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Stitching for Summer

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summer knitting projectsThough we’re enduring what I hope will be the last cold snap of spring where I live, I’m already thinking about knitting for true spring and summer.

As I knit the last of a long-neglected lap blanket I’m dreaming of lighter weight cardigans and tops, and lighter fibers than all the smooshy wool I’m using.

So I was happy to come across a couple of new patterns on Bitchcraft that might be just the things I need for the next knitting season.

Lissome is a blocky, roomy, short sleeved, open front cardigan, while Summer Petrichor is a tank top with a lace back. Both are worked in linen yarn for perfect summer wear, and they’re great together as well.

Both patterns are free but only offered in one size, though it’s a pretty room size that will fit a pretty wide range of people.

Are you knitting for summer yet? I’d love to know what you are working on.

[Photo: Bitchcraft.]

 

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  1. This pattern is beautiful! This might be exactly what I want to make for spring. Thanks for posting!!

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Knit a Glasses Holder for Your Bedside Table

knit glasses holder

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.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]