I’m a little concerned about giving away all of the fun coming up in next week’s posts written by the exciting Cindy O’Malley!! I love the way Cindy sinks her teeth into a yarn (figuratively of course!) and wholeheartedly explores every facet of knitting with it. Next week, starting Monday…
Oh, darn. It’s the end of our week with Fibra Natura’s Flax Lace yarn. I’ve had SUCH a good time, I’m sorry to see it come to an end. Flax Lace is a lovely linen yarn, perfect for beautiful summer shawls and stoles. We’ve expanded on this use by giving…
Our week with Fibra Natura’s Flax Lace yarn continues today with how to select a finished size for a stole. We began the week talking about the features of linen yarn and the design possibilities of Flax Lace. Then, we had a swatching day, followed by a treatise about blocking.…
One of the most effective ways to enhance lace knitting (or knitted lace) is to block it. This week, we’re working with Fibra Natura’s Flax Lace yarn. Yesterday, we made two tension swatches – I started with one on size 6 US [4mm] needles, and wasn’t happy with it, so…