Here we are, at the 75th edition of Pitti Filati. Pitti Filati is one of the most important events for the textiles and fashion industry. We will be very busy and very happy to have the chance to be there doing the job we love! If you are visiting […]
How can you follow us and know everything about our yarns, patterns and news? We have a web page, a blog, we are on Facebook, and now you will find us also on Pinterest! We are working on our Pinterest boards right now and we will be adding more and more pins in the next […]
If we don’t like the yarn recommended for a pattern, we can substitute it, but we must be very careful. We must check that the yarn has the same weight/meterage ratio and that the fibers are the same. Then, we must make a gauge swatch. If a pattern asks for 400 grams of yarn, we […]
Italian independent designers created some patterns just for our yarns. If you want to know how to download them from Ravelry, just follow the next few easy steps. We will see how to download both free and paid patterns. Click on the link provided on the designer’s web page. You will be redirected to a […]
At Lanecardate, we test our yarns on designers. They’re our enthusiastic Guinea pigs. Thanks to their professional feedback, suggestions and ideas, we improve the quality of our yarns for knitting and crochet. This year, Natascia Sartini and Annalisa Dione, co-founders of Collettivo maglia 198, volunteered to test yarns from our new collection. That’s what they […]
We did a round table with Italian independent designers who tested some of Lanecardate yarns and asked their opinions about us, our brands, our yarns, our vision. Here’s what they said. Valentina Cosciani designed some lovely mittens with our Luxor, told us: “Lanecardate yarns are sophisticated and refined, there is something special in those fibers, […]
Maybe you bought one of our yarns and you are thinking what project you shall use it for. In this case, the knitting and crochet database-cum-social-network Ravelry can help you. Here’s a tutorial on using Ravelry to find Lanecardate yarns and see what other knitters and crocheters did with them. It’s a long and detailed […]
Maria Modeo recently published Expo 1889, her knitting pattern inspired to the Eiffel Tower and Paris Great Exhibiton. At the moment the pattern is available in Italian only. The yarn used for the pattern is our Donegal, a pure, slightly felted, wool. It meets the favour of both women and men because of its tweed, […]
We will be at Handarbeit+Hobby until March, 23. It’s one of the main trade fairs for creative handicrafts, therefore it’s one of the most important trade fairs for Lanecardate. We are happily ready! Come meet us at our stall E024 on hall 05.1.
Our 100% superfine wool yarn, “Nanna”, has recently been reviewed on the independent Italian Maglia-uncinetto web magazine. We are happy to know that our yarn is “great for crocheting”, “light, soft”, and that Nanna is considered an “excellent” yarn. We work hard to get these results and we are happy to see our efforts are […]
