Almost everyone who knits can testify to what scientific research has tried to prove for years: knitting has therapeutic properties. It is not difficult to get lost in the relaxing and repetitive movements of the fingers, threads and needles. Knitwear has been...
In Italian folklore, the Befana is an old lady who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on the eve of the Epiphany (the night of January 5) in a similar manner to Santa Claus or the Three Wise Men; she is a figure linked to the Italian Christmas season. In...
As everyone knows by now, we buy and sell stock yarns. Most of the time they are cones of about 1 kg, but we sell a cone of about 500 g. When we divide a cone in two we cannot put the original label on both because of course we only have one, so on the other cone we...
YOU NEED: (for a size 42) 200 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, Needles n. 4 POINTS USED: Stockinette stitch. Fantasy Stitch (work on 9 sts. + 8 sts.) work. as per the diagram, keeping in mind that: | = 1 m. dir. _ = 1 m. reverse = 1 m. acc. simple (slip 1 knit st...
Today I want to give you some advice, which you will surely know, but it is always good to refresh your memory, on how to wash cashmere. Sweaters, cardigans, dresses, but also scarves, gloves, hats, in short, all cashmere garments. Cashmere should be washed in cold...