Valentina Cosciani, the emerging independent Italian designer, fell in love with our cachemire and created the pattern Lujanta for our Luxor yarn. Lujanta is an oversize sweater in 7 sizes (from XS to 3X), sporting a deep V neck. The construction is top-down and seamless. Lujanta comes from the newest Valentina Cosciani collection “Monti Pallidi”, […]
Italian designer Emma Fassio recently undertook a short trip to Sweden where her moter was born, and this shawl is what she came back with: a delicious, geometric shawl that blends a more traditional elongate triangular shape with a striped effect produced by the use of short rows. Deceptively linear, the shawl is worked fully […]
Probably there is no accessory as iconic of knitting as a pompom topped beanie. Ours is knitted in super lofty SoCashmere, the perfect yarn for the coldest days of winter, which gives an extraordinary softness and lightness. The border’s thick ribs and the fat pompom topping the hat are knitted in a contrasting color, adding […]
Do Knit! in Milan is an unusual shop: not only a yarn shop but also a place where people can stiop and chat not only about knitting but also about design and art. The new season of knitting courses at Do Knit! will start on September 22 and it will include a beginners’ course (you […]
Carol Milne is a canadian sculptor who lives and works in Seattle (USA) that is best known for her Knitted Glass work, winning the Silver Award, in the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa Japan 2010. Her tecnique for creating the stunning pieces of knitted glass requires a rather large number of passages. First Milne knits […]
WoolCrossing in Turin is one of the most innovative and interesting yarn shops in Italy. it’s also a seller for our yarns since last fall and the Momento Nordico cardigan was designed by Emma Fassio to celebrate the occasion. Now, WoolCrossing celebrates the restocking of our yarns (and our unique felted fabric), Emma Fassio and […]
Our fantastically soft SoWool lends itself beautifully to cable knitting, as is shown clearly in this lovely pattern. The “OXO headband” is a quick and interesting knit that uses only one ball of Lanecardate HandKnitting SoWool, an ultrasoft chunky 100% wool with a wonderfully soft feel. Should you prefer an even more precious yarn, you […]
At Lanecardate HandKnitting we take great pride in our lofty, warm yarns made with all 100% natural, ethically sourced animal fibers. This means that most of your yarns are warm or even hot, perfect for the coldest winter days. But at least one of your yarns is also perfect for summer. We are not talking […]
For yet another season Pitti filati turned out a great experience. Our stall has received an astounding number of visits and we haven’t had a minute of time to look around, literally. Thank-you to all of those who took time to spend a few minutes with us, to all of those who enquired about our […]
We know… it’s summer, the weather is warm and we don’t feel much like wool right now. But if our holidays will bring us on a lake, or in the North, or somewhere on a mountain, we will bring with us a woolen lace shawl for the evening, or we will bring some Lamora Lace […]
