Posted in Yarn on May 11th, 2011
A good friend bought a bag of Sugar n Cream Cotton Yarn for me on her recent trip back to Malaysia. They are size 4 yarn and mostly suited for making toys, kitchen or bath items. Just love their colors, sweet…..
This is Filatura Di Crosa Malindi in shade 705. 50g/135m of glorious blue with speckles of black and yellow orchre weaved between the ribbony fibres with a gauge of 18 x 22 rows for a 4 inches square. Best worked in 3mm or 3.5mm double knitting needles. Beautiful, eh. And yes, it’s soft to the […]
How can one celebrate Chinese New Year without something in RED? No idea what to knit or crochet yet in my favorite Lily Yarn. It may be a simple tunic or an elaborate masterpiece. Nayyy, more likely something simple that wont take long to knit as Chinese New Year is just what, 6 weeks away? […]
Posted in Yarn on Dec 30th, 2007
Katia Mako 5 is a fine 100% Egyptian cotton. I use it mainly for knitting my kids’ projects. It takes two strands to knit and i use either 3mm or 3.25mm double knitting needles for my projects. As for crochet, also use double strands and recommended crochet hook size is 2/0 (2.0 mm), or larger.
This is my latest buy. Jet Fil Rodeo Drive in Lilac. Ribbony softness….oooohhh; iLike!!! Three 20g balls of 200m each. With a gauge of 20 x 14 in 5mm. Gee, what can i knit with only three balls. The shop says it’s more than enough for my size, lol. A skinny top perhaps. It’s 100% […]