Farewell 2011, Hello 2012 !
Of course I have tons of “urgent” things on my list, but I couldn’t resist making a mosaic reminding me all the cool things 2011 brought… Posts are becoming scarce …
Happy new year !
Well the festivities have come and gone now, and I hope it all went well in your home ! It certainly did here, and we valued every minute of it …
Plumetis stitch
A customer asked me details about the “Plumetis stitch” I used in my Plumetis cardi knit pattern. So here’s a quick video showing you how to do it: it adds …
My Craftsy workshop for the Roselette top !!
I discovered Craftsy earlier this year, and was amazed to see how fast they worked on this website to make it better. The online video classes there are amazing, really …
A castle for the princess
This morning, the girls were trying to find an occupation, and decided they wanted to “sew a princess”. I said fine, start with making your pattern/template then (which let me …
Finished Roselettes… and end of holidays
Today the girls are back to school, and my older daughter’s best friend is back home, after spending four days with us. Her mum also happens to be one of …
Those samples won’t make it to the “101 crochet one skein projects”… and new sizes for the Roselette
This morning’s mail brought back 2 of the 3 samples I submitted for the book “101 crochet one skein projects”. No big surprise, they rejected the two patterns which are …
More Roselette tops, and small sewing projects
Life is busy here, and at the end of the day, there’s not much time for crafting… and even less for blogging about it. Yet, I have been crocheting some …
Embroidery samples on my supermatic
My grand-mother passed away earlier this year, and my mum and aunts decided to give me her former sewing machine, an elna “supermatic”. It’s probably over 50 years old, but …
Of chaperons and liripipes… Introducing my Jehanne hooded cardigan
Thanks to the very helpful feedback and edits of Krysten TenDyke, great feedback on my questions on Ravelry… and after another quick triple-check of the sizing on another cardigan (that’s …