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 […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter February 2009
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. […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter October 2008
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. […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter November 2008
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 […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter December 2008
December 2008: A new year News: A new pattern is up in the shop – the Sock Yarn Bags (see the first two photos at left). This one has been a long time in the making, but the resulting pattern contains the instructions for two different bags as well as a lining tutorial (previously published in […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter September 2008
September 2008: A change of colour Handling colours in crochet has many aspects of course, but one of the most important ones is the technique used to change from one colour to another. In order to make a neat transition, all you need to know is a simple little trick. Some of you […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter August 2008
August 2008: Zip in a zipper I’m back from my Swedish holiday – a pretty productive one crochetwise, but alas, there is nothing I can share right now. While I was away, my local sewing store received the zipper I had ordered. So now « the great plan » for this newsletter can be revealed: I’m going […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter July 2008
July 2008: I say hello I had a great plan for this month’s newsletter. However, this plan required a specific accessory, and I haven’t been able to locate it in time. So, I now have a great plan for next month’s newsletter – but I don’t want to let the month of July pass without saying hello […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter June 2008
June 2008: Just a bit shorter News In the pattern shop, you can now find a lovely shawl designed by my friend EclatDuSoleil, Céleste (see also the first photo in the left hand column). This is good pattern for anyone who wants to start crocheting lace, since it is lavishly illustrated […]
Annette Petavy Design – Newsletter May 2008
May 2008: Blocking lace By popular demand: A newsletter on how to block lace! So, what is blocking? To block a piece of crochet means to wet it (we’ll see how), give it the shape you like, and let it dry. When your piece is worked in a solid stitch pattern […]