Linen

We received stock of two different Linen yarns today. This is Lino from BC Garn.

Material: 100% linen
Yardage: 150m/50g
Needle: 3-4 mm
Gauge: 21 = 10 cm
machine washable 30C

Linen at its best! Lino is a shiny and at the same time a bit rustic linen yarn.

Lino is suitable for hand knitting, weaving and machine knitting. The more linen is used, the softer and beautiful it becomes.

By the way, the linen is from Italy, it is spun and dyed in Serbia. The dyes used are free of animal derivates, so that this yarn can be called truely vegan.

We also received more stock of Linello from Lang. We used one ball of Linello to knit Easy (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Our scarf is colour 54 which is back in stock. If you want the scarf bigger then you will need 2 balls.

Shawlettes in garter stitch are my favorite: They look great in a colorful yarn, they are squishy and warm your neck, and they are so easy to knit that even beginners will enjoy making them.  

This shawlette is named “Easy” because it is just that: So simple to knit, but the biased construction and change of knitting direction will bring out the best of a multicolored yarn. It is long and skinny and can be wrapped around several times, or tied with a knot – and it uses only 459 yards of fingering weight yarn. 

Length: ca. 200 cm (80 inches), Depth ca. 24 cm (10 inches) 

You start in one corner and knit a long triangle until 50% of your yarn is used up. Then you change the direction and modularly add a second triangle (no seaming required) – and you have made a colorful addition to your wardrobe!

Diana and I talked about the needles before she knit the scarf and decided on 3.25mm. You might want to use 3.5mm - it will depend on how tight you knit. We didn’t want a loose knit for this scarf. It’s a personal preference.

A quick word about the Alpine Bloom Tee KAL. The KAL is just starting and you can join at anytime. 

The colours are finally changing.

Now it’s time to do some baking for the cottage. Dad and Beth are going up on Friday and I’m going up Saturday morning. There is no sense trying to drive up after work on Friday.