As I’m sure comes as a surprise to absolutely no one except for me, I’m looking forward to summer in a way that I never have before this year. I always joke with folks who always say, “You grew up in Florida! Shouldn’t you love summer?” In fact, I left Florida because I was over the heat. The older I get, the more I love to visit my home state, but in general, summers even here in NC are too long and too hot for my taste. But this year? This year I cannot wait for all of the tomatoes, all of the heat, days on the lake, and also hiding in the AC at our new downtown library because hopefully summer will also mean more mobility and freedom after quarantine.
I’m also really picky about summer knits because I live in such a hot climate. Ours is not the locale of the evening sweater, but rather the evening sweat. No ocean breezes require a cardigan but rather a full-on embrace of a gust of wind that breaks up the humidity. The only reason that knitting has ever happened over the summer for me is due to one thing: air conditioning. I tend to knit a lot of socks in the summer also because it is generally a season with more travel, and socks are extremely portable and fun. However, I’m super interested in potentially, MAYBE making my way into the world of linen/cotton yarns this year after I have enjoyed working with the Cattail Silk for my Terrace Wrap and if I do, these three tops will be at the top of my “to knit” list. In the past couple of years I have also seen a decent number of new patterns for bralettes and cami tops that are knitted that are very cute, but I’m not sure work with my wardrobe or what I like to wear.
I included this incredibly sweet summer veggies garland from Susan B. Anderson because I just cannot with how cute it is. I knit her Fall Charms mini-set last fall and it was my absolute favorite so you know I’m going to be digging through my scrap bin to find the right yarns to work up some little carrots and corn on the cob this summer.
Are you looking forward to any summer knitting this year? Or projects for Me Made May?