There it is. FCEK Cardi #6, Double Cables Cardigan, Double Duck, Bleu Canard, Blue Duck…
Whatever you want to call it.
I sure wish Family Circle Easy Knitting would do what Rowan does and give nifty names to their patterns.
Much easier to look up info on them on-line.
But this way we get to be even more […]
The shrunken mess you see in the above photo is my (almost) finished Family Circle Easy Knitting cardigan.
All I need to do is sew in the sleeves and seam up the sides and I’m done.
I hope to have it wearable in the next few days.
Stay tuned for a photo of me modeling the finished (blocked!) […]
There’s a NEW yarn shop in town!
A few weeks after the second Phildar shop closed in downtown Dijon, a new yarn shop has opened to take its place.
If you’ve ever been to my Dijon site you’ll recognize Planète Laine from my Best of Dijon list.
I used to have to go to Paris or drive an […]
I’m still feeling a little sniffly, but much better. Thanks for the Get Well wishes!
I even went running again yesterday for the first time in almost two weeks.
I now feel much less guilty eating all those Polish chocolates I acquired on my trip.
(I think all those chocolate presents were conspired by my relatives to […]
The Bleus
First let me show you that I’ve finished the two front panels on my FCEK caridgan. (yay!)
I followed the pattern almost exactly this time.
The only thing I did differently was that I didn’t include the called for decreases near the cable panels.
I did start out making them, but I then realized […]
After living in France for three years I’ve still yet to find a pair of pants here that fits.
Or a non-exuberantly priced sweater made from 100% natural fibers and not an acrylic blend like I usually find in the shops in Dijon.
[Dear Ann Taylor: When are you coming to Europe?]
This quest led me to notice […]
French stores may not hold sales every week but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to make their regular customers happy from time to time.
Note that I use the word regular.
This means being in possession of a little card called la carte de fidélité.
I’ve discovered them and have a few in my wallet.
My […]
