Artfibers’ “Lingo” 100% linen yarn is perfect for skirts! The drape and swing are wonderful; linen feels great to wear. This skirt is knit in the round from the top down so there is almost no finishing work. The draw string is braided. Finished dimensions given are after blocking. Sizes: small/med: 36″ (med/lg: 42″) hip [...]
Lingo has called out to be a skirt ever since we started this line. Years ago Artfibers had a linen blend that worked very nicely for “pattern evolution shaping”. Lingo, being 100% linen seemed even more ideal for this technique, so I began experimenting with stitch patterns. What is “pattern evolution shaping”, you might ask. [...]
Jody Meese sent pictures of two wonderful projects in Artfibers yarns, a LINGO (linen) hat and a GINKO (bamboo) top. Rox (in italics) interviewed Jody by email: Rox: Your sun hat, where did you find the pattern? Jody: It’s a Kristi Porter design from her new book “Knitting in the Sun”. She says she was [...]
