Cybelle and Dalia, sneak peak

As promised, in this post I'm giving you a sneak peak on my 2 new designs... they're not ready yet for publishing, but soon my friends, soon...

Here, a sneak peak on Dalia...

... and a tiny sneak peak from Cybelle...

I told you guys! Stay tuned!!!

What's hot on Ravelry? Issue # 3

It's hot hot hot and it has just been listed on Ravelry! Every week I show you the finest recently added patterns on Ravelry! Click on the image and queue it! Please note that all the images are not mine. They belong to the designer. You may need a Ravelry account (free!) to view the pattern profile.

I know, I know. For the past 3 weeks, my posts are not about my knitting. I rely on my What's hot on Ravelry column to fill my blog. But! This week WSHOR is filled with gorgeous new patterns! Some of them have even made their way to my queue... And let me apologize for the crappy presentation: I have been working a lot lately, and, the cherry on the sundae, I have a damn big cold! In the middle of July! Why? This is why I don't have the will power to work on the presentation this week... but I really hope you will still find something pretty this week!

Last words before the third issue of WSHOR: Stay tuned, because really soon I will not reveal one, but two new designs! Ok, enough, enjoy!

What's hot on Ravelry? Issue # 2

It's hot hot hot and it has just been listed on Ravelry! Every week I show you the finest recently added patterns on Ravelry! Click on the image and queue it! Please note that all the images are not mine. They belong to the designer. You may need a Ravelry account (free!) to view the pattern profile.

Hi everyone! It's been more than a week since my last post, and I'm sorry. I try to post at least once a week, but lately I had other priorities than blogging and knitting! Friends needed me, and I'm always there for them! But! I'm back this week with another What's hot on Ravelry? issue! I received so many enthusiastic comments, and I want to thank you! I have so much fun looking throught Ravelry that it's a pleasure for me to do this column! So, like last week, you just have to click on the pictures and it'll instantaneously direct you to the pattern page! How cool is that! Go on and enjoy this week's top recently listed patterns!

What's hot on Ravelry? Issue #1 !

It's hot hot hot and it has been listed this week on Ravelry! Every week I show you the finest recently added patterns on Ravelry! Click on the image and queue it! Please note that all the images are a not mine. They are the property of the designer.

Hi guys! For almost two years now, I've been spending at least 1 hour daily on Ravelry. I'm always checking for gorgeous new patterns and new designers. And after all that time, I think that I can really see which pattern is gorgeous and which on is... meh, let's say "average". I decided that, because I love you so much dear reader, that I will give you a weekly résumé of what's hot on Ravelry! They're hot in two ways: fantastic and still hot from the oven! I really hope you'll like it! And I'm proud of myself. I not a super computer smart person, but I manage to do this: just click on the image and it'll direct instantaneously to the Ravelry pattern page! Click and queue! So, enjoy and stay tuned for the next issue!

FO: Faverolle

Raveled here!

Despite the hot and humid weather that we are having fhere in Montreal, I really wanted my boyfriend to take pictures of me wearing my latest finished project, Faverolle by Cirilia Rose!

Same yarn and same color as the one in the Berocco booklet, Berocco Vintage in the breezaway colorway. And honestly, I'm glad I did! It was love at first sight, and I think the color was partially responsible. I mean, who doesn't love some turquoise?

Something is strange though: for you peeps who has been following me, you may remember that in the Feature Friday at Rambling Designs, I said that I always try to convince myself that I don't like blue. According to the very serious Falling Stitches statistic firm, 3 on my 4 finished projects are blue (update: 5 out of 6!). Go figure!

I love its Fall-Winter assets: the front pocket, the high collar, the long sleeves... that I knit in the round! Anything to save some seaming...

Speaking of the collar... I think it was the longest thing to knit on this sweater. Purl throught the back loop? Ugh! But it was the only down point. Everything else was a charm to knit!

Overall, I am really, really happy with how this baby turned out. Before blocking, the fit was the greatest. It was a bit stiff in the shoulders. I streched them a bit while blocking, and despite the 50% acrylic in the Berocco Vintage, it worked!

So, what's next? I have one third of my Swallowtail Shawl done. Guess I'll continue on that for now... but stay tuned, because very soon I am going to blog about a upcoming new design!