Ok, now here’s what NOT to do with your lovely precious so pretty i look like ada straight out of the piano mittens: wash them at 40°C with the rest of your stuff!
I suppose it’s a good thing though, a paying customer did mention the pattern was a wee bit stingy with details. What have i been doing lately on the couch late at night after a hard day’s work? I’ve been trying to figure out how to make logical, almost invisible decreases on a double brioche stitch, and well, after a few trials on paper i’m still quite lost -or should i say very-. If anyone out there would like to share some info and make my day, please contact me. And now what will i be doing on the couch late at night after a hard day’s work? Knitting a new pair of mittens! I never tried felting before, now i guess i’ll know what to do when the time comes aye?
But it’s about time i went back to work on monday, i’ve been going Etsy crazy, buying the most divine crochet patterns to make the most gorgeous booties, mary janes, ballet flats… for the cutest goddaughter in the world. My girls are coming to visit in November so i hope to have at least one pair of something for Kiara and one pair of something else for Cath. In reality i would love to have 3 or 4 pairs of something for K, but i know me well now, one is plenty, almost more than i can handle..

The first real holiday i’ve had in years. Just my man, the kids (all disguised as two cats and a dog), a typical secluded Bourguignonne house with an amazing huge garden lent by some dear friends, and to top the lot, lots and lots of that Burgandy sun. Apart from lazing around in the sun, knocking myself out eating all the gooseberries fresh off the tree, eating too much of the local bread and cheese, and -not so local- chocolate, drinking too many alcoholic beverages, reading silly magazines etc etc… i did absolutely nothing. No walks, no sight-seeing apart from the local markets and a pottery fair, no knitting, no nothing.

But all good things have an end and ever since i got back it’s been all work and no play -well maybe a little, it’s still holiday season after all-

I’ve updated the sewing page, if you want to check out what i’m up to right now. The two designers i’m freelancing for at the moment are Maxime Simoens and Dazel.