All posts by Silvia Elisa

About Silvia Elisa

Knitter, designer, insegnante, divulgatrice.

Our patterns on Mani di Fata magazine

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If you can read Italian, don’t miss this month’s Mani di Fata magazine, with a special and exclusive collection of patterns that combine our Lana Cotta fabric and our yarns to create garments that are both knitted and sewn. A pull with contrasting ribbed borders and sofisticate cabled pockets and a beautiful poncho with a […]

Comodo by Nicola Susen

Comodo is an interesting concept: a lightweight jacket designed do be worn open is no new concept, but this cardigan can be knitted in any size and any yarn, though it works much better with lightweight yarns like our Lace or, for midseason wear, Lamora, Luxor, and LanaCashmere. This is made possible thanks to the […]

A very lightweight cardigan

Ecuador di Joji Locatelli è disponibile su Ravelry e può essere lavorato con il nostro Lace

Lanecardate’s star for the summer is Lace, our lightweight and yet warm version of Lamora, designed specifically for knitting shawls and other light accessories. Yet, why not use Lace to create fantastic, flowing, drapey, lightweight cardigans? The Ecuador cardigan, designed by the talented Joji Locatelli, is a clear example of this type of sweater: a […]

A gallery with Lamora

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Lamora is probably our most successful yarn, so we have taken a little time browsing Ravelry to see what our clients decided to make with it. For instance, Lamarghe used Lamora to create this beautiful beanie in red and black. To create it she used the Deathflake chart by Art fiend, which she applied to […]

Gull stitch in Lace

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Our gorgeous Lace is perfect for this kind of easy-peasy lacey stitch. A 7 stitch repetition which is straightforward enough to be knitted while in front of the TV bust still interesting enough to keep you from going bored. We have knitted it as a semicurcular swatch with our Lace and 4 mm (US 6) […]

Il Filarino, shop in Bologna

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We have visited Il Filarino, our reseller in Bologna. Open since just a few months, Il Filarino quickly won the hearts of fibre lovers all over the capital city of Emilia with its accurate choices. But this unusual shop will also win your eyes with its colorful displays held by white-painted fruit crates hanging from […]

Tiny butterflies in Nanna

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This small eyelet pattern creates a number of tiny butterflies. Knitted in our Nanna, it can be just the thing to embellish a child’s dress or jacket. The stitch is knitted on a multiple of 6 sts plus 9 for the simmetry. Work the stitch according to the instructions or to the chart below. Row […]

Why carded yarns for Lanecardate?

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Why do we produce carded (woolen) yarns? This is a peculiarity of ours: despite the fact that in our industrial district the main product are combed or worsted yarns, Lane Cardate has always believed in woolens. Not just wools, cashmere, angora and camel: all of them carded. Carding is a process that, prior to spinning, […]