A Spring Refresh: Transitioning Your Winter Wardrobe

Spring is an invitation for renewal. Newly budding trees, spring bulbs, and lighter mornings signal a welcome shift in the seasons as we move away from the darkest months of the year. As we welcome longer, warmer days, now is the time to pack away winter's heavy-weight knitwear and transition your wardrobe in anticipation of the milder months of the year.

While there can be a temptation to refresh your everyday wardrobe to break the monotony of chunky knits we wear throughout winter in favour of new light layers; there is often still a cold snap in the spring. Days can still feel crisp, calling for clever layering and a touch of wool and other insulating fabrics that keep off the chill. In this article, we explore which are the best yarns for the spring and the key pieces to help you transition your wardrobe from chunky winter knitwear to lighter-weight layers made for the spring and summer months.

The Perfect Yarns For Spring

Spring mornings and evenings, the weather is often crisp, meaning that while we want to pack away chunky winter knitwear, we still need a touch of wool. In the transitional months, insulating worsted spun yarns like our extra fine merino wool and British lambswool come into their own. Unlike chunky woollen spun yarns used traditionally for winter knitwear, worsted spun yarns are lightweight and finer with a lustrous, smooth finish.

Even in these lightweight yarns, materials like merino and lambswool still deliver incredible insulation, protecting you from windchill and trapping air close to your skin to keep you warm. They are also thermo-regulating, allowing them to adapt to your body's needs and keeping you feeling cooler if the weather brightens up. Chunky cotton knitwear can also make a great warm layer for the spring months, allowing you to begin transitioning your wardrobe out of the winter.

The Benefits Of Layering Knitwear

The weather can be unpredictable in spring and changeable throughout the day, so clever layering is often the key to creating a comfortable outfit that you can easily adapt to suit. Choosing a combination of chunkier and lightweight layers means that you can benefit from the yarn's various natural properties.

We recommend wearing a lighter layer close to the skin, like an extra fine merino. With its ability to wick moisture away from the skin, a fine merino knit is ideal for creating a thermal base. Thanks to its thermo-regulation, wearing an extra fine merino first layer will prevent you from overheating. But it is also quick drying if you sweat, preventing you from feeling uncomfortable. With a finer knit worn as your first layer, you can add a chunkier yarn on top, like lambswool, cotton or British wool on a particularly cold day, giving you more warmth when needed.

A Fresh Colour Palette

While our winter wardrobe is often filled with rich, deep colours, the brighter days of spring and summer call for a lighter palette. As spring arrives, invite a fresh palette of soft hues, from neutrals to pastel tones and even more vibrant shades, to welcome the seasonal shift.

Introducing fresh colours can be the perfect way to reflect a seasonal shift in your wardrobe. Inspired by the vibrant palette of spring in the natural world, shifting towards a brighter palette in your wardrobe will help you transition out of winter, putting more of a spring in your step.