Your Summer Knitting Inspiration Is Here

✓Join us at Maker Festivals Pennsylvania, the ultimate crafting extravaganza in Lancaster from July 31-August 3, 2024, and we will once again be bringing our fiber artists with us! Our festival lineup will have thousands of fiber artists, and jewelry makers!

We’ve been around these crafty parts awhile, and in our experience, we don’t see a lot of needles moving during the hot months. It isn’t as if we don’t understand. Who wants a hot lap of yarn on a glorious sunny day? But summer knitting doesn’t have to be daunting. There really are projects out there to suit your needles and your hands in this heat! The team here at IW HQ just wants you to keep knitting, no matter the season. Let’s do this.

Featured Above: Titania’s Shawl from Interweave Knits Summer 2017, designed by Susanna IC.

Projects from Quick + Easy Knits: Larimar Tee, Feldspar Tee, Axinite Hat — Photos by Molly Stevenson

Quick + Easy Knits Vol. 2

We’ve just released a new Quick + Easy Knits collection, free for a limited time, that’s full of projects that are great for summer! Think lightweight tees, floaty shawls, and home décor projects that will delight you in hot weather.

Knitted Hats in the Summer? Yes.

Turns out knit hats aren’t just for winter, as long as you keep the yarns lightweight and the pattern lacy. If you’re a hat person like so many of us, check out this list of some favorite summer hats to knit and wear this season.

Show off your funky side with fringe, boho styles, and animal print. Clockwise from left: Winona Poncho, Aristida Shawl, Lovecats Cowl. Photos by Harper Point Photography and George Boe.

Timeless Knitting Trends

We got a little help from knit designer Melissa Leapman a couple of years back on trendsetting in summer knits. Her picks are timeless, and resonate today. You will love these lightweight, thoughtful projects that are meant to go the distance, through each knit-worthy season.

The Beach Boho Lace Collection

Lace knitting is always a favorite for summer projects that can beat the heat. The thin yarn and easily packable projects are easy to take on summer travels and the open stitch patterns keep your lap from overheating. Download this bundle of FIVE of our favorite lace knitting patterns to take on your beach adventures with The Beach Boho Lace Collection.