Thread and colour, my tools. Expressed as knits in linen.
Keeping knitting alive, merging it with the modern, is incredibly inspirational. Right from the age of 5, when a beautiful box of embroidery threads was given to me, yarn and everything you can do with it has been an endless source of fascination.
I am obsessed with the thread and see the infinite potential it has in terms of beauty and strength. Knitting has become my way of using thread for the wealth of variation it provides in colour, design and texture.
I have introduced a linen yarn, which knits up beautifully on knitting machines as well as by hand. Kalinka, produced by Holma Helsingland, is available in a variety of beautiful shades.
In 2015 I also launched Kalinka 21, a mixture of linen and wool. Read more about the different qualities below.
Apart from making garments, I am trying to promote knitting as a handicraft well worth preserving, through repeat workshops, shows, and courses.
Kalinka, 100% linen
In 1996 I started looking for a linen yarn that could be used for machine knitting. That turned out to be difficult, so instead I created Kalinka - a 4 ply linen yarn spun in a way that makes it great for both machine and hand knitting. Today Kalinka is available in a variety of wonderful colors with retailers all over the world.
Yarn facts
Yardage: 320m/100g
Gauge: 27sts/10cm on 2,5mm needles, 24sts/10cm on 3mm needles
Washing instructions
Machine wash cold or hand wash with normal cycle. Hot iron.
Kalinka 21, 55% linen 45% wool
In 2015 I added another yarn quality to my selection, Kalinka 21. The yarn consists of 55% linen and 45% lambs wool.
Yarn facts
Yardage: 350m/100g
Gauge: Approx. 26sts/10cm on 3mm needles
Washing instructions
Hand wash or machine wash cold with gentle cycle. Line dry.
International Retailers
Australia
Suzy Hausfrau yarn store
PO BOx 7463
Canberra BC 2610
Belgium
Kaleidoscope
Avenue Adolpho Demeur 18
1060 Bryssel
France
Laine et Tricot
27, rue de la Vriere,
44240 La Chapelle sur Erdre
Laines & co
21 rue de Dietwiller
68440 Eschentzwiller
Germany
Lilla Ull Huset
Skandinavische Handstrickgarne
Inh. Manuela Moor
Alte Rathausstr. 2-4
51643 Gummersbach
Great Britain
YAK
16 Gloucester Road
BN14AD Brighton
Ginger Twist Studio
11 London road
EH7 5AP Edingburgh
Wild and wooly
116 Lower Clapton Road
E50QR London
Town End Yarns
47 Vallis Way, Frome
BA 113 BA Somerset
Spain
Isabel Ale
Pz de la Solidaridad, 7-bl.6,3B
29002 Malaga
Devalanana S.L.U.
C/. Cuna 46, 1°-puerta 3
41004 Sevilla
Taiwan
Lilys Knitting house
Taipei
Taiwan
www.lilysknittinghouse.tw