Ciao, Bellas! Benvenute! Welcome to An Italian Story, courtesy of Red Heart yarn. We begin our story with Ora, a very thick, singles yarn made with 60% acrylic, 30% wool, and 10% nylon fibers. Ora is so thick, the gauge is a mere 8 sts to 4″ [10cm] using size…
There’s a lot of ground to cover in this series of posts! For the next five days, I’ll be reviewing FIVE premium Red Heart yarns. We begin with Chic Sheep, a soft, pure merino wool yarn created by knitting designer Marly Bird. I met Marly and took a couple of…
This week on KNITmuch, Cynthia MacDougall has an extraordinary week of yarn reviews looking at Red Heart Chic Sheep and the premium line, An Italian Story! She’ll tell you the important details about Chic Sheep, its beauty and outstanding colors! She continues the week with a post for each of…
Have you tried knitting up yesterday’s lace swatch in Red Heart Super Saver Chunky? Check it out! The swatch would make a lovely cushion cover! Today, I get to play with Red Heart Super Saver Ombre. I’ve always been prone to gradient yarns. With the advent of long color repeat…
In yesterday’s post I knit up a swatch using Red Heart Super Saver Fair Isle, and the flared diamond motif. It’s amazing to be able to make a knitted garment look like Fair Isle without the complicated work. It’s so exciting to bring you today a lace panel that features…