It’s time to share this top-down knit tee pattern with you so you can try knitting it with Lina and Whisper Lace held together. The drape of the resulting fabric is fabulous. I wanted to hold these two yarns together because I felt that I could finish a full sweater…
Whisper Lace
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Making tidy increases/decreases when working with linen yarn, Lina
by Charles Vothby Charles VothI’m so excited to share my sweater design where I held together Lina, a linen-cotton blend, and Whisper Lace, a wool-silk blend, both by Fibra Natura. On Tuesday, I reviewed Whisper Lace and yesterday I looked at Lina. Today, I want to show you how the two yarns look together.…
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In my quest to find the right two yarns to combine for the sweater I wanted to design for spring or fall evenings, I finally came across Lina by Fibra Natura. Yesterday I reviewed Whisper Lace, also by Fibra Natura, the lace-weight wool and silk blend, but today I want to explore the…
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This week I dove into the adventure of knitting with 2 different yarns held together. Yesterday, I shared the beginning of my experiments on using Whisper Lace yarn and Lina by Fibra Natura. In this post, I want to take a step back and highlight the strengths of Whisper Lace yarn. I was looking…
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Doubling up Lina and Whisper Lace yarns for 2X the beauty and function
by Charles Vothby Charles VothThe last time I held yarn double to knit something was years ago, when I had some scrap worsted weight yarns that I wanted to use up by making a pet blanket. I really tried to make the colors match, but that was trickier than I thought. I didn’t like…