Summer Knittin'

Most of us probably know the song "Summer Lovin'" from the 70's musical, Grease. Well, after I typed out the subject of this post I changed the words and started singing "Summer Knittin'."

Summer knittin' had me up last; summer knittin' happened so fast...

I can't be the only one who does that with songs!

Anyway...

Living in the desert Southwest of the United States, it is currently too hot to exist. My region is surrounded by storms and we are not getting a single drop of rain. Unfortunately, rain or no, the barometric pressure has a cruel effect on my overall pain levels - that, in turn, affects my ability to knit!

Oh, the humanity!

I've been trudging along, nonetheless, as we have a couple of family birthdays coming up in July. What to make in the dreadful heat of summer, though?

My son is turning 27 next week, and he is probably the hardest person to knit for. Even in winter, there are few things he would actually use.I kind of lucked out when he was helping me go through the immense amount of yarn sent to me by my aunts in Oregon. He handed me a skein of denim blue yarn and asked if I would make him a pair of socks.

Yes, oh yes! I thought you'd never ask! So that, plus money to upgrade his computer, is what he's getting for his birthday. The only thing is he won't be able to wear them until late fall since they ended up being a bit thick like slipper socks. Oops!

I'm kind of embarrassed to post a photo because I made a couple of mistakes in the garter stitch, and it's very noticeable. I'll post them  anyway, though, but I'll be blushing. ;)

After my son's birthday is my niece's son's first birthday. I've been racking my brain about what to make for a few months on this one. I finally decided to make a grocery cart seat cover. Grocery carts are so dirty, and babies we love touch these germ-infested things all the time. The cover I'm planning will wrap around the front handle, the back of the seat, and each side. There aren't a lot of patterns out there for the seat covers, much less knitting patterns, so I'm going to go by the cart dimensions I found online. I have a basic diagram to work off of, and I'll add some extra special extras to make it extra special.

So come back soon, because I'll be sharing the pattern here!

What are you knitting this summer?