Knitting versus the Heat: Take Two

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Bmerrittzzz — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:17:44 GMT

I sit at a table during the summer, and my work rests on the table instead of my lap.

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Lace8849 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:25:39 GMT

I usually prefer to knit with linen during the hot summer months.

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Deathstarlet — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:55:41 GMT

I usually set my knitting needles aside and take up thread crochet in the warmer months. This summer, however, a lady in our community send out all call to all knitters/crocheters to knit scarves for the upcoming Special Olympics here in October.

This has been a nice break from my other projects because:

a) It gave me a good excuse to go to the yarn store.

b) It gave me a chance to experiment with some new stitch patterns and color combinations that I've always been meaning to try!

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cassel63 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:09:53 GMT

Beating the heat is not so much of a problem for me, as finding the time! We have A/C, and our basement level (where the TV lives) is super-cool even on the hottest days.

But, I have a constant battle between the knitting and the weeding. If I could train the kids to pull just the weeds out of the perennial beds, and NOT the perennials as well, I'd have more time to knit. Soon as the gardening season is truly finished (about October) I can pick up my knitting again.

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GisellaF — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:46:05 GMT

It won't help with the warmth of the wool around your hands, but if you desperately have to finish a sweater or blanket in very hot weather: have you tried putting a bamboo sieve/tray on your lap and place your knitting preject on top of that?

It does serve to keep the majority of the project off your knees although it's not exactly fool proof. I prefer to knit with summer yarns because my hands get too hot. Like with baby alpaca: absolutely toasty in winter but no joy to knit when it's too hot.

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Marybouw — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:23:26 GMT

When the summer heat and humidity make the thought of knitting less appealing, I knit with my project sitting on a table or lap tray instead of laying it on my lap. That way, my knitting gets done and I stay cool.

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MaryW@3 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:33:56 GMT

Luckily, my living space has coverings on 3 sides - car port, tractor and tool port and upstairs deck. My only window is on the south side and is protected by trees. Basically I live in a cave which stays very cool no matter how hot it gets outside! I can work on my cape from Swing, Swagger and Drape without getting warm - in fact, sometimes I wish I could put it on!

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tsparsons — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:28:32 GMT

I'm knitting Jennifer Wood's gorgeous cardigan coat featured on the cover of Interweave. I'm currently on vacation in Colorado and even though I nearly needed an extra bag to get the bulky yarn out here it has been fun sitting outside and using my knitting to ward off the cool air. So I can heartily recommend the cool air of Colorado for giving one the urge to knit!!

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PhyllisJ@9 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:12:57 GMT

I work in a call center and in between calls (not much time there but every moment counts) we can do non work related things so long as we stay at our desks and it's something we can drop as soon as we get another call. I recently asked my manager if I could bring in my knitting/crocheting to do in between calls. I don't get a lot done because I'm usually on a call but even on the hottest days I've been able to get a row or two done. Any progress is good progress in hot weather!

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evelyne — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:38:07 GMT

I enjoyed this little blog, I live in Florida, so, yes the Ac is on, expensive, but necessary.

In winter, we have no heater, and when it does get cold, I knit more, and it keeps me warm on cold nights.

But I knit in any weather really.Im about to finish my first lace project ever, a baby blanket for my almost here new grandaughter, hope my daughter will love it.

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evelyne — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:36:26 GMT

I enjoyed this little blog, I live in Florida, so, yes the Ac is on, expensive, but necessary.

In winter, we have no heater, and when it does get cold, I knit more, and it keeps me warm on cold nights.

But I knit in any weather really.Im about to finish my first lace project ever, a baby blanket for my almost here new grandaughter, hope my daughter will love it.

re: Knitting versus the Heat: Take Two

evelyne — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:36:21 GMT

I enjoyed this little blog, I live in Florida, so, yes the Ac is on, expensive, but necessary.

In winter, we have no heater, and when it does get cold, I knit more, and it keeps me warm on cold nights.

But I knit in any weather really.Im about to finish my first lace project ever, a baby blanket for my almost here new grandaughter, hope my daughter will love it.

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JaneD@11 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:29:47 GMT

I switched from making lap robes (30x36") for the Ann Arbor veteran's hospital to knitting toddler sweaters from the World Vision site (www.worldvision.org/.../knit-for-kids-classic-knit-pattern) which are smaller. I've reworked the pattern to make it seamless except for a 3-needle bind-off of the sleeves & shoulders.

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horselove — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:50:10 GMT

Thankfully, I haven't had that much of a problem with heat disturbing my knitting this summer. Except for this one time early this summer when I was trying to make this big fuzzy baby blanket for a friend and our air conditioning stopped working altogether for two days. It got up to 100 degrees outside on those days and I just couldn't stand to have that blanket on my lap, so I had to put it down until the repair man fixed our air conditioning.

(Turns out a centipede, of all things, crawled in there and fried itself and some of the wiring. The guy fixed it easily though.)

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Evelyn@7 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:48:23 GMT

I switched from knitting with wool to knitting with bamboo, linen and cotton. That seemed to work for me and kept me going all summer. The Vergennes Pullover is on my list for this Fall too.