Finished Quincy, and a new blanket
I finished my Quincy hat. I enjoyed knitting it very much, learning several tricks along the way (never worked with slipped stitches much before). And the pattern is very well …
Book review: Alchemy of color knitting
Booh, tryed to order some yarn from Phildar (quite exceptional for me, but my grandmother asked I crochet a blanket for her) online today, and it took forever. At 7am …
First days at school and new hat
Both girls are now going to school here in Vercors. Prune loves her new school and Maud is doing ok (she even went all day today). That leaves me lots …
Handspun cuff, purple Gudule… and Packing !
Last week we went away for a few days with the girls to my granmother’s chalet, as it’s hard to keep them busy here in our tiny appartment. I brought …
Knitting: the old and the new…
Sometimes I wish I could work on my patterns and ChezPlum thing all day. But on the other hand, I’d be too afraid to get bored with it as soon …
Holidays, errata and a knitted FO !
First I wanted to say Hi to all the people coming from Craftzine ! I hope you’ll enjoy the Headband pattern 😀 A series of mistakes has been brought to …
Home-sitting, and a new pink cardi
This week we’ve been away, house-sitting a beautiful place in Vercors (where we’re dreaming of moving to within a couple years) and taking care of the cats. As you can …
New pics of old FOs, and share your hats !
Annie Modessitt is preparing a book called 1000 hats for which she’s collecting pictures of hats. The deadline was July 1st and it was a good motivation to finally take …
Tutorial: How I make my knitting charts for lace
So, a couple weeks ago I showed a glimpse of the knitting chart I was working on. I finally took the time to make a little tutorial and explain the …
On japanese knitting (and crochet) books
Like many before, I have succumbed. I bought several japanese craft books on Etsy (very easy, and some nice sellers will get you any book you ask for). The charts …