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vendredi 31 décembre 2010

Happy New Year 2011

The last hours of this year are quite over and we stand at the beginning of a new one.

Let me wish you a

Happy New Year 2011

With plenty of happyness, joy and health !

 

I’ll take this opportunity to thank you so much for stopping here around and for your so nice and lovely comments.

They all make me so happy Sourire. Just see you the next year !

Bien à vous Coeur rouge

Stefanina

jeudi 30 décembre 2010

Baikka Hat–crocheted hat pattern

As I remember, I’ve always loved hat, all kinds of hat but especially vintage hat. So I’ve decided to crochet one for me.

The pattern has been released to my Ravelry store :

Baikka Hat 

Baikka hat - front

Baikka hat - profile

baikka hat - brim close-up

This crocheted hat begins at the center crown and is worked to the brim down.

Pattern written to fit head circumference 54 cm / 21 inches – Medium

The special stitch of the main part of the hat is explained with a step by step tutorial.

The pattern is available for download for 3$

 

Happy crocheting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

vendredi 24 décembre 2010

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 2010

Have a marvellous and peaceful day

Bien à vous

Stefanina

mercredi 8 décembre 2010

Leontine fingerless mittens : knitting pattern

Released in my Ravelry store :

Leontine Fingerless mittens

 

Leontine mittens - flat

Leontine mittens

Leontine mittens - close-up

To fit size 7.5’’/8’’ (9’’) – small / Medium (Large)
Hand circumference 19 /20 (22.5) cm / 7.5 / 8.0 (9) inch

The cuff begins with crocheted chain stitch, and then stitches are picked-up and knitted (step by step tutorial included).
To give a nice shape to the ruffled cuff, it is knitted with bigger needle.

The cuff pattern is charted.

The pattern is available for download for 3$

Happy knitting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

mardi 7 décembre 2010

Baikka fingerless mittens : knitting pattern

Released in my Ravelry store :

Baikka Fingerless mittens

 

Baikka mittens - montage

 

Baikka mittens - flat

Finished size:
To fit size 7.5/8.(9) – small / Medium (Large)
Hand circumference 19 /20 (22.5) cm / 7.5 / 8.0 (9) inch

The main part of mitten is knitted in stockinette stitch, and the borders and cuff are crocheted with nice lacy pattern.

The crocheted pattern is charted and written, with a step by step photo tutorial for the special stitch.

 

The pattern is available for download for 3$

Happy knitting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

 

lundi 6 décembre 2010

Azurine fingerless mittens : knitting pattern

Released in my Ravelry store :

Azurine fingerless mittens

Azurine mittens - montage

 

Azurine mittens

 

 

Finished size:
To fit hand size 7.5’’/8’’ (9’’) – Small / Medium (Large)
Hand circumference 19/20 (22.5) cm - 7.5/8.0 (9) inch

The cuff begin with crocheted chain stitch, then stitches are picked-up and knitted. A step by step tutorial is shown. These fingerless mittens are bordered with a ruffled cuff, and knit with some simple cables. Cables pattern is charted.

The pattern is available for download for 3$

Happy knitting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

mardi 23 novembre 2010

Mandarine : Sleveless top knitting pattern

Released in my Ravelry Store

 

Mandarine top - front

 

Top begins at the top back with a provisional cast-on; and is worked back and forth to underarm back.

Then, provisional cast on stitches are picked up to work front, back and forth, to underarm.

After increasing for underarm shaping, remainder of top is worked in the round.

The stitch definition gives the waist shaping.

Pattern avalaible to fit size S (M) - Europe 34-36 (38-40), UK 8-10 (12-14), USA 6-8 (10-12) - fitted.

  • Bust 81-86 (91-97) cm / 32-34 (36-38) inch
  • Waist 61-66 (71-76) cm / 24-26 (28-30) inch
  • Hips 86-91 (97-102) cm / 34-36 (38-40) inch

The pattern is available for download for 5$

Happy knitting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

lundi 22 novembre 2010

Savanne : Raglan top-down with stripes knitting pattern

Released today in my Ravelry Store :

 

Savanne - front

Savanne - back (2)

 

The sweater is worked from the top down, with a raglan construction. It is worked in the round until the underarm and then the body and the sleeves are separated. The body and the sleeves are then worked in the round until the bottom.

This pattern is available to fit a size S (M) - Europe 34-36 (38-40), UK 8-10 (12-14), USA 6-8 (10-12) - fitted.

  • Bust 81-86 (91-97) cm / 32-34 (36-38) inch
  • Waist 61-66 (71-76) cm / 24-26 (28-30) inch
  • Hips 86-91 (97-102) cm / 34-36 (38-40) inch

The pattern is available for download for 5$

 

Happy knitting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

vendredi 5 novembre 2010

New page added : free crocheted pattern

Just added 3 new free pattern :

 

Pochette bleue

A little pocket in hexagon granny square

pochette bleue montage

 

Carré Soleil

A basic granny square, pattern is charted and written

Carré soleil 2

Round pocket Carré Soleil

A tutorial, which show you how to work this cute little pocket with granny square

Carré soleil round pocket

 

Happy crocheting Sourire

Bien à vous

Stefanina

vendredi 3 septembre 2010

Capuccino Sweater pattern

Just released in my Ravelry Store:
Capuccino front 2
 Capuccino back
 Capuccino sleeve Capuccino front
This sweater is worked from the top down, with a raglan construction. It is worked back and forth until the neck shaping and the placket neckline opening are finished. Then the body and the sleeves are worked in the round. The neck collar is bordered with 2 crocheted rows.
This pattern is available to fit size S (M) - Europe 34-36 (38-40), UK 8-10 (12-14), USA 6-8 (10-12) - fitted.
  • Bust 81-86 (91-97) cm / 32-34 (36-38) inch
  • Waist 61-66 (71-76) cm / 24-26 (28-30) inch
  • Hips 86-91 (97-102) cm / 34-36 (38-40) inch
The pattern is available for download for 6$


The M size has been kindly tested by knucna, you can see her beautiful version in lavender. She has made a great sweater and I found it so lovely in this color. Again *Merci mille fois* for this fabulous test knit!

dimanche 11 juillet 2010

Cable cast on increasing : tutorial

 

When you have to increase more than 2 stitches at a border, for sleeves or underarm , you can  increase with the cable cast-on as follows:

 

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1. Insert Right needle between the 1st and 2nd st

2. Wrap the working yarn around needle

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3. Pull a loop through the 2 st

4. Transfer the new st on Left needle

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5. One new st increased

6. Start again from 1 to 5 for the desired number of st.

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7. New stitches increased

8. Knit these new stitches

Hope this will be helpful

Happy knitting

stefanina

mercredi 30 juin 2010

Standard weight yarn chart

Just added in the useful tab the chart of standard weight yarn I use in my pattern.
Just scroll down the page.

Have a nice week and happy knitting :)
stefanina

vendredi 25 juin 2010

Ndizi Socks : new pattern

Here are my new sock pattern, they are named Ndizi, as when I was knitting them, I always see a banana and Ndizi is the Swahili word for banana.
These socks are knitted from the top-down, with patterned gusset and heel flap. The lace stitch is charted.
This design is worked with lace stitches in every row.
The socks shown are knitted in size S (38-40 European foot) for a woman, with  Fortissima Socka mit Bambou from Schoeller + Stahl (400 m / 438 y 100g) and needle 2.25mm
The pattern is available in 2 sizes to fit a 38-40 [41-43] European size foot S [M].


They are available at my Ravelry store for 5$

Happy knitting :)
stefanina