Today’s prompt is asks if local seasonal weather affects your craft. This coming summer will be my second summer here in Nashville. I can’t believe we moved here a year ago! Since I am now a resident of the hot and humid south, the summer months are spent indoors with the air conditioning on full blast no matter where we go. As a result, my internal temperature goes between feeling either super hot when I step outside to freezing cold if I’m inside.
I do my knitting almost exclusively indoors (I tried knitting by a pool once, I got too many stares, especially since I don’t know how to swim) so I still stick with working with wool. I hate the way cotton and linen feel and I’m afraid of working with such fussy yarns that lose their shape and grow when wet. Not to mention that most cotton yarns dry my hands out like crazy.
Since I joined Ravelry, I have made three socks (I blogged about them here, here and here), two hats, a scarf, a pair of fingerless gloves, and a sweater. I feel like my out put is the highest during the summer. I think I’m going to start tracking what projects I tend to make during which part of the season. Living in the South means I’ll probably be knitting fewer winter accessories and more garments.
7 Responses to “3KCBWDay4 – A Knitter For All Seasons?”
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I don’t like knitting pool-side either. My hands sweat too much! Makes the yarn feel yucky.
Cottons hurt my hands……
I love soft wools that are washable. I have allergies to it makes it tough to wear things i knit in wool!
Who cares if ppl stare? You’re creating something wonderful from scratch by hand, st by st! How rude of them.
I’m sure you’ll be getting into lighter garments since you’ve moved. Your featherweight cardi is fabulous and looks awesome on you.
Cotton is not very fun, I hear you there. I have this rampant hatred (partially unjustified) of Tennessee, but the few times I’ve been to Nashville it seems like a pretty nice place to be. Except for that humidity….whew. I’m surprised you knit in the summer at all! But good point about the craziness with the A/C. Why do they do that?
I totally avoid cotton too! I should have mentioned that in my post … it hurts my hands, or at least I haven’t found a brand I like yet. But I’m not really motivated to look for one, wool suits my needs just fine. And you mention the exact reason why I haven’t knit with bamboo yet, either … glad to hear I’m not the only one who sticks with wool in the south!
Having moved to the PNW from the South, I can tell you as a knitter and crocheter I like living here better. I guess there’s a reason why we have more yarn shops per square mile here. It’s just more fun to make cozy garments. I don’t work with cotton much either–it makes my hands ache! I guess the reason is that wool and wool blends are more flexible. Cotton, not so much. You are right about the stretching thing, too! Good luck with your summer knitting this year!
that’s interesting that your output is higher in the summer! (mine might be too, now that I think about it, since that’s when I’m the least busy) I agree with you, I don’t like the feel of almost all things except wool or alpaca.