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Posted by Not Likely on August 1, 2007, 2:53 pm
>> I have always wondered why the knitting community slows down during
>> summer. Most of us can knit in air conditioned comfort of our homes,
>> local yarn shops, work or car. I suppose t here are more distractions
>> during summer with vacations etc. but I find that I have a bit more
>> time to knit than some other times of the year.
I don't have air conditioning (I prefer open windows, personally), so when
it's hot I tend to slow down on my yarnwork. More often than not though it
has more to do with the humidity rather than just the heat... with me
anyway.
Lately my hands and arms have been allowing me to actually do more knitting
and crochetting.... but I tend to wait until the evening, after having a
cooling dip in the pool to bring my body temperature down. Then I do a bit
of yarnwork while watching TV, until I either get a bit over-heated, or my
hands and arms start telling me they've had enough for the night. On the
really hot and humid days I tend to have to cool off in the pool at least
three times (spaced out over a few hours of course), and if I still find it
too hot, I just refuse to even think about picking up the yarnwork at all.
:o)
*hugs*
Gemini
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Posted by Karlisa on August 1, 2007, 7:50 pm
>I have always wondered why the knitting community slows down during
> summer. Most of us can knit in air conditioned comfort of our homes,
> local yarn shops, work or car. I suppose t here are more distractions
> during summer with vacations etc. but I find that I have a bit more
> time to knit than some other times of the year.
>
> Your thoughts on this?
>
> Padishar Creel
>
I live in South Carolina and it's excruciatingly hot in summer. Although we
have air conditioning, I think I tend to associate knitting with fall and
winter. Plus, I've never been wild about knitting patterns that are
designed for summer wear. Even with cotton or linen yarns, the idea of
wearing a knitted garment in this moist heat makes me cringe. So I guess
I've always bypasssed the stuff that's marketed for summer knitting.
This year is an exception, however, and I've knitted quite a bit non-stop,
especially after the kids go to bed. Christmas is only 5 months away,
after all. :-) I always plan more projects than I can possibly complete,
it seems.
lisa
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Posted by bienchat@hotmail.com on August 3, 2007, 1:32 am
I do roughly the same amount of knitting/crocheting during the
summer as the winter. I always have a sock in my handbag to work on
during odd moments and do a lot of afghan squares during the
evenings. It's too hot here to go outside much during the summer so
I'm home a lot more....
Marie and the cats
> I have always wondered why the knitting community slows down during
> summer. Most of us can knit in air conditioned comfort of our homes,
> local yarn shops, work or car. I suppose t here are more distractions
> during summer with vacations etc. but I find that I have a bit more
> time to knit than some other times of the year.
>
> Your thoughts on this?
>
> Padishar Creel
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Posted by Katherine on August 4, 2007, 10:54 pm
> I have always wondered why the knitting community slows down during
> summer. Most of us can knit in air conditioned comfort of our homes,
> local yarn shops, work or car. I suppose t here are more distractions
> during summer with vacations etc. but I find that I have a bit more
> time to knit than some other times of the year.
>
> Your thoughts on this?
I am just too busy with other things. And I resent it, because
knitting is
my sanity! <g>
That being said, I did buy some luscious yarn for the fall, when I
will be
doing myself TWO shawls!
Higs,
Katherine
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Posted by coggietm on August 17, 2007, 9:43 pm
This year it has seems that my knitting has increased during the
summer. I have more places to go with two teenagers, but I seem to be
doing an awful lot of sitting and waiting while they are doing
sports , jobs, volunteer work. My big stuff ( the sweaters and afghans
I have going) stay at home to be worked on at night , but I have
completed 4 pairs of socks this summer in just the waiting time I have
had.
Coggie in MI
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