Category: Advent Calendar 2018

And last but not least: flower number 4! My inspiration was the poinsettia, I think you guessed that… Glorious flowers by Brigitte, Brigitte, Catherine, Claire, Claire, Flo, France and Martina. And splendid blooms by Moucui, Myriam, Nathalie, Sandrine, Shaylee, Stéfany, Sylvie and Sylvie! Once more, a huge thank you to the participants in the 2018 […]

The time has come to show you how the participants in the Advent Calendar interpretated my flower design number 3. These rosebuds on a background of slender leaves were very popular – even if many among us wondered what the first steps would lead to! Beautiful winter roses by Sabine, Annie, Brigitte, Camille, Catherine, Claire, […]

It’s time to have a look at the lovely interpretations of flower number 2 in my Advent Calendar! retty flowers made by Brigitte, Brigitte, Camille, Catherine, Claire, Esther, Flo, France, Isabelle and Laurence. Fabulous versions by Marie-Aude, Marie-Hélène, Martina, Michèle, Mireille, Moucui, Myriam, Nathalie and Ploum. Beautiful contributions by Raphaële, Shaylee, Sophie, Sophie, Stéfany, Sylvie, […]

There are still pretty versions of flower number 1 to be seen – here’s the second part of the round-up! Here are the lovely contributions from Myriam, Nathalie, Nathalie, Nathalie, Françoise, Ploum, Raphaële, Sandrine and Shaylee. And the beautiful flowers made by Sophie, Sophie, Stéfany, Sylvie, Sylvie, Sylvie, Sylvie, Valérie and Valérie! This post and […]

A million thanks to all who participated in my 2018 Advent Calendar! Time hasn’t quite run out yet – you can still send in your pictures or publish them in the Facebook group until Sunday, January 13th. But there have been so many entries, we need to get started on the round-ups now! Here are […]

We are going to finish our last flower! Take one of the round “cups” made yesterday. Cut both yarn tails to the same length and thread them on a tapestry needle. Weave the yarns through the stitches in the second round and tighten to form a small ball. Sew this ball to the round disc […]

Almost finished! And today’s step is definitely different from the previous ones. When working this step, leave a good length of yarn as tails at the beginning and end of each little item. Ch 4, close to a ring with 1 sl st in 4th ch from hook. Round 1 : Ch 1 (do not […]

You guessed it: Make 4 more petals and attach them to the disc. Tomorrow will be different, I promise!

Just a small step today, and you already know how to do it! Make a second petal according to the instructions given yesterday. Attach it to the disc in the 3 sts to the left of the previous one. I think you might start to see where this is heading… See you tomorrow for the […]

Let’s continue! A special stitch today:sc blo = single crochet in the back loop only.If needed, please refer to my newsletter from January 2011 for explanations on how to work in only one loop. Ch 8. Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 5 ch, 3 sc […]