Nanna is our pure wool and it’s primarly meant for babies (“nanna” means “nap” after all), but it’s actually a pretty versatile yarn with lots of possibilities. Nanna can be knitted to a pretty wide range of tensions, from 24 to about 18 sts to 10 cm. It’s light and wonderfully soft, with a smooth […]
We often mention the independent knit designer Valentina Cosciani because we like her style and she loves our yarns, proof is the brand new shawl she designed using our Lamora Lace. Vajolet is a semicircular doubleface shawl, worked from one point to the other. The shawl is 180 cm wide and its height is about 50 […]
Through the Italian designer Maria Modeo here is Tepore, a pair of fingerless mittens that use up a single skein of our most popular yarn, Lamora. The Tepore fingerless mittens are easy-peasy and yet full of detail. The thumb goes through a simple buttonhole-shaped opening and the top is decorated by a reverse stockinette ridge, […]
A brand new shop is listed amongst our Italian retailers, Mister Lino Officina Lana e Caffè. This is a quite unique shop because it pairs a top-quality coffeeshop with a LYS. The yarn shelves surround the tables where you can sit and drink an excellent brew prepared in many different ways. At Misterlino you can […]
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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?
Babies have a difficult relation with gloves and mittens. These lovely fingerless mittens in a supersoft yarn are perfect for the special occasions as well as for everyday wear. The baby will not have to continously take them off in order to use his or her hands to touch, grab, and do things and he […]
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 […]
