Welcome to this week’s posts on KNITmuch, where I’ll be exploring Fibra Natura Flax Lace, which is a strong, light and airy, long lasting fiber that’s perfect for summertime wear. If you’re experiencing déjà vu, that’s because Cynthia MacDougall recently posted a fabulous article about using Flax Lace to create…
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…
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…