MY hubby will tell you the absolute irony of this blog post title, as I am generally incapable of planning for tomorrow, never mind further into the year, but I was minded to focus on this because the summer time is a good time to plan your winter knitting.

Knitting, crochet and handcrafts tend to take a back seat in the warmer months, because people are on holiday, planning days out, or catching up with family, with the garden, and generally making most of the vitamin D and the longer evenings. That doesn’t mean we have to stop crafting though.

These longer days are great for looking out your stash, sorting out bundles of yarn, checking out patterns you’ve had your eye on, and creating project bags ready for the autumn, when you can just pick up a complete project kit and get started right away.

It also worth remembering that knitting (and to a lesser extent crochet) takes longer than you think, so making a start now means you are going to have finished garments to wear in the depths of winter, or even a start to your (dare I say it!) Christmas presents.

Anyway. We won’t wish the summer away, but that doesn’t mean we can’t spend some time in the sun, playing with yarn and thinking ahead.