Donegal is Lanecardate Handknitting extremely versatile yarn, because of its weight and structure Donegal is perfect for both knitting and crochet and it can be used for sweaters, cardigans, accessories like hats, scarves, mittens, bed socks, bags and also for blankets. Sold in 50 grams/120 meters balls, Donegal is a pure wool slightly felted tweed […]
So… what happened at Pitti Filati? An old favourite yarn is back! Plus, after premiering just for Pitti, the brand new knit and crochet patterns by Lolo Wang will soon be available. Do you feel like having a sneak peek?
Day one at Pitti Filati: guess which yarn is back in the handknitting collection? The clue is in the name!
Feltrone is Lanecardate Handknitting hugest yarn. Feltrone, like Feltro, is made of 75% wool, 25% angora (cruelty free), and is made of 30 ply, slightly felted. Because of that, Feltrone is less prone to pilling than bulky one ply yarns. It is sold in 100 grams/45 meters hanks. You can knit or crochet it with […]
Curious about Pitti Filati and Lanecardate Handknitting? Lolo Wang, a NABA student who shortly will receive her master degree and undoubtedly a rising star in the creative textile world, will present at Pitti Filati her first capsule collection, completely realized with Lanecardate yarns. Her collection is funny and playful: she turned each of our yarns […]
Today, we are presenting you our retailer in Milan, in via Canonica. They are Do-Knit, and they just revamped their website! When did you open your Do-Knit shop? 3 young businesswomen from the design and fashion worlds started DO-KNIT in 2012, to knit high-quality accessories and garments. We were looking for an up-to-date, special style. […]
Sometimes we want just a functional basic crochet, the one that does its job. Sometimew we want something beautiful, especially when we are working with a luxury yarn. If you need some recommendations, here’s a small list of precious crochet hooks! The Knitting Glass Guy hooks are not made of glass, but of pyrex. If you […]
Christmas is coming and you’re planning your new year’s resolutions, but we planned them months in advance and now we are already busy with our next appearance at Pitti Filati! From January 28 to 30, we will be at the international exhibition for “yarn professionals”. It’s not our first time and the planning runs smoothly, […]
For our Camel yarn, we thought of a pon pon enriched ribbed cowl pattern (but you can get rid of the pon pons, if you don’t like dainty balls of yarn!). To knit the cowl, you shall need to know how to knit, purl, increase and decrease. Camel coats are coming back from the 1980s […]
Our 3 Colours Cowl is so simple, it’s perfect fot the absolute beginner. To knit a cowl, you only need to know how to cast on, bind off and knit. There is not a single purl stitch in there! When your project is completed, you will have a nice warm ring to drape around your […]
