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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 …