A Knitter or Crocheter For All Seasons?
As spring is in the air in the northern hemisphere and those in the southern hemisphere start setting their sights for the arrival of winter, a lot of crocheters and knitters find that their crafting changes along with their wardrobe. Have a look through your finished projects and explain the seasonality of your craft to your readers. Do you make warm woollens the whole year through in preparation for the colder months, or do you live somewhere that never feels the chill and so invest your time in beautiful homewares and delicate lace items. How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft?
As spring is in the air in the northern hemisphere and those in the southern hemisphere start setting their sights for the arrival of winter, a lot of crocheters and knitters find that their crafting changes along with their wardrobe. Have a look through your finished projects and explain the seasonality of your craft to your readers. Do you make warm woollens the whole year through in preparation for the colder months, or do you live somewhere that never feels the chill and so invest your time in beautiful homewares and delicate lace items. How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft?
Last July I cast on a blanket. This year the weather turned beautifully warm at the beginning of April, and I was knitting my Narragansett jumper (in a nice and cosy merino/camel yarn)… So it appears that I am not at all seasonally minded *laughs*
I knit what I want to knit, whether it’s the appropriate season
or not. Luckily (or not!) the weather here is so variable that most of the
things I knit can make an appearance “out of season” anyway ;)
Lately I have been much more interested in knitting cardigans. I
looked at my shop-bought wardrobe and realised that I like layering, and my
most-worn items tend to be in that vein. It works for the weather – much easier
to slip a cardigan or shrug on and off as the clouds race across the sky than
to wear a jumper. So I knit Cria and Shalom, I have yarn to knit at least 3
more cardigans once I have chosen the patterns.
I’ve definitely noticed that I lack the inclination to knit
summery items. Perhaps it’s because I like the feel of wool, alpaca, angora…
And hate the feel of cotton yarn. I’ve tried knitting with 4ply cotton, which
was the most unenjoyable knitting I think I’ve ever attempted. Even if I did love the colour!
But, I do want
to knit things that work for summer, I’d like to be an all seasons knitter.
Well, I have some mystery bamboo yarn in my stash so this may be the year to experiment
*laughs* That’s if we get a decent summer of course ;)
Your cardigans always turn out so perfectly, I'm super jealous. Especially your Shalom.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I knit what I want when I want. Season has no effect.
ReplyDeleteCardigans are so versatile. They are one of the best additions to your closet. Yours are lovely and I bet you get lots of opportunities to wear them.
I agree, all the tops I have ever made are for layering. There's just something about them that works with so many more outfits!
ReplyDeleteThat green is SO fab... and I'm really into cardigans, too :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, layering is an excellent way to dress!
ReplyDeleteI, too, don't let Mother Nature dictate my knitting. Viva la laine!
ReplyDeleteI, too, knit what I want to knit when I want to knit it. Happy cardigan knitting!
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong with layering!
ReplyDeleteI've yet to pluck up the courage to make myself a cardigan, but I want to one day, I've even picked the pattern I want to use.
ReplyDeleteCardigans are always good! As for summer knitting, I always like lace projects - that way they're not too warm. And there are nice wool blends too - I like wool and silk combinations when it's warm outside.
ReplyDeleteThose cardigans look great! You were able to get them to fit well. I have such problems with fit, I might as well take a class.
ReplyDeleteReally, I like the feel of cotton, it's so fresh! Your cardigans are very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love cotton thread crochet; but I'm with you. Knitting or crocheting with worsted weight cotton is not that fun. Don't like the feel. Your work is beautiful, and I do love the look of the lime green cotton!
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