Life LackaDaisiCal

Don't let anyone lead you down the garden path......all Cotton Yarns are NOT the same.... Take these two...  Rowan Softknit Cotton on the left (blue) Rowan Handknit Cotton on the right (orange) They look totally different...don't they? The Handknit Cotton is spun firmly - there is absolutely no give, which is to be expected from a cotton yarn. The Softknit Cotton looks thicker, cushier, softer...it's like a tiny I cord....I guess that's why they called it Softknit right? When you pull on it, there is a definite give to it - something that I personally LOVE about this yarn. These two yarns knit to the same gauge....so anything that can be knit in Rowan Handknit can be knit in Rowan Softknit.....you'll just get a different feeling knit fabric - one softer and drapier, the other crisper.  Isn't it great to have a choice? You have to remember to adjust the number of balls you need, as Softknit Cotton has 105 metres while the Handknit Cott...

Would you like your own brand new copy  of the All Seasons Chunky Collection? Just leave a comment on this post telling me what design  you think you'd like to make! Get  extra  entries by... following Life LackaDaisiCal on Bloglovin'    or "Like" my FB Page,  Life LackaDaisiCal Closing date next Sunday, April 27 at midnight EDST What looks like suede, feels like velvet, and comes in 14 gorgeous soft shades? It's Rowan's All Seasons Chunky! All Seasons Chunky is a new yarn for Spring/Summer 2013, and I was happy to see a ball of it along  with the "All Seasons Chunky Collection" in my Rowan Ambassador sample box.   (For details and available shades of this yarn, click here .) I decided that the only way to seriously test this out was to  SWATCH (yes, the S word!) for one of the lovely designs in the book...but which one? The designs were photographed on the Greek i...