Bonne Année 2007! Une écharpe toute neuve pour la nouvelle année Le mois de décembre était très, très chargé pour moi – encore plus que d’habitude. Je suis désolée de ne pas vous avoir donné de mes nouvelles – mais je compte me rattrapper en 2007! J’ai de nombreux projets pour […]
Annette Petavy Design – Bulletin d’information novembre 2006
Novembre 2006 – Quoi de neuf? Du neuf sur le site: Et bien, la nouveauté c’est… le site flambant neuf! Puisque vous lisez ceci, vous le savez – mon site est en ligne depuis le mois d’octobre. La version anglaise, puis la française, ont été publiées pendant le mois écoulé. […]
Annette Petavy Design – Crochet wallpaper for 2010
Computer wallpapers for 2010January:Standard screen:1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768800 x 600Wide screen:1280 x 7201024 x 576February:Standard screen:1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768800 x 600Wide screen:1280 x 7201024 x 576March:Standard screen:1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768800 x 600Wide screen:1280 x 7201024 x 576April:Standard screen:1600 x 1200 […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter December 2010 – Best wishes and crochet calendar
Newsletter December 2010: Best wishes and a calendar for 2011News:First of all, don’t miss next month’s news: Free shipping worldwide for all kits during the month of January!During this last month of 2010, I republished a pattern from 2008: Kubix (also known as the Mitered Squares Scarf).This pattern was originally published in the Winter 2008 […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter November 2010 – Felting crochet
Newsletter November 2010: Felting crochetNews:Mostly knitting news this month!Circé aux Belles Boucles gives us the pleasure of yet another beautiful hat: Rue du Collège.This hat knits up quickly in a bulky weight yarn with 6 mm (US 10) needles. Rue du Collège is worked in garter stitch, with leaves on stems circling your head like […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter July 2010 – Be the boss of your stripes
Newsletter July 2010: Be the boss of your stripesNews:It’s summertime, the living is easy, and things happen mostly in the French shop. I’ve published quite a few translations lately. My English-speaking customers can check out the original versions of the Phoenix mitts, the Adult Spring Garden Tee and the Hamamelis shawl. Don’t worry about the temporary dearth […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter September 2010 – Mixing yarns
Don’t think you have the right yarn on hand? Need to go shopping to find something that will suit the pattern you’re admiring? Perhaps not. Many times, the right yarn is there, in your stash. It’s just hiding in different skeins. Certainly, if you need a very fine yarn and all you have on hand […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter August 2010 – Armwarmers Adeline
Newsletter August 2010: Armwarmers AdelineNews:I’m very happy to present Lune Rouge, the fabulous new shawl design by EclatDuSoleil!In this semicircular shawl, a simple filet center sets off a beautiful vintage-inspired border. All is thoroughly explained with step-by-step photos. The shawl in the picture is in a lovely cotton, but I can easily imagine Lune Rouge in wool, […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter June 2010 – The adjustable loop
The adjustable loop: This month, I want to talk about a simple and very useful way to start crocheting in the round: the adjustable loop. To many of you, this may be old news. However, when I learned to crochet, I had no idea that there was another way to start a motif in the […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter February 2010 – Painting in crochet
Newsletter February 2010: Painting in crochetNews:As you might have noticed in the e-mail announcing the previous newsletter, I am now producing a monthly podcast in French, in which I speak about the subject of the newsletter (and more). If you want to listen, you can subscribe through I-tunes (hopefully also outside France – there is […]