2016 is now officially over… time to look back on a few of my personal favorites makes over the year. This is only a limited selection.. but you can already tell there was a lot of shawls involved (totally new for me ! I hardly ever made shawls before, and just couldn’t see the point.. […]
Nothing beats bright colors to get through the winter… At the beginning, there was this superb yarn in yummy shades of blue and green, and my brand new Jimbo’s hook I HAD to try since it promised to be amazing (which it totally is). A tiny swatch proved those 2 were made to work together […]
Do you love to crochet sweaters ? or maybe you’re thinking of enhancing your crochet skills and trying to make your first sweater ? But sometimes following a pattern and counting your stitches gets so boooring or finding the “right yarn” matching gauge is a pain or maybe the pattern you like doesn’t come in the right size ..? This […]
How about a fun and fresh project for the spring ? Dig out some of the prettiest balls of yarn from your stash and crochet away ! This shawl is worked sideways in one piece, starting with the narrow end. Some of the reasons why you’ll love making this shawl : it’s worked in dc […]
I’ve been thinking about this for a long while now: writing crochet patterns which are getting more and more detailed, with 12 pages of step-by-step instructions, tons of in-progress pictures and 3 pages of tutorials unanimous praise for “clear and easy to follow” instructions in my patterns and yet, it’s still difficult to make ends meet seing the […]
My daughters have been relentlessly asking for summer boleros with long elf hoods… Now they each have their own Bertille bolero !! (but dumb me: I can’t find my own now, so no group photo !) For the younger one I aimed at making a size 10 yo with fewer body sts and a shorter […]
Happy New Year !! My year is starting with a new design: Lontine, crocheted hooded jacket for women. Tons of fun working the Braided edgings. A long hood and tassel for a taste of fairytale, open wrists to add extra flair. With a darker color for the center section, I love the extra slimming “corset” […]
one sleeve done, one to go. it will also need buttons, and some sort of buttonholes… oh and a tassel of course ! testing has now begun and i can’t wait to see their jackets and color combinations. being that close to releasing a new pattern is always soooo exciting !!
my older daughter has been asking for a long hood for ages. and ages. i did need a sample garment to photograph each step of the construction of a tailor-made cardigan for my workshop. this seemed like a good occasion to make her something. work on the basis of a regular top-down cardigan, and add […]
Nov 7/8th – Two-days crochet workshop in Vercors, France. Have you ever dreamed of learning how to crochet a sweater or cardigan that fits YOU just perfectly, and without even following a pattern ? That was precisely the goal of a 2-days workshop here in my home town in France. Unfortunately one of the participants […]
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