Euroflax Sport Weight Linen Black 2224

$11.97 $19.95

Euroflax is a 100% wet-spun linen that is both machine washable AND machine dryable. Linen gives you strength and drape in a wonderful, long lasting fiber. Linen doesn’t have elasticity like wool, and it’s a completely different fiber than what many people are used to knitting with. It’s durable, absorbent and non-allergenic. Linen can absorb 20% of its weight in water without feeling damp and the pectins in the fiber give it a heat-regulating quality… making linen perfect for summer projects. What makes Euroflax such a special linen yarn? Euroflax is a long line, wet-spun linen yarn. It is called ‘long line’ because the plant itself grows more than a yard tall. When standing in the field, it is a beautiful sight; bright blue flowers waving in the wind. All of our flax is grown (and processed) in Belgium, which touts a damp ocean climate and rich soil that grows the finest linen in the world. The term wet-spun refers to the process of using heat, humidity and water during the spinning process, which creates a smooth yarn; in contrast to the the dry spun process which produces a rougher, more uneven yarn. Since crops vary from year to year, so does the quality of flax. To get a consistent quality, our yarn is made from a blend several years of crops at a mill which has been in operation for several generations. Our Belgian mill has developed a way of splitting the fibers very finely, and they also double-boil the yarn to produce a soft and exceptional quality. Here are a few tips for knitting with linen: * Linen feels rough in the skein and softens up over time. Many knitters find that hand-winding the skein or running the yarn through your fingers as you wind it softens it up considerably- which helps your knitting enjoyment! * Always swatch! Your gauge is likely to be different with linen than with other yarns (mostly due to its inelasticity), so it’s important to do a gauge swatch for your project. * Wash your swatch. Because linen develops drape as it softens through multiple washings, it’s helpful to wash your swatch a few times as though it’s your finished piece. * Look for linen-specific patterns. Because linen is a unique fiber, you may be disappointed in the result if you swap it willy-nilly in a pattern that calls for a wool yarn. About 270 yards on a 100 gram skein. 6 sts to the inch on a US 2 - 4. Machine Wash and Dry!