Summer Holiday Projects

Languid days, light nights – summer is a season that calls for needlework! Here are a few suggestions for some pretty self-pampering projects, all of which were inspired by the flowers of summer and the special atmosphere that reigns during this season. Enjoy!

JAPANESE ANEMONE

The garter stitch is perfect for creating this edgy look in linen yarn, as the knitting technique causes the scarf to automatically curl at each edge. It doesn’t get any easier than this, and the only difficult thing about it is choosing from YLLET’s wide range of beautiful colors! The pattern itself is free of charge.

Click on the image to see just how easy it is to create this stunning scarf.

PANSY

Lis Andersen has designed this pretty scarf especially for Sommerfuglen’s One of a Kind series. Crocheted in an elegant but easy-to-do lace pattern, it creates an amazing look that belies its simplicity. The pattern is well suited to scarves as it doesn’t have an obvious reverse side. And of course you can always use your leftover yarns to add striking borders to the ends of your scarf.

POPPY

Our roadsides now are lined with beautiful poppies that light our way, and wild flowers are the source of inspiration for a series of eight designs by British company Cleopatra’s Needle. The needlepoint canvases come in a cute little box with the pattern printed in color on the front. Inside the box you find canvas, yarn, diagram, needle and instructions in the half cross-stitch technique used for this project. When you’ve completed the canvas, use it as a pincushion or fragranced pillow, frame it, or give it pride of place on a bigger pillow made with extra border material.