New design :)

After being tested, my new design is available..this time I dedicated my full time to crochet, which has always been my first love... I just recently learned to read and write crochet patterns, so it was a challenge to write this down, but it also gave me a lot of satisfaction.

A simple, fast working lace top, with minimum shaping… ideal for the Summer if worked in cotton and for the Fall if worked in a warmer yarn…

The ribbing portion (which has a small negative ease) adds interest and helps make this garment more fitted to the body.

There are easy instructions to customize the garment to any torso length, and to adapt the neck line to your taste.

As always, pattern can be found here in Ravelry and here in Craftsy

Upcycling :)

I just love to find good yarn at a thrift store :) This particular project was made using a wonderful blend of wool and alpaca, very soft, warm and light!!! When working with chunky warn, the weight of the final garment is important to me, so this yarn was ideal.... It would have cost a small fortune to buy new, so...

And after a few hours (really, it was super fast!!!)

Shawl

This shawl is a present for my mother in law. I knitted the main body using a very simple pattern, "One skein shawl", but I wanted something bigger so I improvised the crochet border. I am working on a chart for it, so it will be available soon...

Something for me, too

This is my version of the Posh Wedding Shrug by Cecily Glowik MacDonald. 
I modified it slightly (ok, a lot!) :

Made it with straight needles and sew it (faster for me that way!

I made it in the shape of a long rectangle, no seams in the back.

I used the second suggested stitch, which works better if you prefer to work it as one piece.

I added a row of the lace on the back, so it would cover a little more.
The final trimming was done in crochet.