Usually. There’s ac here (I live in the USA Arizona). Sometimes just the thought of it is too hot, and then I might hook a rug or embroider. It kind of depends on my mental state (and whether the cats are frisky) and my hands. I have this plastic box with a lid that has a hole, so I snap the yarn in that and it feeds out the hole. This way the cats can’t take my yarn ball and destroy it when I’m not paying attention.
Yes of course! I also continue to eat hot soups and coffee all year round! Hot beverages heat the body with in turn creates sweat and sweat evaporate and causes a cooling sensation!
That's a great point. My husband always laughs at me for drinking hot coffee when I'm already hot. Do you ever experiment with cold brews? I bought a cold brew kit for tea but have had variable success with it.
I knit all year round. In the USA Pacific Northwest West we usually have such variable summer weather that a single day moves from cool to hot and back. When we have an truly awful spell (happening more and more) I switch to mitts, cowls, socks
I tend to keep going. But we live by the beach and most days there’s a cooling wind. I do knit less though because I have to work more and spend more time walking and swimming.
When we lived in the southeastern US (very hot and humid, but with AC), I would start knitting in earnest in August, the hottest month. I think I was trying to will cooler temps to arrive.
I also find myself reading books that have to do with winter or ice or something cold during that time. I'm not sure any of this works, but it does help my mood!
I am always knitting. Most of my projects are small, but this year it seems to be sweaters. I’ve just completed one for my daughter and I’m in the middle of a test-knit of another for a local designer.
I live in Phoenix Arizona USA. It's a triple digit world here. It's hot 9 months out of the year. Today, June 28th it's only 110F. In two days it will be 116F. I never stop knitting! I use some cooler fibers. But July is when I start my Christmas knitting of wooly hats, stockings, stuffy gifts, etc. I do postpone blankets to our cooler months of November thru the beginning of February.
One of my friends is collecting rectangles for the Warm Up American project so this past month I’ve just been knitting 7” by 9” rectangles, using up spare yarn and trying to stay cool.
Luckily I now have air conditioning in my condo. I didn't have it in my house. So I am taking advantage of it these days. I used to read, quilt and do beading & embroidery as an alternate to wool during the summer months but I don't have storage space for all of that now and had to downsize quite a bit. One door closes and another opens. Hope this heat is not too stifling.
I am a retired art teacher from the U.S. I always used the summer to try out new techniques or projects. Now i like to pick smaller projects that let me try a new stitching pattern or a bigger project pattern i think i need to try…. Vests? Mermaid tail cosy blanket for a mermaid loving daughter in law. I have started traveling so always looking for a small project that is a bring along.
The point about knitting smaller projects is a good one. I guess I always tend to gravitate towards socks but I forget that there are other projects that would also work. Intrigued by the thought of a vest - maybe I could practice some colour work too
I’m not a huge fan of either, honestly, though that may at least partially because the yarn I have is pretty cheap. Lion Brand Truboo feels so silky and amazing, but it has almost no twist, splits if you aren’t viligiant, and any dropped stitches just run down to the cast-on. But the finished project is definitely worth it!
I saw only two choices on Everyday Knitter's survey. I go with the third choice: Do nothing. With a glass of cold rosé in hand.
Ha! That works too.
Or it would if I could still tolerate alcohol (sad face)
Usually. There’s ac here (I live in the USA Arizona). Sometimes just the thought of it is too hot, and then I might hook a rug or embroider. It kind of depends on my mental state (and whether the cats are frisky) and my hands. I have this plastic box with a lid that has a hole, so I snap the yarn in that and it feeds out the hole. This way the cats can’t take my yarn ball and destroy it when I’m not paying attention.
That sounds like a good plan. I just don't think I'm well equipped for warm weather. My brain just refuses to cooperate.
I'd carry on with a sock, but definitely not a blanket or heavy jumper.
Yes of course! I also continue to eat hot soups and coffee all year round! Hot beverages heat the body with in turn creates sweat and sweat evaporate and causes a cooling sensation!
That's a great point. My husband always laughs at me for drinking hot coffee when I'm already hot. Do you ever experiment with cold brews? I bought a cold brew kit for tea but have had variable success with it.
I knit all year round. In the USA Pacific Northwest West we usually have such variable summer weather that a single day moves from cool to hot and back. When we have an truly awful spell (happening more and more) I switch to mitts, cowls, socks
I tend to keep going. But we live by the beach and most days there’s a cooling wind. I do knit less though because I have to work more and spend more time walking and swimming.
Oh, a sea breeze would be so welcome here in landlocked Cambridgeshire
When we lived in the southeastern US (very hot and humid, but with AC), I would start knitting in earnest in August, the hottest month. I think I was trying to will cooler temps to arrive.
I love that idea, knit faster to summon the autumn coolness
I also find myself reading books that have to do with winter or ice or something cold during that time. I'm not sure any of this works, but it does help my mood!
I am always knitting. Most of my projects are small, but this year it seems to be sweaters. I’ve just completed one for my daughter and I’m in the middle of a test-knit of another for a local designer.
I think I need to cultivate a little more resilence. I just need my brain to wake up - it seems to get very sluggish in the summer montha.
I live in Phoenix Arizona USA. It's a triple digit world here. It's hot 9 months out of the year. Today, June 28th it's only 110F. In two days it will be 116F. I never stop knitting! I use some cooler fibers. But July is when I start my Christmas knitting of wooly hats, stockings, stuffy gifts, etc. I do postpone blankets to our cooler months of November thru the beginning of February.
I put my WIP down last summer and haven't yet picked it back up!! Telling myself that I will do when autumn comes round...
Oof..yes. I know that feeling
One of my friends is collecting rectangles for the Warm Up American project so this past month I’ve just been knitting 7” by 9” rectangles, using up spare yarn and trying to stay cool.
Oh, that’s such a perfect project. Small, portable and a great cause too.
Luckily I now have air conditioning in my condo. I didn't have it in my house. So I am taking advantage of it these days. I used to read, quilt and do beading & embroidery as an alternate to wool during the summer months but I don't have storage space for all of that now and had to downsize quite a bit. One door closes and another opens. Hope this heat is not too stifling.
Quilting is always something I've wanted to try, and beading for that matter. But as you say, it all takes space (and time) doesn't it
I am a retired art teacher from the U.S. I always used the summer to try out new techniques or projects. Now i like to pick smaller projects that let me try a new stitching pattern or a bigger project pattern i think i need to try…. Vests? Mermaid tail cosy blanket for a mermaid loving daughter in law. I have started traveling so always looking for a small project that is a bring along.
The point about knitting smaller projects is a good one. I guess I always tend to gravitate towards socks but I forget that there are other projects that would also work. Intrigued by the thought of a vest - maybe I could practice some colour work too
Texas=air condition or local pool =survival
During last week's heatwave I carrier on knitting a scarf. My family thought I was nuts.
Other knitters definitely understand 🧡
I still knit inside, even with wool. This year I've also started knitting in cotton and bamboo so that it's comfier to keep knitting outside
I always forget about cotton and bamboo - such a great reminder, thank you.
I’m not a huge fan of either, honestly, though that may at least partially because the yarn I have is pretty cheap. Lion Brand Truboo feels so silky and amazing, but it has almost no twist, splits if you aren’t viligiant, and any dropped stitches just run down to the cast-on. But the finished project is definitely worth it!