summer plans
April 24, 2019
I just might love organizing my knitting projects as much as I love knitting them. It's something I do every few months and usually comes with a new season. Spring and summer knitting has begun in earnest! Below I gathered up fingering weight pastels; some beautiful leftovers, tiny mini skeins from Canon Hand Dyes and the yarn I received from Alicia Paulson's Advent Calendar. I put them in color families and think they would make awesome baby and children's sweaters.
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| Diving deep into my stash I found some Rowan 4ply Cotton. I plan to pair it with Kidsilk Haze to make an ice-cream colored striped sweater for me. One day. No hurry. |
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| I finally found a pattern for my 5 skeins of Dovestone Aran. I'll set this aside for fall. |
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| I lined up my Destination Yarns mini skeins for a future So Faded pullover. I'll probably set this aside for fall too. |
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| Kidsilk Haze Vintage in a beautiful mid blue for a cardigan. I hear Rowan is coming out with a Cashmere Haze! Dying! |
Now I'm coming to the things I'd like to get done this summer. Five adult sweaters seems a bit ambitious and I'm not all that certain I'll get them done. I've got two sweaters for Carter I'd like to make for his July birthday as he's starting pre-school this year. I've also got an idea for a sweet romper as I fear he'll be too old to wear them soon. Sigh. The last one is my new movie knit.
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| A new cotton yarn for Rowan this year, Denim Revive. |
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| I always need a new white summer sweater. This is Seclude by Alicia Plummer, a simple V neck in Creative Linen. |
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| A little romper for Carter. |
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| Another Seacoast for me with a super favorite yarn, Cotton Cashmere. I'll be wearing this one soon I hope. |
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| Swooning over this color. Don't know what it will be, but I'll be wearing whatever it will be this summer. |
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| This gorgeous color! I got this yarn from a yarn swap from a fellow Rowan lover. I swapped some Mohair Haze for this Cotton Lustre. I have enough for a summer Weekender. |
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| A "starting pre-school this fall" cardigan for Carter. Something preppy maybe. |
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| A summer Flax for Carter. |
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| Lastly, I finally found the perfect project for my Clara CVM Romeldale yarn. A simple garter shawl for movie knitting. |
Summer knitting is the best!
I hope you have some great projects in your bag that will keep you busy all summer long!
I hope you have some great projects in your bag that will keep you busy all summer long!
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3 Comments
They all sound beautiful. For some reason I always feel like knitting in summer too. Maybe it's all those lazy days? Chloe
ReplyDeleteI don't understand when knitters say they don't knit in summer!
DeleteWhat pattern are you using for the simple garter shawl, please?
ReplyDeleteYou make my day when you make a comment!