Summer on the needles - about summer knits

You might not think that summer is a time for knitting – but it is! There are some fantastic designs for summer knitting out there and a lot of beautiful summer models. Also, summer is actually the time to start knitting for winter, to make sure the project is finished when you need it – when is gets cold outside again.

But when the temperatures reaches 30 degrees Celsius / 85 degrees fahrenheit and all hot drinks have been switched out with iced coffee or ice tea, we turn the knitting needles towards summer yarns like cotton and linen.  

I love summer knitting! Summer knits are most often quickly done and very often it's something I'm looking forward to wearing. There is nothing better than styling a light summer skirt with a light tank top or a colorful t-shirt with puff sleeves, that you have created yourself. But from a design point of view, it can be a little difficult to design for the Danish summer, because it can be very comme ci  comme ca - and you never really know what kind of weather to expect.

"I love summer knitting. Because knitting projects are fast,
and because it's something I'm looking forward to wearing"

On my needles I very often have mohair; I love to knit with mohair - also in the summer. It is light and airy, and it is available in the most beautiful summer combinations. I like to use Önling's own No 10 Silk mohair, as we have more than 40 beautiful colors to choose from. 

"I know that not everyone can subscribe to my motto 'everything is better with Mohair'."

But not everyone can follow my motto "everything gets better with mohair". A lot of people think that summer weather is cotton weather. Here at Önling, it is important when using cotton that it is 100% organic and preferably with linen blended in, as it is temperature regulating - and this is exactly the blend of our own summer yarn, Önling No 21.

Another summer yarn would be Önling No 14, which is a beautiful and soft yarn made from Lyocell by Tencel (viscose). This yarn is sooooo soft with a slightly shiny surface - and also temperature regulating.

Recently we have added another summer yarn to our portfolio, namely the well-known Sofistica quality from Hanne Falkenberg. There are already a large number of summer designs available in this yarn - namely Hanne Falkenberg's summer designs - and I am also working on a couple of new designs in this yarn. It's always fun to get to know a new yarn - its quality, benefits and shortcomings - and I do that best by testing the yarn in many different techniques and designs.

Amongst other things, I am working on a 'makeover' of Retro summer top 'and Esther's striped summer top' in No 21 - and also I'm working on a completely new design, which currently has the working title 'Fie'. Fie will feature some great new details and I will present some brand new ideas. I really look forward to showing it to you.

Also, I very much looking forward to launching a new Easy Peasy t-shirt in Önling No 14 very soon. It will be simple and easy to knit, but with some good details that give it a little boost.

You can keep an eye out for our latests designs, which we will be dropping during spring / summer on our Facebook and Instagram pages.