a textured section and is worked in a pretty gradient yarn.

Have you knit any shawls this summer? I’d love to know what you’re working on.

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  1. Love the Jocelyn Wrap and the Dorothea Shawl. Definitely adding these to my project list. Thanks for sharing these patterns!

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Add a Little Lace to Your Knitting Patterns

If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.