✈️ 10 Travel-Ready Projects to Knit This Summer
Summer is here, and that means it’s time to pack your bags — and your project bag! Whether you’re off on a beach vacation, a road trip, or just lounging in your backyard, these small, satisfying knitting projects are perfect to take along.
Each of these 10 patterns is:
- ✅ Lightweight and portable
- ✅ Made with 2 skeins or less (well, maybe 3 😉)
- ✅ Fun and quick to knit
- ✅ Great for gift-making or selfish knitting
- ✅ Some are even FREE!
🌴 Travel-Ready Knitting (and 1 Crochet) Projects 🌴
It’s Travel Projects Week at Ewe Ewe Yarns — and I’m sharing my favorite small, satisfying patterns you can take anywhere this summer! Whether you’re ✈️ jet-setting, 🚗 road-tripping, or just 🏖️ knitting on the porch, these quick projects are lightweight, easy to pack, and totally fun to stitch.
Let’s get into it! 🎉
🍰 Layer Cake Cowl
Simple stitches + soft yarn = the perfect travel knit! This cowl uses 1 ball each of 3 cheerful Wooly Worsted shades. It's smooshy, stylish, and easy to memorize — ideal for plane rides or porch sittin’.
👉 Shop the Layer Cake Cowl pattern
🧶 Choose 1 ball of 3 colors of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers yarn
✨ Holy Cowl
Holy smokes, it’s a fun one! This breezy cowl is knit in the round with 2 skeins of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers. Light, bright, and a heavenly choice for on-the-go knitting.
🧶 Shop yarn: 2 balls of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers yarn
👼 Angel Food Cake Cowl
A little lace, a lotta love! This delicate design uses 1 color of worsted weight yarn. Light as air, it’s perfect for warm-weather knitting (and it’s super pretty to wear, too!).
🧶 Shop for 2 balls of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers
🌤️ Clear Skies Cowl
Knit this beauty with 2 balls of Fluffy Fingering yarn and enjoy clear skies and clear stitches ahead! Soft, lacy, and full of summer vibes.
🧶 Knit with 2 balls of Fluffy Fingering yarn in the color of your choosing
🌊 Rush Cowl
Inspired by flowing water and peaceful hikes, this textured cowl is one of my favorite FREE patterns! Knit with Ewe So Sporty yarn, it’s ideal for camping trips and mountain getaways.
🧶 Shop the yarn: Choose 1 ball of 2 colors of Ewe So Sporty yarn
🦞 Don’t Be Shellfish Cowl (Crochet!)
Crocheters, this one's for you! This beachy, shell-inspired cowl uses 2 balls of Ewe So Sporty. Cute, coastal, and a fun FREEBIE.
🧶 Choose 1 ball of your 2 favorite colors of Ewe So Sporty yarn
❄️ Snowfall Cowl
Don’t let the name fool you — this soft and squishy lace cowl is perfect for summer stitching! Made flat with 3 balls of Wooly Worsted, it’s relaxing, rhythmic, and oh-so-giftable.
🧶 Shop for 3 balls of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers
💙 Burnout Beanie
Sleek, sporty, and totally travel-worthy! This ribbed hat uses 1–2 balls of Ewe So Sporty and looks especially sharp in Sapphire. (One of my personal faves!)
🧶 Choose 2 skeins of your favorite color of Ewe So Sporty yarn
🔲 Frontside Flip Hat
Stranded colorwork fun in a small package! This bold checkerboard beanie uses 2 colors of Ewe So Sporty and adds a punch of personality to your project bag.
🧶 Shop yarn kits with pattern included!
🌀 Messy Doodles Hat
Got two colors and a sense of fun? Then you’re ready to knit Messy Doodles! This ponytail hat uses 1 ball each of a main and contrast color in Wooly Worsted. It’s quirky, cool, and easy to wear.
🧶 Shop for 1 ball in 2 colors of Wooly Worsted or Heather's Heathers
Where will your yarn take you this summer? 🌞
Tag your travel WIPs with #EweEweYarns so I can cheer you on! And don’t forget to stop by Club Ewe Ewe to chat about your favorite summer destinations, packing tips, and patio progress.
Happy summer and happy stitching!
💗 Heather
Founder + Chief Knitting Cheerleader at Ewe Ewe Yarns 🧶✨
