Here in the US, summer has unofficially begun. For many, our thoughts turn to events like graduations, weddings and vacations. Do you still feel the urge to knit or crochet, but are unsure about working with yarn as the temperature outside rises? There are plenty of projects that are good for summertime! Manos del Uruguay yarns like
Lace,
Serena, and
Silk Blend are lightweight and luxurious.
If you are travelling for an event or vacation, or even if you are taking it easy on the porch with a cool drink, check out these recent publications that include patterns using
Manos Yarns.
Knitscene Accessories is available as a digital download and on newsstands. The
Sunehri Shawl, on the left, is a triangular shawl with a picot edge and elongated stitch pattern, designed by Denise Twum. Knit with two skeins of
Maxima, you could go bold and bright as with the "Highlighter" colorway shown here or go with a more subdued and subtle colorway. There are more than thirty colors! Shown in the center is the
Lauren Sweater, found in the
Interweave Crochet Summer issue, an openwork sweater punctuated with columns of solid fabric created with crochet shell stitches and a deep ribbed collar. This crochet project designed by Mimi Alelis uses
Serena in the Tide colorway. On the right is the
Cowl Neck Vest, in
Clasica #48 Cherry, Cecily Glowik MacDonald's contribution to the
Knit Red book to raise awareness for heart disease.
The
Spring 2012 knit.wear is available for a digital download now and will be on newsstands June 26. Look for the
Expanding Ripples Scarf by Carol Feller which uses just one skein of
Lace in the "Natural" colorway. Also be sure to check out the
Bias Lace Shell by Lisa R. Myers, worked up in
Serena, shown here in "Tide".
What are your favorite summer projects? Do you prefer to work with lightweight lace or would you rather work up quick one-skein worsted items? We would love to hear about it - leave a comment here, in our
Ravelry group, on our
Facebook page, or tweet us
@ManosYarns.
