Bye For Now

Off on holidays tomorrow and will be offline for a few weeks, till later! 😀

And this is where I’m off to:

Sunkissed Shawl Published on Knit Picks

I’m delighted to have my third pattern published on Knit Picks as part of their Independent Designer Program! 😀

Pattern can be found here and more details are available here.

Eastbourne – A Summer Hat

Eastbourne is a slouchy, airy summer hat, ideal to protect your head in the sun, while letting some air through. I designed it for me, to have a hat to wear on the beach during my holidays in Eastbourne (UK), hence the name.

Difficulty
Intermediate

Yarn
125(145)m/137(158)yards of 10-ply cotton yarn (aran or worsted)

Notions

Needles
4.0mm/US6 circular needle or DPNs or size needle needed to obtain gauge

Accessories
5 stitch markers
1 darning needle

Necessary Skills
Knitting in the round, Kfb, slipped stitches

Gauge
16 sts x 24 rows / 10 cm – 4” in 1×1 ribbing (in the rd)

Sizes
Women S/M (50-56cm/19.7-22”) – L (58-65cm/22.8-25.5”)
Size S/M will fit most women

Pattern costs: $3.00

You can see other versions on Ravelry here:

Happy Birthday to My Sweet Boy!

Today, my son Connor is turning 5, it’s been a happy 5 years! ❤

Happy birthday Connor!

About an hour after birth

Today, 5-year old!

Meet “Eastbourne”, my New Hat

The pattern is being tested, I will publish it on Friday, so only 3 days to wait. It’s now ready for me to take on the beach in Eastbourne, hence the name!

Summer Hat Finished, Blocking and Being Tested

I just finished my summer hat, wrote the pattern and started recruiting testers. It is now blocking and I can’t wait to publish it! It should be up in about 4 days…

Here it is, blocking

Working on a Summer Hat Pattern

This one will be for me, we are off on holidays by the sea on Saturday and I need a hat to protect my head from the sun on the beach.

It is made with 100% cotton yarn, I’m using Schoeller+Stahl Record 210, I love this blue-green mix!

It is still in progress, I’m about to get started on the crown decreases.

Here’s a little preview…

Scooby-Doo Cake

Tomorrow is the birthday party for my son Connor’s fifth birthday (which is on the 22nd). He has requested a Scooby cake, here it is 😀
I love making fun cakes for the boys!

Sunkissed Shawl

Sunkissed is a bright and happy garter stitch shawl knit in two colours with lace sections that grow bigger as the shawl grows and a simple picot edging.The simple lace pattern makes it ideal for new knitters.

It can easily be made smaller or larger by doing more or less lace sections but remember that the given yardage is for the pattern as shown here.

Difficulty
Easy

Yarn
Colour A: 410m/448yards
Colour B: 185m/202yards
of sock yarn
Shown in Knit Picks Stroll Tonal, colour-ways Golden Glow (A) and Queen Anne (B)

Notions
Needles
4.0mm/US6 circular needle or size needles needed to obtain gauge
Accessories
1 darning needle
1 stitch marker

Necessary Skills
YO, K2tog

Gauge
20 sts x 40 rows / 10 cm – 4” in garter stitch

Size
One size fits all
167cm wide x 70cm tall
66” wide x 28” tall

Pattern costs: $1.99

Sunkissed is also part of The Shawl Collection.

You can see other versions on Ravelry here:

Bonne fête du 14 juillet !

A tous mes compatriotes, je souhaite une bonne fête nationale !

A happy French national day to all my fellow country(wo)men! 😀

Twirly Wrap

This pattern is available in English and German
Deutsche Anleitung sind auch dabei!

A simple shawlette, knit sideways. It can also be used as a scarf.

I designed it to use only one skein of sock yarn. It is an easy knit with a simple cable border, perfect for cable beginners.
Instructions are also given to knit it with less than a skein by using exactly the amount of yarn available.

This pattern will work well with all kinds of yarn: plain, variegated or striped.

Notions
Needles
4mm straight needles (or circular needle) or size needles needed to obtain gauge
1 cable needle
Accessories
1 stitch marker

Necessary Skills
Kfb, easy cable

Gauge
24 sts x 40 rows / 10 cm – 4” in garter stitch

Size
One size fits all
160cm/63” wide x 35cm/14” tall

Pattern costs: $2.75

Twirly Wrap is also part of The Shawl Collection.

You can see other versions on Ravelry here:

Introducing Sunkissed

I just finished knitting my shawl, which is now named Sunkissed, somehow it just seems like the appropriate name. It’s just off the needles, so is still unblocked and is modeled by my – very happy looking – 5-year old! 😉 So, obviously, it’s too big for him!

Here are a few pictures, it will now be tested and should be published in about 10 days.

Bluefin Tuna

I just made a super cute amigurumi tuna! It was a test for the designer, I love how it turned out! Pattern is here.

Heiner Shawl Progress

I’m progressing on my shawl and I like it so far. I’m still unsure what the edge will look like, one certainty only is that it will be in yellow!

New Shawl Project

While my cable shawlette is being tested, I started working on a new shawl design. I’m designing it as I’m knitting and it already looks different from the idea I started with. It’s a two-colour shawl, knit in garter stitch with lace-y areas. The shawl is knit from the top down and gets more lace-y towards the bottom.

Here’s a little preview

Cable Shawlette to be Tested

My Cable Shawlette pattern is now ready to be tested. If you are interested in being a tester, check here.

I still need a name for it, any suggestions, fire away!

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.