Catégorie : Newsletter

News I have a blog in English again! In 2019, you’re welcome to follow me over on my English blog. You can expect an article every week or so. The main focus will be crochet, but I’m continually inspired by other textile art forms so they will be featured there too. You can head on […]

News My latest pattern is an easy, reversible knitted scarf : Vera! The pattern is available both on my website and on Ravelry. And also over on Ravelry, the 2018 gift-along (GAL) is in full swing. I am one of the 349 participating independent designers. You can take part in the giftalong via the Ravelry […]

In the shop I’m happy to introduce my new crochet shawl design: Lady in Red! This pattern has been designed in partnership with the fabulous natural dyer Andie of Renaissance Dyeing and worked up in her superb laceweight wool. You can find the pattern for Lady in Red in my shop and on Ravelry. The […]

Chevrons: decreases Last time, I suggested a method for increasing at the selvedge when working chevrons. This time, very logically, I follow up with decreases! A short recap of the meaning of the colours used in the charts below: In red, the « backbone stitches ». The vertical lines of backbone stitches structure the stitch pattern. A […]

Chevrons: increases In  June we discussed chevrons – another kind of crocheted stripes. I wanted to go a bit deeper into the topic of chevrons, specifically to find methods for increasing and decreasing in this kind of stitch pattern. In this newsletter, we will discuss increases; the decreases will follow! There are, of course, many […]

In the  shop I’m delighted to present a new knitting pattern designed by EclatDuSoleil/Hélène Marcy: the shawlette La vie en rose! Based on an old Shetland lace border, this is an interesting and fun project to knit. And 400 meters / 440 yds of fingering weight yarn is enough for the shawl! The pattern La […]

News A new podcast in English! This one is about my ongoing project on Instagram, #100daysofcrochetswatches Free your stripes and carry your yarn In the April newsletter, we discussed how to carry your yarn along the selvedge when working stripes over an even number of rows. In that case (which is quite a common one), […]

To start 2018, I want to explore colour in crochet in this and upcoming newsletters! If you have subscribed for 10+ years (yes, I have published my newsletter for more than 10 years!) you will already have read about some of the topics I’m going to tackle in this series on colour. But I have […]

Happy New Year 2018! As usual, at the end of the year, I’m taking a short break from crochet tutorials to reflect on the past year and share a few ideas for the year to come. 2017 was the year when you could watch me on screen – my French YouTube channel grew, and I […]

News My 2017 Advent Calendar has started – but it is not too late to join us! All details are given in this article on my blog. Just click the link in the second paragraph to get a pdf with the English translation. The day-to-day tutorials which have already been published are available here.   […]