Following the success of the ever-popular Love Note pattern by Tin Can Knits (available on Ravelry and available from them directly HERE) and having made mine in Milburn 4ply (HERE) held double with Eldwick Lace (HERE) I thought it would be cool to do an Eldwick Lace update of 20 colours specifically chosen to go with each of the 20 Milburn colours. You can also see these pics on Flickr HERE. 

Here's my Love Note (I made it using slightly smaller needles to get gauge compared to what they recommend):

Victoria wearing her love note sweater, which is a light grey fluffy thing with a lace pattern yoke       closeup of the sweater showing the fluffy texture

And here are alllll the swatches I made! Please forgive my slightly shoddy blocking skills - that's what you get for pinning out 21 squares in a hurry! 

a flat lay showing 21 fluffy knitted swatches
a hand holding a pile of fluffy knitted swatches
a wooden garden bench which has balls of fluffy laceweight yarn all lined up on it, and balls of smooth yarn in corresponding colours next to each one

 

Before you scroll just bear in mind also that the lighting in the swatch pics is quite different to the lovely diffused light in the yarn pics. I would say the yarn pics are the most accurate in terms of actual hue, but I hope the swatch pics will still give you a good idea of how the yarns work together. 

Milburn 4ply/DK in Althaea + Eldwick Lace in Rambling Rose

a swirl of fluffy laceweight soft pink yarn alongside two balls of smooth yarn also in dusky pink

 

the same soft pink yarn but this time with a fluffy knitted swatch next to it

 Milburn 4ply/DK in Azalea (discontinued as of late 2025) + Eldwick Lace in Azalea 

a swirl of zingy pink fluffy yarn alongside two balls of smooth yarn in a matching zingy pink
the same yarns but with a fluffy knitted swatch made using them held together

Milburn 4ply/DK in Black Tulip + Eldwick Lace in Heliotrope

a swirl of fluffy yarn in a dusky medium toned greyish purple shade. It is accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a darker purple shade.
the same yarns are now alongside a fluffy knitted swatch which was made using them held together. The colour of this one is gently marled due to a bit of contrast between the yarn colours.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Bramble + Edlwick Lace in Faded Bloom

a swirl of fluffy yarn in a soft medium toned pink, which is accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a matching colour
the same yarns alongside a fluffy knitted pink swatch made using them held together.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Catmint + Eldwick Lace in Hyssop

a swirl of soft greyish teal fluffy yarn accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a matching colour
the same yarns plus a fluffy knitted swatch made using them held double, which appears the same soft greyish teal.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Charcoal + Eldwick Lace in Charcoal

a swirl of dark grey fluffy yarn accompanied by two balls of smooth darker grey (not quite black) yarn
the same yarns plus a fluffy knitted swatch which was made using the two yarns held together. Its appearance is of a darker grey background with a little bit of a lighter grey marled in thanks to the fluffy yarn being a little lighter.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Compost + Eldwick Lace in Bark

a swirl of fluffy yarn in a very soft brown shade, accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a matching shade
the swatch in this image shows the brown of the smooth yarns and the gentle marled effect of the slightly lighter coloured fluffy yarn which was held double with it

Milburn 4ply/DK in Crocosmia (discontinued as of late 2025) + Eldwick Lace in Cloudberry

a swirl of bright (but not neon) orange fluffy yarn is accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a darker more rusty shade of bright orange
the swatch of these two yarns held double appears as a darker orange base with the slightly lighter orange fluffy yarn gently marled in, so some stitches show the V in the fluffy yarn and some don't.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Dusk + Eldwick Lace in Dusk

a swirl of light purple fluffy yarn alongside two smooth balls of yarn in a matching colour
the same yarns plus a swatch made in them held together, it is fluffy and is the same soft purple shade

Milburn 4ply/DK in Estuary + Eldwick Lace in Campanula

a swirl of light blue yarn plus two balls of smooth yarn in a medium blue
the swatch here is the blue of the yarn with some stitches highlighting the slightly lighter fluffy yarn that was held double with it. It creates a lovely soft marled effect.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Fern + Eldwick Lace in Calamondin

a swirl of very zingy light (almost lime) green fluffy yarn alongside two balls of smooth yarn in a matching but slightly darker shade.
a fluffy knitted swatch which was made using the two yarns held together. It is essentially lime green but the slight tonal contrast between the yarns creates a gentle marled effect.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Harvest Gold + Eldwick Lace in Summer Harvest 

a swirl of golden yellow fluffy yarn along with two balls of smooth yarn in a matching golden yellow
a fluffy swatch made using the two yarns held together; it is the same golden yellow colour

Milburn 4ply/DK in Natural + Eldwick Lace in Natural

a swirl of off-white fluffy yarn is alongside two balls of smooth yarn which are also the natural off-white shade of the wool
a fluffy knitted swatch which looks off-white, the same as the yarns

Milburn 4ply/DK in Night Sky (discontinued as of late 2025) + Eldwick Lace in Tarn

a swirl of darkish blue fluffy yarn is alongside two balls of smooth yarn in royal blue
the swatch of these two yarns held together is gently marled due to the fluffy yarn being a bit lighter than the smooth yarn.

Milburn 4ply/DK in Rain + Eldwick Lace in Steel

a swirl of light silvery grey fluffy yarn is alongside two balls of smooth yarn also in a silvery grey
a silvery grey fluffy knitted swatch

Milburn 4ply/DK in Rust + Eldwick Lace in Rust

a rust coloured fluffy swirl of yarn is alongside two balls of smooth yarn in a matching shade
a rust coloured fluffy knitted swatch, which has a bit of a marled appearance to it thanks to the fluffy yarn being slightly lighter than the smooth yarn

Milburn 4ply/DK in Steel + Eldwick Lace in Ash

a medium grey swirl of fluffy yarn is next to two balls of smooth medium grey yarn
a fluffy grey knitted swatch

Milburn 4ply/DK in Tea Rose + Eldwick Lace in Apricot Tulip

a soft orangey peach coloured swirl of fluffy yarn is with two balls of smooth yarn in a matching colour
the fluffy knitted swatch of these two yarns is the same soft orangey peach colour

Milburn 4ply/DK in Thyme + Eldwick Lace in Sage

a swirl of fluffy yarn in a very soft earthy green shade is accompanied by two balls of smooth yarn in a matching colour
a fluffy knitted swatch made using the same two yarns held together

Milburn 4ply/DK in Wicker + Eldwick Lace in Stone

an oatmeal coloured swirled skein of fluffy yarn is alongside two balls of smooth yarn in a matching colour
the knitted fluffy swatch of these two yarns held together has the same soft oatmeal colour to it

And finally an anomaly - I couldn't resist trying Milburn 4ply in Charcoal held double with Eldwick Lace in Natural. I really wanted to see how the contrasting shades would look as a marl, so here you go:

a ball of fluffy off-white yarn is alongside a ball of smooth dark grey yarn, and there is a fluffy knitted swatch with them. Its appearance is dark grey but some of the stitches show off the V in the off-white fluffy yarn, plus the overall fluffy halo is off-white.

Really cool isn't it!? 

2 comments

  • ECY - Admin

    You’re very welcome Lynn! I’m so glad that it’s helpful as that makes it worth it :) although I did enjoy it anyway! It’s hard to pick a favourite isn’t it! x

    Victoria - ECY on

  • Thanks for doing this Victoria, it really shows how beautiful the combinations look and takes away guess work. I love the harvest ones and the marled one and … all of them really 😁

    Lynn Vanoorschot on

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