Back to basics: the classic starting chain It’s time to get back to basics – adding my two cents from time to time, of course. Please feel free to share these tutorials with people around you who could be interested in the fundamentals of crochet. I’m sure we can all find a detail or two […]
Podcast #11: Learning and teaching
Sorry for the late publication – lesson learned!
Tunisian crochet hooks from Chiaogoo
I now carry tunisian crochet hooks from Chiaogoo. They are 80 cm long and come in sizes from 4 mm to 6.5 mm. Check out the Chiaogoo tunisian hooks in the shop.
Beth Chatto, col limonium night – last available skeins
I have put up the very last skeins of the color limonium night in the shop – there are only 5 skeins left of this unique, non reproductible colorway. Beth Chatto is a laceweight wool and silk yarn, in a limited edition of natural dyes. The base yarn is identical to the one used for […]
Bluebird Shawl: introducing the mohair & silk kit
At the beginning of summer, I showed you Chantal’s beautiful version of EclatDuSoleil’s Bluebird shawl, worked in Whirl, a gradient cotton blend yarn. However, this pattern was initially designed by EclatDuSoleil/Hélène Marcy for a laceweight mohair blend. And it so happens that I have recently added a beautiful laceweight mohair and silk yarn to my […]
Crocheted fringe – tutorial
Wondering how to crochet the fringe that finishes the short ends of EclatDuSoleils crocheted scarf Paving? It’s not very complicated – and I explain it all in this video: