Yesterday I came across a post from a maker of modern clothing encouraging fellow creators to wear what they make. This got me thinking about how seasons have a huge impact on what I am currently knitting or sewing and even cooking. When the temperatures are frigid, all I want is warm, wooly and fluffy. The recipes heavily in rotation are stews with lots of root vegetables and warm bread. Once the daylight shifts though, everything I do alters too. Lots of outdoor meals, bottles of infused ice water and of course, warm weather knits. I wonder if this is the same with other makers?
While crafting for the current season we are in sounds great in theory, it doesn’t always work out in practice. Given that I am a very slow hand knitter, the projects don’t always get made into finished wearable pieces quickly. I’ve made peace with the fact that speed is not the focus of my creative journey. Enjoying the process and relaxation are what I am after. But I love the seasonal craftiness of building a handmade wardrobe – whatever season it may be.
All this rambling is to say that my current project on the needles is a tried and tested pattern that I’ve knit previously – the Ankers Summer Shirt by Petiteknit. This is my third Ankers and I think, I’ve scratched that itch well and good, haha!
This time, I am knitting it with “Line” from Sandnes Garn which is what the original pattern was designed with. I’m made one modification for this iteration which is to knit the yoke using half twisted rib and I’m really glad with that decision. The Line yarn is a blend of cotton, viscose and linen and I wanted the ribbing to look crisp. I’m about a quarter of the way through the body and I want to get this finished in the next week or so.
Speaking of warm weather knits, I finished a cute Spring Sorrel. I absolutely love the texture on the yoke. And then, I cast on for a short sleeve version of the DRK Everyday Sweater. All I need to do is finish blocking these sweaters and weave in all the ends and then they will be ready to be worn.
