Catégorie : Newsletter

Newsletter June 2012: Post stitches, part 1News:New in the shop: another lovely pattern from EclatDuSoleil! This time around, it is not a shawl, but an accessories set. I am proud to present The Luxurious Duet.Worked in the delicious silk and baby camel yarn, this set is composed of a moebius cowl and little wristlets.The moebius […]

Newsletter May 2012: Extended stitchesNews:New in the shop: the lovely shawl Arwen, designed by Véronique Chermette:This pretty shawl is worked top down in a simple but effective stitch pattern, and the border is finished with little flowers or clovers, depending on how you see it!More information in the shop.Véronique worked her sample in the linen […]

In the last newsletter, I explained how I started working a project with a beautiful, unique handspun skein of yarn. Up to the point where the first part of the story ended, everything had gone more or less according to plan. However, designing is never a predictable process. Here is the second part of my […]

I wanted to share with you my thoughts and ideas around a small project – a project worked with a one-of-a-kind skein of yarn. The thinking can be applied to any project using a limited amount of yarn; this is just an example to start your own creative process.  I’ve decided to break this subject […]

Newsletter February 2012: Turning without a chainNews:I know many of you have been waiting for it – the pattern for Guirlande, a gorgeous little shawlette designed by EclatDuSoleil is now available.Designed to show off a beautiful border found in a vintage booklet, Guirlande is worked in a fingering weight yarn. The twofold border, where each […]

The « Japanese » puff Oh, crochet terminology. What might seem evident and clear at first glance, gets more and more complicated as you plow through different sources. Add a couple of other languages, and the complexity increases even more. There is this stitch I want to talk about this month. It’s a textured stitch. Its symbol used […]

Newsletter December 2011: Let it snowNews:Something new to crochet: Véronique Chermette’s lovely shawl Gwidel:Worked in two colours of laceweight bamboo, this shawl is light and pretty. It will work over an evening outfit this winter, and complement a summer dress next summer. More information in the shop!Something new to knit: my little buttoned cowl, Coline:Worked […]

Newsletter November 2011: The humble chainNews:Big change in my world: I am now a book distributor. Or to be very precise, I distribute one book. Sounds more modest, right? But it’s not just any book, it’s Alana Dakos and Hannah Fettig’s beautiful opus, Coastal Knits.This book contains ten knitting patterns (five garments and five accessories) […]

Newsletter October 2011: Flat hook slip stitch crochet tutorialNews:I have the great pleasure to welcome a new designer: French knit and crochet blogger Barjolaine (Véronique Chermette). Her first pattern published in my shop is the knitted shawl Mamelie.Mamelie is a shawl with an interesting shape, incorporating three triangular sections. Thanks to the shape, this shawl will […]

Newsletter September 2011: Linked double crochetsNews:The first pattern published in my shop after my vacation was a design by EclatDuSoleil: Scottish Island. (Can you believe that Hélène is working full-time and only has weekends and evenings to design shawls? I’m amazed by her productivity!)This is yet another well-explained pattern with step-by-step photos. Scottish Island is […]