This series of posts has been about Aunt Lydia Classic 10 crochet thread. Red Heart also makes Aunt Lydia’s Metallic 10 crochet thread that comes in 5 colors: white with a pearl metallic thread, white with a silver thread, silver with a silver strand, natural with a gold metallic strand,…
I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but Aunt Lydia is a bit of a blockhead. I suppose I am, too. It’s not that we’re dense, it’s just that we share a secret about how great blocking is. So, if there are gearheads and radioheads, she and I are blockheads. I…
We’re back with our dear old Aunt, Aunt Lydia and her Classic 10 crochet thread. In this post, sampling is the name of the game. Because size 10 crochet cotton is a lace weight yarn, it’s pretty logical that I want to turn this lustrous thread into lacy knitting. The…
In my last post, I introduced you to Aunt Lydia’s Classic 10 crochet thread, and talked about how knitting with crochet thread can be great bang for your knitting buck. In this post, I’ll outline 3 major differences between knitting yarn and crochet thread. 1. Smoothness Knitters are used to…
Aunt Lydia’s been around for donkey’s years, as my beloved, late mother-in-law would say. She’s visited many houses over a span of more than 100 years! So, who is this socialite auntie? Aunt Lydia‘s is a crochet thread! I grew up with her little sister, who doesn’t have a name but…