Of course I realise that makes me a non-fairweather friend of knitting but it just seems wrong to think about sitting there with bits of woolly knitting draped over your bare legs. So I googled it and came up with several examples of people knitting on the beach so clearly I've got a point of view that isn't shared by everyone....
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| The owner said she was knitting a sock...planning ahead! |
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| This owner said this was Mexico, I like the green and orange thing going on... |
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| The owner has circular needle - this is serious stuff! |
When/How do you put your suncream on ?
How do you get the sand out of your knitting ?
At what point do you notice your knitting mistakes? (attributable obviously to wearing your sunglasses instead of your 'proper' specs, as who gets themselves prescription sunspecs in our UK climate!)
In any event I only have to recall the historic link between wool and the beach to realise that there's nothing new in the idea of combining woolly knitting with a hot day and especially a hot day on the beach.
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| Not a great look! |
If you're tempted to give it a go there are vintage bathing suit patterns out there - just remember to knit that all important tension square first!
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the knitting on the beach photos came from blogs by:
jackie-blue;
foxflat;
yarn on a stick;
the surfing dudes photo has its own credit!
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