Summer Knitting

I’m not usually much of a knitter in the summer, but I’ve knocked out two projects start to finish over the past month, and I’m eager to cast on for another this week. I’m not sure why I’ve suddenly picked up my needles again during the season I am least inclined to use them, except we’ve been under some stress about the possibility of local wildfires again. We’re entering the months where this was an issue for us last year, and there’s only so much we can do to prepare, so I’ve needed something to keep my hands and mind occupied.

The first project is called Buttons, a beautiful kid’s sweater designed by Dani Sunshine. For yarn, I chose the Wilder Hase base from @angoramoose. This yarn is made up of 50% Corriedale, 40% CVM and 10% Angora Rabbit, and it’s really lovely to knit with. It was obviously intended to be knit in such a way that you attach the buttons as you’re knitting, but I decided to omit them. I love the look of reverse-stockinette on its own, and I think doing it this way will be a bit more practical for my farm girls, who are always climbing trees and hanging out with curious goats that like to nibble on anything and everything.

The second project I finished is the Berta shawl by Amy Christoffers, a free pattern. I knit this using a beautiful DK handspun from @allinkawsay_yachay. It’s made of 50% Merino and Mulberry Silk + 50% Suri Alpaca, and is some of the most beautifully rustic yarn I’ve ever worked with, so I decided it would go nicely with the garter stitch lace in Berta. And because I didn’t want to waste even a single bit of the yarn, I added the tiniest fringe and I’m really happy with how it turned out.

Click the video below for a closer look at both projects: