Small items are great for summer knitting and crochet, when the last thing you want is a pile of wool on your lap.  So this week I'm taking advantage of my brand new addition to my personal website - leethal quick knits - and I'm showing you my favorite patterns from my list of designs that use less than 20 yards of yarn.  The list is divided into categories, so I'm picking a few from each, starting with accessories and Star Athena's rockin' Band Cuffs!

I love A House Called Nut's Bangle Wristwarmers:



Yarn Pixie's Finger Sweater was designed for the purpose of protecting your finger from yarn burn, but I would knit one in a fun color and just wear it as an accessory!



Next category is toys and decor, starting with Knit for Your Life's Floofy Cupcakes!



I am so creeped out (in a good way!) by these Felted Kodama Dolls by filmcraft!



Tina Hilton shares a pattern for Knit Everlasting Autumn Leaves for us lovers of the season:



Onto the silliness category!  There are more knit moustache patterns out there than you'd think - my favorite is probably Fu-Manchuesdays on Sweet little domestic life:



I don't know what Time Crash is (where this pattern concept came from) but I think knit celery is kind of awesome - the pattern is by Megzie-Woodles on livejournal:



Am I weird to think these Gruesome Knitted Eyeballs by Mary Jane, Midge & Mink are cute?



Ok enough of the silly, moving on now to useful stuff - like this Key Cozy by Liat Knits!  A much more attractive way to tell keys apart than those plastic/rubber covers...



DaniDo Crafty designed this clever Teacup Handle Sweater (ravelry users can see pictures here):



This cute buttoned Easy Peasy iPod Cozy on Craftivist will hold both the iPod Touch and the Zune:



Last is the crochet category, but I'll choose more than 3 to even out the crafts better... first up, these awesome Luna Lovegood's Radish Earrings on Thread Bear:



Craft Leftovers offers the pattern for these crocheted Sun Tea Spot coasters:



And Tibbi's Space has this super clever design for ID Wine Glass Coasters - make a set in different colors and everyone knows which glass is theirs!



I love the cool, wavy design created by combinations of half-double, double, and single crochet stitches in this cuff pattern by Midnight Knitter:



Girl on the Rocks designed this silly, yet useful, Monster Finger Chapstick Cozy:



This Jack Skellington ball by Because Mommy Said So would be a great kids' toy for Tim Burton fans:



I think these crocheted Springtime Tulips are adorable - by the knitted cupcake:



And I'll round out this roundup with one last knitting pattern, by myself for my new leethal quick knits (which has a club!) - Penta-Coasters!  Designed to either felt or not, you can read the pattern on my blog...



Hope this gives you knitters and crocheters something fun to work on in the summer heat!