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[WIP] Thea, a sleeveless top in cotton blend
(lemmy.world)
This is the Thea top by PaulaM. I'm knitting it with Sandnes Line, which is a cotton/viskose/linen blend.
This was supposed to be a quick knit to be worn this summer, but it took me ages to go through swatching - I just couldn't get gauge.
Anyway, there's still one and a half months of summer left and this baby is only half a strap away from top topology.
BTW, have you seen the VeryPink video on weaving in cotton ends? These ends are cut soo short! I don't know if I can bring myself to trust the process...
To be completely honest, I have zero ambition to chase a deadline with that, or any, project. It's done, when it's done.
The yarn only has a small percentage of linen, and I found it fairly pleasant to hold - but obvs nothing like a nice soft merino. However, it splits somewhat easily.
All in all, I think it's worth giving it a chance, if you like summer knits.
Ah I think the yarn I used was basically 50/50 so that makes sense. Maybe it's time to get over the trauma and start experimenting with less linen/heavy blends!