Dive into the gorgeous colours of organic cotton to celebrate spring and prepare for summer. What do you want to make? A lovely little capelet to wear over a summer dress? A snuggly moebius scarf that will never itch? Or perhaps you want to knit an easy summer shawl? Check out the lovely organic cotton […]
Chevrons again
In this week’s swatch I’m revisiting my work on increases and decreases in a chevron pattern. I discussed increases and decreases in chevron patterns in my newsletters for July/August and September 2018. The concept still needs some work and in this week’s swatch I aligned the vertical repeats so they match for increases and decreases […]
Stripes in dc and sc
In this swatch of the week, I played around with a stripe where dc’s and sc’s are alternating on the same row. I presented a version of this stitch pattern in my newsletter for October 2018. I wanted to see if I could “lighten up” this stitch pattern by inserting ch spaces. To do this, […]
Swatch in mosaic crochet
If you know me already, you might be aware that I’m a little bit weird…I love swatching! Here is a swatch inspired by my recent newsletters about mosaic crochet worked flat. Here, I’ve just worked vertical lines. I love the fact that these lines are not perfectly straight and smooth. They make me thing of […]
I’m back! Podcast no 7 in English
Stitch patterns for mosaic crochet: sources and design – Newsletter March 2019
In the shop Spring has sprung here in France – the new shipment of solid and multicoloured organic cotton is in the shop! Check out the blog and follow me on Instagram and Facebook in the days and weeks to come – I will be posting lots of project ideas using this beautiful yarn! YouTube […]
Winter Break February 2019
I will be away for a few days in beautiful, wintry Sweden! Any orders for physical good placed during this short break will ship as soon as possible after my return. Downloading of patterns works as usual, of course!
Flower brooch
Welcome, readers of Simply Crochet ! If you are looking for the layered flower brooch featured in issue 81, the tutorial is here. The flower was included in my newsletter in May 2010. I still publish my newsletter every month, with an in-depth crochet tutorial free of charge. You can find the one from January […]
Organic merino and hemp – meet the Hanfwerk yarn
It was love at first touch between me and this new yarn. Hanfwerk is a yarn composed by 90% organic merino and 10% hemp. Each skein of 50g holds 150 meters (165 yds) of subtly nuanced yarn. The stitch definition is glorious in both knitting and crochet. I got the manufacturer’s knitting gauge of 24 […]
Mosaic crochet 1: introduction and first steps in flat mosaic crochet
News I’m very happy to announce that a new, much more affordable option for international shipping is now available in my shop. Read more about the Delivengo option on the blog! Also, do not miss the round-ups of the entries in the 2018 Advent Calendar – lots of inspiration and creativity! Mosaic crochet 1 What […]