Catégorie : Newsletter

In the shop : To finish this year in beauty, I am so happy to present EclatDuSoleil’s newest crochet design, the Blue Leaves shawl! A very unusual and lacy stitch pattern in the center, a splendid border, all worked with 2 balls of London, my laceweight wool/silk yarn. More information in the shop. Also, the […]

In the shop: For the knitters, a new pattern for kids designed by Laurence Bertolle: Pomme de reinette. A pretty little jacket, worked in Merino DK, in sizes 2 to 8 yrs. More information in the shop. To work up Pomme de Reinette, or any other pattern (crocheted or knitted) in DK weight yarn, you […]

In the shop: Inspired by the newsletter on half circle shawls, I have designed the shawl pattern Blueberry Pi(e): It’s available as a single pattern, but is free when you purchase the yarn needed for the design (1 ball of fingering weight merino, 1 ball of Mini Mochi for the first stripe and 2 balls […]

In the shop : Let’s kick off the new season with this gorgeous knitted cardigan, designed by Sarah Mombert: Louise Labé. This jacket and its beautiful cabled borders are truly worthy to be named after The Beautiful Ropemaker. More information in the shop. During the summer, I published two other knitting patterns, both for kids, […]

Exploring the « baktus » This is the third newsletter about shawl shapes. The previous ones discussed triangles and half circles. The shapes discussed so far have been worked either top down or bottom up. But I couldn’t leave this topic without discussing shawls worked side to side, a shape sometimes called a baktus. The name can be […]

Basic Half Circle Shawl Shapes I continue my adventures in basic shawl shapes. Last month it was about triangular shawls; this month it’s about semicircular ones. This shawl shape is currently a very popular one, so it was great fun to play around a little with it.Here are the results (at least so far!). All […]

Basic Triangular Shawl Shapes I have been thinking about basic formulas for crochet shawl shapes for quite some time now. One can easily find quite a few resources on basic formulas for knitted shawls, but they seem to be much fewer for crochet. One of the reasons for this is, of course, the many variations […]

Newsletter March 2015: The Russian joinIn the shop:I am happy to present my latest crochet design, Debussy. A little cape, to warm your shoulders and add a touch of romance to any outfit – my daughter wears it here with jeans and a sweater, but it would complement a dress as well. Can be crocheted […]

Newsletter February 2015: Embellished wrist warmersIn the shop:A beautiful new knitting pattern by EclatDuSoleil: Geometry in Blue.Simple stitches for a distinctive look – play with a multicoloured yarn such as the Mini Mochi and a single-coloured one such as the fingering weight merino to knit a shawl to complement your wardrobe.More information in the shop.On […]

Newsletter January 2015: Extended tunisian simple stitchIn the shop:A new yarn is now available in the shop, the Merino DK.100% super soft merino wool in vibrant colours! Shade card available on demand.More information in the shop.On the blog: (Kind of) homemade Christmas gifts.Hearts.Bamboo swatches.And a new podcast episode in French: episode 36.Extended tunisian simple stitchI have written […]