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Newsletter August 2011: Slip stitch crochet with Kerstin JönssonNews:I’ve been on vacation… so the news will come in the next newsletter! Look out for exciting new fall yarns as well as accessories in the shop.Slip stitch crochet with Kerstin Jönsson:Do you have a dream? Talk about it – it might come true! In the newsletter […]

Newsletter July 2011: Crab stitchNews:As you might suspect, I love shawls and make them all year long. But summer seems to be an especially good time of year to make and wear shawls. A great reason to add two new shawl patterns to the shop!First, EclatDuSoleil’s shawl collection Summer Breeze.Three variations on a triangular shawl theme, […]

Newsletter June 2011: Variations in hook sizeNews:Lots of things to talk about this time!First, two new yarns in the shop:Sausalito is a heathered multicoloured yarn.It comes from the same company as the Mini Mochi yarn, but is quite different. It’s spun in several plies, and the different colours of the plies make for soft colour transitions. […]

A flower brooch: What better time of year for flowers than spring? Crochet lends itself beautifully to a number of things, and one of those is jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets and brooches. I love making these small accessories between larger projects. Even if you don’t have a lot of time, you can whip up a little something with […]

It’s that time of year again – summer is approaching (though weatherwise it’s already here in France – we are having the hottest and driest spring ever) and I want to crochet small things, like necklaces or bracelets. This time around, I wanted to use a laceweight bamboo yarn, to explore its shine and softness. You will […]

Newsletter April 2011: My first adventure in slip stitch crochetNews:Yet again I’m happy to present a new beautiful shawl design by EclatDuSoleil – or should I say two new designs? Pipistrelle comes in two versions in the same pattern. Both are based on the same chevron stitch pattern, but each shawl uses it to a […]

Newsletter March 2011: Increasing in a non-linear stitch patternNews:If you had any doubts about the creativity and productivity of designer EclatDuSoleil, you can let go of them now. I have yet again the pleasure to present a new design of hers – a so-called « baktus, » named Solveig.Solveig is worked from one end to the other (that’s what […]

Newsletter February 2011: A tip for assembling squaresNews:In crochet news, I have the immense pleasure to present the latest shawl design by EclatDuSoleil: Victoria.This little crescent-shaped shawl will be a great addition to your wardrobe as well as a fun project to crochet. The construction is top-down, which enables you to adapt it to the […]

News: The first pattern to be published in my web shop this year has been a fabulous success so far: the Hot Little Hands fingerless mittens by EclatDuSoleil. This pattern gives instructions for no fewer than four different sets of fingerless mittens, each with its own stitch pattern, worked using the same basic construction. The mittens […]

News: As previously mentioned, you can subscribe to my podcast in French through iTunes (search for « Mon crochet et moi »). Show notes and mp3 files are posted in the podcast category on my blog. This month, my pattern for the set Cannelle, a cowl with matching fingerless mittens, was published in Tension Magazine. The pattern […]