"Euroflax Sport Weight linen in 49 solid colors and 16 beautiful blends."
100% Wet Spun Linen
6 sts per inch on needles US 2-4
1300 yds/lb. Solid Colors: 100 gm Skeins (270 yds); 50 gm Skeins (135 yds); 1/2 lb Cones (650 yds); Blended Colors: 100 gm Skeins (270 yds); 1/2 lb Cones (650 yds)
1300 yds/lb. Solid Colors: 100 gm Skeins (270 yds); 50 gm Skeins (135 yds); 1/2 lb Cones (650 yds); Blended Colors: 100 gm Skeins (270 yds); 1/2 lb Cones (650 yds)
My Color: Cedarwood 18-2464-7
My Source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN
Retail price for 100 gm hank: $20.95
If you've ever knit with linen yarn, you know that it can be like knitting with rope, in terms of the softness factor, but once washed and dryed in the dryer (Yes, I said, "dryed in the dryer"), it can be as soft as cotton. Well, I decided to forgoe the exfoliation treatment and washed and dryed the yarn before knitting with it. While this softened it some, it still wasn't as soft as I'd like. So, I washed and dryed it again after I knit the washcloth, which is what this is, by the way. I tried to do the one in the Knitter's Stash book, but it was much bigger than I wanted, so I just used the handy Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns and worked out the Dragon Scales pattern in the size I wanted. It is amazingly softer after its final wash and dry.
If you've ever knit with linen yarn, you know that it can be like knitting with rope, in terms of the softness factor, but once washed and dryed in the dryer (Yes, I said, "dryed in the dryer"), it can be as soft as cotton. Well, I decided to forgoe the exfoliation treatment and washed and dryed the yarn before knitting with it. While this softened it some, it still wasn't as soft as I'd like. So, I washed and dryed it again after I knit the washcloth, which is what this is, by the way. I tried to do the one in the Knitter's Stash book, but it was much bigger than I wanted, so I just used the handy Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns and worked out the Dragon Scales pattern in the size I wanted. It is amazingly softer after its final wash and dry.
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You are one busy knitter. I love your detail work. It's so beautiful!! You are a natural at knitting
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