Auteur/autrice : Annette

February 2009: Shaping with shells (part I) News: Need a baby pattern? I can suggest Robin, the latest addition to the pattern shop and the first baby pattern there (see the first three pictures at left). Robin is available as a pattern only, or as a kit in two sizes with lovely little custom-dyed buttons. […]

October 2008: Carrying colours News: Plenty of new, fun patterns in the pattern shop this month! Check out the Luscious Collar (see first photo at left) – a combination of knit and crochet, first published in Interweave Crochet Fall 2006. This issue is no longer available, so I’m happy to be able to offer the pattern. […]

November 2008: Lining a bag News: I have a wonderful new pattern in the shop: the scarf Rocaille, designed by my friend Circé aux Belles Boucles (see the first three photos to the left). This beautiful scarf is easy to stitch. Circé used wonderful colours in a lovely 100% alpaca yarn from the French yarn company […]

December 2008: A new year News: A new pattern is up in the shop – the Sock Yarn Bags (see the first two photos at left). This one has been a long time in the making, but the resulting pattern contains the instructions for two different bags as well as a lining tutorial (previously published in […]

September 2008: A change of colour     Handling colours in crochet has many aspects of course, but one of the most important ones is the technique used to change from one colour to another. In order to make a neat transition, all you need to know is a simple little trick. Some of you […]

August 2008: Zip in a zipper I’m back from my Swedish holiday – a pretty productive one crochetwise, but alas, there is nothing I can share right now.  While I was away, my local sewing store received the zipper I had ordered. So now « the great plan » for this newsletter can be revealed: I’m going […]

July 2008: I say hello I had a great plan for this month’s newsletter. However, this plan required a specific accessory, and I haven’t been able to locate it in time. So, I now have a great plan for next month’s newsletter – but I don’t want to let the month of July pass without saying hello […]

        June 2008: Just a bit shorter News In the pattern shop, you can now find a lovely shawl designed by my friend EclatDuSoleil, Céleste (see also the first photo in the left hand column). This is good pattern for anyone who wants to start crocheting lace, since it is lavishly illustrated […]

        May 2008: Blocking lace By popular demand: A newsletter on how to block lace! So, what is blocking? To block a piece of crochet means to wet it (we’ll see how), give it the shape you like, and let it dry.  When your piece is worked in a solid stitch pattern […]

        April 2008: Combining stitch patterns News :  The pattern for the « Arrows » stole is now available in the pattern shop! Combining stitch patterns : A major advantage of the crochet technique is its extraordinary possibilities for creating different stitch patterns. Many, many creative souls have been inspired to try out different […]