The Silk Lace Series: Introduction
For me, the choice of silk is always an easy one. I adore the crisp, cool smoothness; the inherent delicateness of silk, despite its strength as a fiber and the warmth it provides as a garment. It is a natural choice for lace. Delicate openness paired with shiny softness. What could be better?But silk has its drawbacks as a knitting or crochet fiber. As a yarn, it lacks the resiliency of wool, creating potential problems for blocking. It is the slipperiest of fibers, which can drive a knitter insane struggling to keep the loops on the needle. The fineness of the silk lace, combined with this slip, makes joining in new strands and weaving in ends, never a pleasant task, even trickier.
This series of posts on the silk lace yarn will address needle choice, joining in a new strand of yarn, and finally, blocking. I hope you enjoy the series and find the information valuable and helpful.
(Sundara Yarn Silk Lace in Graphite, Black over Violet, Ruby Port, Toasted Orange over Pistachio and Basil over Buttercup)
Darn you. You make me want to start knitting again! But would a potential puppy eat any new needles? It might be worth the risk :)
I'm so excited for this silk lace series. I have yet to knit with laceweight silk and anticipate learning a lot in advance of the Seasons silk lace shipment in early September.
Gorgeous - Gorgeous! The orangy one looks close to sunshine yellow which I am still sooooo wanting to score:)
My what yummy yarn, the colors are so vibrant. MUST. RESIST. ~ksp
I can't wait to read more, Sundara!
Looking forward to the series and the yarn is lovely. Thank you!
I've been looking forward to this series since you first mentioned it to the seasons group! Lovely picture too.
Your timing is incredible! Have just finished winding a skein of your gorgeous Tulip silk lace to make a lace scarf. Eagerly await this series. Thanks!
Beautiful. I think I'm in luv with the graphite color.