Lino is a 100% linen yarn and it comes in 36 colours. BC Garn is a Danish brand (company =Kremke Handelges, mbH). It is a non mercerised yarn, so it isn't slippery. I tried out this yarn with the intent of knitting a summer tank top with a central cable design This is the second … Continue reading Knitting with summer yarn: evaluation of Lino by BC Garn
Month: June 2024
Knitting advice Nr. 21 : Use stitch markers to hold the fabric into place (you need to check the fit before any sewing takes place).
Do you know how a custom-fitted garment is made? By a process of trial and error. Usually, this involves using loads of pins to connect the different parts of the not-yet-entirely-sewed-up piece. But you can't do that with knitted fabric because pins tend to fall off. So, what do you do? You use locking stitch … Continue reading Knitting advice Nr. 21 : Use stitch markers to hold the fabric into place (you need to check the fit before any sewing takes place).
