Annette Petavy Design

In the round … but back and forth: Very often it will be convenient to work a crochet project in the round (a hat, a skirt, a glove, a doily…). However, when working in the round, the very nature of crochet stitches may play tricks on you. As I think you know, a crochet stitch […]

Changing a stitch pattern There are (a few) crochet designers who invent complicated new stitch patterns from scratch. I admire them a lot, but I’m not one of them. I generally use an existing stitch pattern as my starting point. Sometimes I’m inspired by a stitch pattern, and use it as a part of my […]

The crochet turning chain One of the first things you learn as a crocheter is to make a turning chain. At the beginning of a new row, your hook will need to « travel up » to the height of the next row. This is done by making a « ladder » of chain stitches, called the « turning chain ». […]

Newsletter June 2009: A flower braceletNews:Manon, a jacket for stylish babies aged 3 months to 2 years, is now available in the shop, both as a pattern and as a kit, including the four yarn colours and custom-dyed buttons. Also, the flower bracelet presented in this newsletter is available as a mini-kit for only €5.00, including […]

Newsletter May 2009: Starting Tunisian crochetNews:My new website launched at the very beginning of May – if you haven’t seen it yet, click on the links above to explore! Regarding the content, the most important change is that the blog is now part of the website – you might want to update your bookmarks or […]

April 2009: A necklace idea News: Want to make a scarf to ward off the spring morning chill and adorn your spring coat? Want it to be interesting both to crochet and to look at? Try my Scarf Collection, three three-dimensional scarves (see the first three photos at left): 1 – Andlau, 2 – Yzeron and 3 […]

April 2009: A necklace idea News: A necklace idea: I don’t claim this as my own design – when I made this I was very inspired by a scarf design from La Droguerie – a French company with stores in several cities. At La Droguerie, you can buy yarn, patterns, and materials for making accessories […]

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 […]