It’s starting to get a little bit fresh and warm here in Victoria and I’m seeing trees bud and blossom all around town. So I think it’s time for some spring knits! Here are a few ideas to knit for this transition.

Seablush

Seablush is a delicate fingering weight pullover with lots of options for adjusting the style to suit you. It’s shown above in the cropped, 3/4 sleeve version, but the pattern gives instructions for making both the body and sleeves full length if that’s your preference. This is a lovely extra layer for spring and that floaty fabric is worth the fingering weight gauge! The sample here is knit in Biches et Bûches Le Petit Lambswool and I also knit it up in The Farmer’s Daughter Soka’pii.

Melissa is wearing a soft pink pullover with pretty textured ribbed details around the yoke. The sleeves are three quarter length and the body is cropped. She’s sitting at a bright window on a white shelf that’s stuffed with yarn and surrounded by plants.

Sunlight on the Forest Floor

Do you have a few special skeins of Spincycle Yarns in your stash? This pretty lace-edged shawl shows off those colour transitions beautifully. The lace is knit first in a long strip, then the shawl body is picked up and worked with short rows. It’s a great length and shape to wear scarf-style or as a pretty shoulder wrap.

Andrea’s shoulders are wrapped with a crescent-shaped shawl that’s in variegated shades of emerald green, sea blue, and rusty brown. There’s a scalloped lace border and a plain Stockinette shawl body. She’s standing in a misty green field.

Witty’s Trail Mitts

Fingerless mitts are great for those springtime beach walks! Witty’s Trail Mitts (named after a forest trail and beach here in Victoria that I love!) have a textured option, shown here, or a more simple version with broken rib stitch. This is one of those quick projects that can be knit up in a weekend! Maybe a pair would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift too!

Andrea is wearing white textured fingerless mitts in a knit-and-purl geometric motif. She’s holding a toffee-coloured travel mug.

Luxa

If you’re ready for some short sleeved knits, Luxa is an elegant, sweet little tee with some special details. It’s got a little lace ribbing at the hem and clean I-cord edges at the neckline and sleeves. Click through to see the gorgeous plunging back!

Diana is wearing a grey knit tee shirt with waist shaping, a wide round neckline, and short capped sleeves. The hem is trimmed with a lace ribbing and the sleeves and neckline are trimmed with I-cord.

Sun and Moon Socks

Socks are always a go-to project. The Sun and Moon Socks have charts for little moons, shown here, and perfect suns. You can mix and match if you need the energy of both. I love this pale moon vibe for spring.

Jess’s feet wearing blue gradient socks. The cuffs feature a textured rib pattern that looks almost like lace and almost like cables. The toes are blue and just above the toe transition is colourwork of tiny little blue moons.

Dissent Pullover

Have you been wanting to make a Dissent sweater? Maybe this spring is your moment! The pattern includes lots of options to make it exactly your own, from in-depth guidance on choosing yarn, to different sleeve and body-lengths written into the instructions.

Kelsey is wearing a pink pullover with dark brown colourwork around the yoke. The neckline is round and the sweater fit is relaxed but not oversized with a snug fit around the sleeves.

Botanical Beach Toque

A quick accessory for enjoying some straightforward colourwork, Botanical Beach has dramatic wave motifs. It’s knit in worsted weight yarn, so it’s a great project if you want to practice your stranded knitting.

Andrea is wearing a teal toque with white wave motifs repeated around it. It’s got a wide ribbed brim. She’s standing on a boardwalk in the forest.

Botanical Sampler

The Botanical Sampler is pure colour-blocked joy! Grab a skein of Peony from Gauge Dye Works to make a self-striping cowl just like the sample or do some stash-busting. The pattern includes instructions on how to use different yarns too. You can substitute with about 84 yd/77 m each of five colours of fingering weight yarn, so go check your sock yarn leftovers and check out this blog post about how to use the weight of yarn to estimate yardage.

Closeup of Andrea wearing a lacy colour-blocked cowl with garter stitch transitions between the colours. She’s got on a flower crown in colours that match the cowl.

Full Circles Cowl

Full Circles is an elegant cowl that gives the casual vibes of a triangle shawl but without the risk of the ends slipping off. Knit it in as a straight rectangle with interesting textural details and some clever seaming creates the shape. The pattern is written for worsted and fingering weight yarns.

Andrea is wearing a textured cowl with a triangle point in the front like a relaxed triangle shawl. The fabric is scrunched around her neck and draping around her shoulders. There are three big circle motifs along one edge.

What’s your plan?

Tell me about your spring making plans in the comments! I want to hear about more than knitting too — what are you sewing, baking, or painting? I’m looking forward to celebrating this season with some fresh projects.

Springy Knits!