Sometimes, the simplest things become classics. This is the case with this simple square that can be used as a doily, as a blanket square, as a cushion cover, or whatever you want it to be. 14 years after the first publication of this free pattern, on the Crochet Me website in 2006, I have […]
A beautiful cloud…
Cloud, one of the most popular colours in my mohair and silk yarn, is back in stock. Pattern idea: Over the clouds (yes!), crochet shawl by EclatDuSoleil.
A summer blanket: Colourful Hug in Whirl
Once upon a time, there was a lovely blanket, designed by EclatDuSoleil/Hélène Marcy to display the beauty of the Mini Mochi yarn: the Colourful Hug blanket. After some time, the Mini Mochi yarn was discontinued, and Hélène’s lovely pattern was alone without a corresponding yarn. Then one day, my customer Chantal told me about an […]
Half double crochet – watch those loops!
In this series on working through one loop only, we have come to the last stitch, the half double crochet (hdc). Previously, we explored the double crochet and the single crochet. The half double crochet is so much more than a compromise between those two. It deserves our full attention, for two reasons (according to […]