Showing posts with label linen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label linen. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Flax and Linen in New England

Linum usitatissimum image in Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen by Franz Eugen Köhler




New Group Discovery! Thank you Lisa for forwarding this website: http://newenglandflaxandlinen.org/. (Isn't it a pretty image?)

Okay, now I have to make room for something else in my tiny garden!

Saturday, October 29, 2011

I'm a blocking novice

No, that's not a new curse word.
I meant I've never "blocked" a knitting project before. And, it's about time I learned.
Just finished a sweater that desperately needs some resizing so that it can actually be WORN by the intended recipient. Wouldn't that be nice.
I knitted it in linen, and really enjoyed the yarn. It's a sweet design that has been in my knitting basket a LONG time.
So, I am grateful to knitty.com for this article on how to "wack" my linen project into submission. http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATdiyknitter.html