The Shawl Collection

I decided to sell 4 of my shawl patterns as a set, The Shawl Collection. It is composed of the Ederra Shawlette, the Sunkissed Shawl, Twirly Wrap and the Agate Capelet.

The set costs $10.00

Quite Proud…

For two reasons, first it’s crochet and it’s a new craft to me and, second, I sewed the lining inside the bag and that is quite a challenge for me! I really like the finished product, a cute little bag! It was a test for the designer.

Finished a Birth Present Set

And, to keep working on my crochet skill, I crocheted it all, in Bernat Baby Jacquards, “I’m a Big Boy” colourway.

I made a hat, a pair of booties, a blanket and a little kitty. All of it going to my friend Lisa for her baby boy who should be born in about two weeks.

Working on a Baby Blanket

I’m crocheting a baby blanket for a birth present. One of my friends is expecting a baby boy very soon. The pattern is Bright Baby Blanket, a free pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

I’m using Bernat Baby Jacquards, “I’m a big boy” colourway.

It’s a pretty simple pattern, basically a giant granny square!

Crocheted Market Bag

I’m working on improving my crochet skill. I taught myself to crochet a few years ago but haven’t had so many opportunities to improve since. So, in order to do just that, I’m trying to take on increasingly challenging patterns.

My latest project is a market bag, made out of a 100% cotton yarn. Pattern is free and is here.

Knit Picks Socks Finished and Renamed

I have just finished the socks for my Knit Picks submission. Now that they are knit in this bright yarn, they really remind me of candies rather than a tortoise shell, so I decided to rename them Candy Toes instead of Tortoise Toes.

Thanks to my friend Julia who modeled them, I have some very nice pictures…

Pattern is available here.

A Quick In-Between Project

Yesterday, I made a little cap in crochet as a test for the designer, it’s a really quick project, it took me about 2 1/2 hours to make. The pattern can be found here. I made it in a 100% cotton yarn.

Here it is, modeled by my 4-year old – he enjoyed the photo shoot

One Done, One to Go

I just finished my first Knit Picks Tortoise Toes Sock, here it is.

Working on Tortoise Toes Socks for Knit Picks

I’m glad to announce that my Tortoise Toes socks have been pre-approved by Knit Picks for their Independent Designer Program.

I just received the yarn – Stroll and Stroll Tonal. It’s beautiful and super soft! Here is my first progress picture, love the colour combination!

Another Agate Capelet

I posted about the two Zauberball I received the other day. I made my Agate Capelet for a friend with them and it’s now finished. I still need to take pictures of her wearing it, here are a few of it blocking. I really like how these two colours worked together, it is Schatten and Schoko-Creme.

Connor’s German Socks

I just finished a very simple pair of socks for my 4-year old son Connor. They are made using Regia Nations, the Germany colour. Knit top down with a short row heel with 48 stitches.

Knit Picks Agate Capelet Finished

And now I can share as the new Felici colours have been released. Here are some pictures, colours are Marine Life and Boardwalk, beautiful colours!

Pattern available here for EUR 1.99

It’s Really Looking Lovely!

I really like the colour combination, and the Knit Picks yarn (Felici) is a joy to knit, super soft!

Introducing My New Pattern: Candy Toes

My Candy Toes pattern is now published on Ravelry.

Edited: this pattern is now available in French too
Modèle désormais disponible en français !

I designed these socks for those who are not keen on Fair-Isle knitting, so that they can enjoy colour-work anyway. Thanks to the slipped stitches, only one colour is ever worked on a particular row, making them particularly easy and quick to knit.

Really, believe me, they ARE easy!

Pattern costs: $1.99

More details on the pattern are available on Ravelry:

Sizes
Size 1: Children M/L – Circ: 13.5 cm/5.3”
Size 2: Women S/M – Circ: 18 cm/7”
Size 3: Women L/Men S – Circ: 20.25 cm/8”
Size 4: Men M/L – Circ: 22.5 cm/9”

Knit Picks Independent Designer Program

I was super happy to find out that my Agate Capelet was pre-approved for the Knit Picks Independent Designer Program. This means that I now need to re-knit it in Knit Picks yarn to finalise the submission. I chose their sock yarn Felici for this pattern as I think it will work very well.

I have just started and it looks great so far, love it!

New Pattern: Agate Capelet

I just published my new capelet pattern, Agate.

It is made out of two different colour-ways of sock yarn. I designed it specifically with the Zauberball in mind, but any sock yarn with long colour repeats will have the same effect. Of course, you can also use two plain colours. It is named after the stone agate. A geologist pointed out to me that it looked like an agate, so Agate it had to be.

Here are a few pictures, including an agate, so you can see the likeness.

Pattern costs $1.99

The Agate Capelet is also part of The Shawl Collection.

More details on the pattern are available on Ravelry:

Pattern in 2 sizes: Women S/M – Women L/XL

Agate Capelet is up for Testing

A few pictures of my latest design, a capelet. It is named after the stone agate. A geologist pointed out to me that it looked like an agate, so Agate it had to be! It is now up for testing, check here if you are interested and reply in the thread.

It is made out of two different colourways of sock yarn. I designed it specifically with the Zauberball in mind, but any sock yarn with long colour repeats will have the same effect. Of course, you can also use two plain colours.

Finished Knitting New Pattern

It’s blocking right now, I will post more pictures once it’s dry. Stay tuned…

Working on a New Design

As I’m finished knitting the baby set, I have started a new project, which will also be a new pattern. Here is a little preview. Any guesses? All I can say is that the yarn is Zauberball by Schoppel Wolle in two different colourways.

And we Have a Hat

The baby set’s hat is just finished, I can now get working on the vest. I decided that the vest would be in a plain colour matching the booties and hat as I think it would be a bit too much to have three pieces in this same yarn.

Here are a few pics, I don’t have a baby at hand for modeling, so this baby does a lot of the modeling around here!