Summer knitting

It may be summer and the weather may be hot - and getting hotter - but summer isn't the time to put away your knitting needles - it’s the time to become inspired all over again by the new range of knitting cottons, bamboo yarns and other exotic lightweight blends.

And if you’re anything like me you can’t wait to sit on a shady veranda in the fresh air, sipping a cool drink, listening to birdsong while you relax and knit away....

Yes, summer is the time to swap cuddly knitting wool for cool cotton knitting yarns, bamboo yarns and blends, yarn by katia or the new Lana Grossa mixes.

• a beach bag,
• an evening purse
• eco friendly cotton bags and totes

• a summer hat
• cool knitted scarf add colour not warmth,
• or summer socks

We still use our favourite sock patterns, just make them a little shorter, choosing a cooler, more absorbent yarn.

One of our favourite yarns for summer socks is “Harmony” from Bendigo Woollen Mills (opens in a new window)

If you're in Australia you can order securely from them online - we do.

Harmony is mostly cotton, with a little wool and a small amount of lycra giving the yarn wonderfully absorbant stretchy qualities. We make around 3 pairs of ladies summer height socks from 1 x 200g ball - very economical.

Try the sock pattern above for yourself, handmade sox fit better and are far more comfortable than the normal cotton variety you buy.

I hope I’m convincing you not to put away your needles during the warmer months. Instead take advantage of all the gorgeous new summer knitting cottons and yarn blends now readily available.

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