Originally from France, I have been living abroad for as long as I can remember, with one brief parenthèse of Parisian life during my college years. I am now semi-settled here in the US: after two-year stints in Boston and New York, I moved to Los Angeles and have enjoyed the beau soleil of California for almost 5 years. I’m now in the midst of a move to Washington, DC by way of London, England. Oui, la vie est compliquée.
My grandmother deserves all the credit for attempting to teach me to knit and sew from an early age, but I’ve only started to get into it in the past 3 or 4 years. I love alpaca, merino wool and Liberty, and scouring fleamarkets and thrift stores. I also love gardening, and have recently experimented with growing plants from cuttings. It goes without saying that I have a profound love for homecooked spécialités.
Hey there Frogginette –
I use the type of needle labeled “stretch” for knits. I’ve also heard that using a “walking foot” on your machine helps it not to pucker so much but I’ve never tried it. Then I use an overlock type stitch (looks sort of like a zig-zag but it’s square on one side) to stitch the right side of the shirt to the right side of the rib binding, then flip the binding over the seam I just sewed (so it looks like it’s folded in thirds) to the back side of the shirt and topstitch it down with a really long straight stitch. That seems to be the best way to get it to look normal without having a serger, as far as I can tell. Hope that helps!
Bravo pour ton site , vraiment tu es très douée.
J’ ai totalement flashé sur le modèle Nob Hill, mais je n’ ai pas compris les explications, pourrais tu me les traduire .
Je te remercie si tu prends le temps de m’ aider.
wrote to you about the ribbed shrug and now after reading all about toi i thought i should follow up…i’m originally from montreal…oui, oui, je parle francais…i now live avec beaucoup de soleil aussi on the west coast of florida…also love to cook, eat and grow things…passionate about yoga, including fiber yoga and pole dancing…let me know about the length of the shrug…i’ll be knitting something else till you get back to me, so no pressure…namaste…et merci…sss
J’adore tes creations, alliant Liberty et Tricot, c’est trop chou! J’imagine que tu connais mais au cas ou L’entree des fournisseurs a Paris expose svt des modeles trop beaux.
Je cherche des modeles d’inspirations pour realiser des ouvrages faciles, si tu as des conseils!?
J’ai lu les adresse a Ny, car j’y habite ! Merci! Si tu y repasse il y a de la laine peu cher ds le fashion district sur 39 st entre 7 et 8 e avenue!
Hello!
I live in Washington and would be pleased to meet you. I have identified your mohair bolero shrug as the first attempt at “real” knitting after …well, never. I just made a scarf and it came out less than so-so, but I am not to be deterred! However your pattern is for a size 10-ish, and I am a size 12-14ish..so I wonder what I should do to adjust it? Anyway…when you arrive I’d love to meet you. I am a furniture designer, artist, product development speacialist in home furnishings…decoratvie accessories, etc…so much in common. cheers and thank you in advance
Nancy
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