Frosty beanie is my newest knitting pattern, out today (February 17th). Frosty beanie is is a simple stockinette beanie, with an interesting construction from the top down, with a large double layer brim.It’s an everyday winter staple that you can make in every possible colour, easy to grab and put on while going out. I already talked about it multiple times on my Patreon page, but let’s go back in time to trace its history.
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Last summer, I wrote a small serie of articles on my Patreon page. This summer, I’m reposting them here…. Once the tech editing and the test knit are finished, some might think I can hit “Publish”. It’s true that the biggest part of the work is done, but I still have bits to do before putting my pattern for sale.
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Last summer, I wrote a small serie of articles on my Patreon page. This summer, I’m reposting them here…. When the sample is finished, the work is far from done. A long period of computer work starts for me…
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Today, I published a new knitting pattern : Corylus. I got this design idea about one year ago, to solve one of my dilemnas. I like to have something around my neck : a covering wrapping shawl and shoulders or a snuggly cowl. Even thougth they do their job pretty well, they also have each their troubles…
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Last summer, I wrote a small serie of articles on my Patreon page. This summer, I’m reposting them here…. At the beginning, there is an idea. I can be inspired to create something because I miss it in my wardrobe or there is a yarn that tells me to transform it into something specific or because I want to associate some stitches or yarns or colouways. There also might be some construction idea stuck in my head…
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Saturday, I published a new knitting pattern : the Top Espoir, a loose linen tee. You might already know this, but I love to wear linen tops in summer : they are so light, flowing and breathable… And this one is no exception ! Top Espoir is a classic linen tee, with a little twist. It combines interesting details like ribbing on the shoulders and a split at the front neck, with a loose casual fitting, making it a perfect summer wardrobe staple. It’s simple : I wore it so often last summer ! This top is worked in 2 parts. First, the T is worked sideways from one sleeve to the other. Then, stitches are picked up along the T edge to work the body top down in the round. Short rows are worked on the Front to give more ease. When I began to work on the sample in May 2019, the weather was rainy and cold for the season and I was dreaming of warmers days at the beach. That’s when I found the name of the pattern (Espoir means Hope in French), because this sample was carrying all my hopes for a beautiful summer to come… At the beginning, I was hoping to publish it in July of the same year, but I got a bit delayed. After discussing it with some people, I decided to report the publication to this spring (2020). Back then, I couldn’t imagine for one second that the name of this pattern, in the situation we are actually living in, would have so much more meaning for me… What was first only dreams of sun to counter rainy days carry much more than that now : hope that this suation, this worldwide pandemy, will subside, that we will become aware of our responsibilities, of our choices, of our actions, that radical changes will happen… So many hopes…
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Last year, I published 2 versions of the same design : first, the child pattern, Campfire Sweater ( sizes : 3 months to 12 years old), then the adult pattern, Big Campfire Sweater (sizes from 2XS to 4XL). I love them very much, so much that all the girls in our family have one
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Right now, we are facing a very serious situation (in France and worldwide), which dictates extraordinary measures. A lot of event are being canceled or postponed. Those cancelations or postponements are absolutely necessary to limit the propagation of the virus. If it is a sensible and responsible attitude, they are not without consequences for the organisators and the exhibitors at those events. Everyone has engaged money and time, has made lots of stock of their products. for some, those events are a major source of revenue and their canlation or postponement can really make it difficult for them (cash flow problems, stock management…) and even cause them to stop their activities.
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At the beginnign of February, I published my first pattern of the year : Azulejos, a 3-colours stranded-colourwork hat. It took me nearly 18 months between the first sticthes and the reveal of the pattern, which is quite a long time for such a small project, but this pattern had twists and turns… April 2018, The Channe Thread yarn festival : I fell for 1 skein and 2 mini-skeins of The little GRey Sheep Hampshire 4ply. When I bought them, I was already thinking about a stranded-colourwork hat. September 2018 : I drew my first attempts of colourwork charts, inspired by the painted tiles I’ve admired in Portugal and Spain. I hadn’t knitted the hat yet, but I already had its future name… As soon as I had my mind set on a colourwork chart, I put my skeins in balls and begun to knit, improvising the crown of the hat as I went. By the end of September, I was taking the finished hat with me on a long week-end with friends, hoping to take pictures of it… Coming home from that week-end away, I had no pictures of it, no notes about its construction besides the base chart and I had lost my hat ! I searched for it everywhere, even calling the rental we had stayed, but I couldn’t find it anywhere ! I was so disappointed, especially because I didn’t have enough yarn left to knit it again… Trying to move on, I decided to start a new project an wait until I could buy more yarn to make it again. After a few month (April 2019), I found my way back to Emma and The little Grey Sheep booth at The Channel Thread yarn festival. There, I bought yarn to make 2 new samples of my idea : one with the same colours as my first sample for myself (in blue tones), the other for one of my daughter (pink-purple tones). A few months passed by before I got to work again on this pattern idea. At the end of August, I put the first combo (the same as my first lost sample, size M) on my needles, and very soon after that, I begun the second hat (smaller, Size S) and I even ordered enough yarn to make a bigger 3rd one (green tones, Size L). This time, I take notes and save all…
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The weather is quite changing for May : temperatures are quite low, and it rains almost everyday… But I’m still hoping warmers days will come ! After all, I can see some sun rays coming through today… So, to prep myself for the warmers that will come, I started knitting a new linen top for this summer. It’s something I love to wear : light, flowing, breathable… While the pattern is not ready to be published, I’m going to continue catching up by showing you the linen top knitting pattern I published last year with Madlaine.
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