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Subtle So Faded
Posted by La Bien Aimée on
I had been wanting a light colored sweater to wear with my linen dresses and I thought a cropped So Faded would be perfect. I had seen Andrea's on Instagram and loved the idea of using only three colors for my sweater.
- Tags: Andrea Mowry, Fiori, Ghost, knitting, La Bien Aimee, lba, merino super sock, nymeria, so faded, sofaded
Westknits goes to Paris
Posted by La Bien Aimée on
Our fibre friend, Stephen West will be visiting us for a day of classes and a special book singing event for the release of his new book: West Knits Best Knits 3: Shawl Evolution We will be happy to host you at my cafe, L'OisiveThé for the book singing on Saturday September 28th from 7-9pm. Come and meet Stephen and have a look at his new shawls from his new book, Shawl Evolution. You will be able to purchase the book at the café and have it signed for you by Stephen himself. On Sunday, September 29th Stephen will...
- Tags: Book signing, L'OisiveThé, La Bien Aimée, Paris, Shapify, Shawl Mashup, West Knits Goes To Paris, Westknits, Workshop
Rose
Posted by La Bien Aimée on
We have lots of great colors of La Bien Aimée Merino Sport for Rose by Andrea Mowry online right now. I can't wait for fall weather to return to Paris so I can wear my Rose again. I love this relaxed design, it's great to throw on over a pair of jeans or a linen tunic. Here is the original in La Bien Aimée Merino Sport: Damask, Dusk, Rose Quartz & Winter Garden. My good friend, Bintou knit her in the Tang fade and it's just the right amount of neon and grey that is super easy to wear! ...
- Tags: Andrea Mowry, Cardigan, La Bien Aimée, La Bien Aimée Merino Sport, Merino Sport, Rose, Rose Cardigan, Yarn
Soldotna
Posted by La Bien Aimée on
Cropped sweaters have become a popular new trend in knitting recently. I always sort of ignored these kinds of sweaters thinking that they wouldn't look right on me. My torso is long but thick and my waist and hips are almost the same circumference but I wanted to give it a try and see if I could make it work with my wardrobe.
- Tags: caitlin hunter, knitting, La Bien Aimee, lba, merino dk, soldotna, sweater
Lightness of a "Kumo" 雲
Posted by La Bien Aimée on
La Bien Aimée Kumo is our newest and softest LBA base to date! Lightness of hand and the softness of Baby suri Alpaca and mulberry silk will make this yarn a joy to wear against the skin. From top to bottom: Bois de Rose, Dawn, Fiori, Sansa & Yellow Brick Road. Kumo 雲 stands for cloud in Japanese. Inspired by my recent travels to Japan, I felt inspired to bring an alternative fibre to our yarn line that will give you the feeling of wearing the lightness of clouds. This is a great yarn to hold together with any of our...