Zest, zing and zippy...

Are you not feeling the love for knitting in the Spring and Summer months?  Here are few goodies that will put the zest, zing, and zippy back in your knitting spirit and keep your needles smokin'.

First stop is for this lovely free pattern on Knitty.com called Julia by Jennifer Wood.

The Loopy Ewe has free downloads of adorable sock patterns for Spring and Summer (including toe up patterns)  You can never have too many socks or sock patterns.

Wraps, wraps, wraps!
Betty and Beatrice at Berroco.com for my crochet buddies...and for the knitty, Spice Route Shawl and Sunshine Shawl (ette) from LionBrand.

Super cute and quick knit -Baby Mitts and Butterflies from Spud & Chloe.

Have a wonderful weekend of knitting or crochet, or both.

Margaret (in the mood for more knitting!)

Vogue Knitting Magazine Spring Summer 2011


Crochet Inspiration

And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
~Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Sensitive Plant"
quotegarden.com