Auf die Nadeln geschaut: Nepal - Pascuali

Putting the Spotlight on: Nepal

If you don't immediately think of the terms delicate and soft when you combine linen and cotton, you can learn something better with our Nepal yarn.
Das A & O beim Stricken: Maschenanschlag und Abketten - Pascuali

Knitting Essentials: Casting on and Binding off

If you want to knit, you can't do without it: we're talking about the stitch cast-on. No matter what it's supposed to be, the stitches have to get on the needle somehow. Apart from a few constru...
Kleine Warenkunde - Seide - Pascuali

All about silk

Silk - light, delicate, shiny, elegant. As a woven fabric or as a yarn for knitting - silk is always somehow special. For thousands of years, it has been one of the most elegant and finest material...
Knoten im Knäuel – Knoten im Gestrick? - Pascuali

What´s with Those knots in Your Ball of Yarn?

It's probably happened to most of us before - you're happily knitting and suddenly there's a knot in the yarn. So not one that was created because the thread got tangled, but rather a knot that con...
Kaschmir – Luxus auf den Nadeln - Pascuali

Cashmere - luxury on the needles

Anyone who owns a piece of clothing knitted from cashmere knows how wonderfully soft it is. Simply luxurious! If you haven't knitted with cashmere yet, you should definitely treat yourself!
Auf die Nadeln geschaut: Re-Jeans

Putting the Spotlight on: Re-Jeans

As name suggests, Re-Jeans comes from the manufacture of jeans. The basis for Re-Jeans is recycled cotton made out of denim: fabric residues are gradually dissolved and cleaned down to the individu...
 Siegel und Zertifikate für Wolle und Garne

Wool and Yarn Certifications

Handicrafts and do-it-yourself are "in". But what about the material? Is this also "good" in terms of fairness and sustainability? We believe that if you take the time to create something with your...
Wie lagere ich Wolle am besten?

What Is the Best Way to Store Wool?

For many of us the “stash,” our treasured wool supply, keeps growing turning into mountains of wool at home. In order for you to be able to knit something beautiful with "well seasoned" wool, it ha...
Viskose – Kunstfaser oder Naturfaser?

Is Viscose a Synthetic or a Natural Fibre?

In our blog post Are Synthetic Fibres Really Necessary in Knitting Yarns? we explained our critical stance on this topic. In the following text, we would like to explain why we still use ...