De la Toison au Tricot n° 89 : Les bijoux de la tricoteuse I’m making some progress on my beret. But it’s a bit slower than I had imagined. Essentially, the design, which in rather abstract, is difficult to see when you’re knitting. So, it’s really easy to mess things...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 88 : Le Béret Fugue I wanted to make something really nice with Chti and Biche’s beautiful wool. And what could be more lovely than « Fugue », a beautiful beret designed by Kate Davies. This week I cast on and started knitting this...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 87 : Filage de la semaine Nothing more lovely than beautiful wool from the Lutins du Montana ! This week I worked on wool from two Lutins : Chti and Biche. Rien de plus joli que la belle laine des Lutins du Montana ! Cette semaine j’ai...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 86 : Au revoir les idées reçues ! People often say that Ouessant wool is worthless : It is coarse and rough, and that you can’t do anything with it. It is also often said that lamb’s wool is the best quality wool and that wool...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 85 : Pantoufles pour la bergère ! These are for me ! Celles-ci sont à moi ! Made with wool from ‘TitBijou, a black Ouessant ewe, and Iroise, a faded black (grey) Ouessant ewe. Iroise’s grey wool was dyed magenta. Ahhh! Nothing...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 84 : Le Projet mystère dévoilé ! Here it is! After a few cycles in the washing machine, the mystery project unveiled ! As some readers have already guessed, it’s slippers ! But these aren’t just any old pair of slippers : these...
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Hello ! My name is Diane and I live in Normandy (France).
I'm an avid spinner and knitter, and the proud owner of a small flock of Ouessant sheep.
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Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Diane et j’habite en Basse Normandie.
Je suis une passionnée du filage et du tricot, et l’heureuse gardienne d’un petit troupeau de moutons d’Ouessant.
Venez me rejoindre pendant que je tisse au fil des jours les brins de laine et les anecdotes !
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