Okay, I said I’d catch up with my delay in posting, so when I publish a design, I should write a post about it, right?
I published Alexandre II a few days ago on Ravelry. This is a boys cardigan, worked from the top down, with stripes on the body and sleeves.
But why II, the second, you may say?
Because, of course, Alexandre I does exist.
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I know I’m a couple of posts behind about my designs. To catch up with my delay, I’m going to talk first about my Tabbies pattern that I recently re-knitted, about their making-of and after.
Tabbies socks were born of an urge of having socks wearable with the thongs I wear in warmer months. But wearing thongs with socks sounds a fashion faux pas to you?
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After the very helpful and instructive test knit, I’m pleased to announce that Alexandre is now available!
Alexandre is a striped cardigan, for baby boys according to conventions, with a rather classical silhouette. But the use of Reverse stockinette give it a fresh touch and the i-cord border a certain je ne sais quoi that makes it precious.
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I’m fond of stripes. Most of my wardrobe consists of striped t-shirts and pullovers and I’ve knitted lots of striped garments so far.
When I was planning to make a gift cardigan for the baby of friends of ours, I naturally wanted it striped, but to give a twist to the design, I decided to use Reverse stockinette st.
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Yeah, the title is oxymoronic, but that is what I discovered through my work.
I love stripes and don’t like seaming. I naturally looked for techniques to work stripes in the round seamlessly. I came across the TECHknitter’s post on the stuff, but after several trials, I gave up knitting stripes in the round…
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I’m happy to share my latest FO at last in English 😉
It’s “… a hint of summer” by Isabell Kraemer, a lightweight summer pullover for chilly summer mornings and cool evenings that often happen in the Northern half of France (unfortunately, we don’t have the weather of la Provence).
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