Poios Cowl
In Madeira Island, the vines are cultivated in small terraces called poios, to make their very famous wine. I was inspired by their beautiful geometric pattern to make this cowl. Knitted in warm DK wool, it will bring you comfort and a ray of Madeira’s sunshine all winter.
Knitted in the round, it starts and ends with backloop ribs and feature portions of seed stitch and garter stitch framed by stitches knitted through back loop.
MATERIALS
200 grams = 440 yards / 400 meters
2 skeins of Brigantia Luxury Double Knit or equivalent DK yarn
NEEDLES
US 6 / 4 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
A stitch marker
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 stitches X 32 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 56 inches / 142 cm
Width 10 inches / 25.5 cm
Both are adjustable.
Sur l’île de Madère, les vignes sont cultivées sur de petites terrasses appellées Poios, pour produire leur fameux vin. Je me suis inspirée de leur jolis motifs géométriques pour créer ce col. Tricoté en chaude laine DK, il vous apportera du confort et un rayon du soleil de Madère tout l’hiver.
Tricoté en rond, il commence et se termine par des côtes tricotées dans le brin envers et le centre est fait de portions de point de blé et de point mousse délimitées par des mailles tricotées dans le brin envers.
Tricoté en rond, il commence et se termine par des côtes tricotées dans le brin envers et le centre est fait de portions de point de blé et de point mousse délimitées par des mailles tricotées dans le brin envers.
MATÉRIEL
200 grammes = 440 yards / 400 mètres
2 pelotes de Brigantia Luxury Double Knit ou d’une laine DK équivalente
200 grammes = 440 yards / 400 mètres
2 pelotes de Brigantia Luxury Double Knit ou d’une laine DK équivalente
AIGUILLES
Aiguille circulaire US 6 / 4 mm ou de la taille nécessaire pour obtenir l’échantillon
Un marqueur de maille
Aiguille circulaire US 6 / 4 mm ou de la taille nécessaire pour obtenir l’échantillon
Un marqueur de maille
ECHANTILLON
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 mailles X 32 rangs du motif
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 mailles X 32 rangs du motif
DIMENSIONS
Circonférence 56 inches / 142 cm
Largeur 10 inches / 25.5 cm
Les deux sont ajustables.
Circonférence 56 inches / 142 cm
Largeur 10 inches / 25.5 cm
Les deux sont ajustables.
Corinthe Cowl
This cowl is knitted in the round, from side to side, with a provisional cast-on then grafted to the last stitches to join it in a round. It features different kind of cable over knits and purls, creating an oriental pattern.
MATERIALS
200 grams = 300 yards / 270 meters
2 skeins of Malabrigo Twist or equivalent Aran yarn
Scrap yarn (for provisional cast-on)
NEEDLES
US 9 / 5.5 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
A cable needle
A stitch marker
Tapestry needle (for grafting)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 stitches X 16 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 24 inches / 61 cm (adjustable)
Lenght 8 inches / 20 cm
Pepito-Barnabe Hat
This funky pony hat is a warm accessory for winter. It features simple colorwork and a small pony chart. I designed it for a friend’s mother who loves horse riding, and I called it Pepito-Barnabe because if we ever have a pony, that would be its name.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 120 yards / 110 meters
Bulky yarn, 50 grams = 60 yards / 55 meters for each color
NEEDLES
US 10 / 6 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
A stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 16 rows in pattern in the round
Make sure that you can acheive the gauge or the hat might not fit.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 53 cm / 21 inches
This funky pony hat is a warm accessory for winter. It features simple colorwork and a small pony chart. I designed it for a friend’s mother who loves horse riding, and I called it Pepito-Barnabe because if we ever have a pony, that would be its name.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 120 yards / 110 meters
Bulky yarn, 50 grams = 60 yards / 55 meters for each color
NEEDLES
US 10 / 6 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
A stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 16 rows in pattern in the round
Make sure that you can acheive the gauge or the hat might not fit.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 53 cm / 21 inches
Pepito-Barnabe Cowl
This funky pony cowl is a warm accessory for winter. It features simple colorwork and a small pony chart. I designed it for a friend’s mother who loves horse riding, and I called it Pepito-Barnabe because if we ever have a pony, that would be its name.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 120 yards / 110 meters
Bulky yarn, 50 grams = 60 yards / 55 meters for each color
NEEDLES
US 10 / 6 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
US 9 / 5.5 mm circular needle
A stitch marker
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 16 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 36,5 ” / 93 cm (adjustable)
Lenght 5 inches / 13 cm
This funky pony cowl is a warm accessory for winter. It features simple colorwork and a small pony chart. I designed it for a friend’s mother who loves horse riding, and I called it Pepito-Barnabe because if we ever have a pony, that would be its name.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 120 yards / 110 meters
Bulky yarn, 50 grams = 60 yards / 55 meters for each color
NEEDLES
US 10 / 6 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
US 9 / 5.5 mm circular needle
A stitch marker
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 16 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 36,5 ” / 93 cm (adjustable)
Lenght 5 inches / 13 cm
Soviet Hat
In Warsaw, I was really strucked by the austere beauty of the soviet buildings. These geometric forms inspired me this hat. Made with 100 grams of Aran yarn, this hat is an exploration through cables and a very warm hat for winter. The pattern is fully charted and written and includes a variation to make a longer brim.
Difficulty : Intermediate
MATERIALS
100 grams = 176 yards / 160 meters
2 skeins of Studio Donegal Aran Tweed or equivalent Aran yarn
NEEDLES
US 7 / 4.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
A cable needle
A stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 16 stitches X 22 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 51 cm / 20 inches
In Warsaw, I was really strucked by the austere beauty of the soviet buildings. These geometric forms inspired me this hat. Made with 100 grams of Aran yarn, this hat is an exploration through cables and a very warm hat for winter. The pattern is fully charted and written and includes a variation to make a longer brim.
Difficulty : Intermediate
MATERIALS
100 grams = 176 yards / 160 meters
2 skeins of Studio Donegal Aran Tweed or equivalent Aran yarn
NEEDLES
US 7 / 4.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
A cable needle
A stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 16 stitches X 22 rows in pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 51 cm / 20 inches
Treboul
Treboul is a shawl light as a sail and soft as a summer night in Douarnenez harbour.
The shawl is worked in one piece from side to side. It is knitted in garter stitch with a very simple lace pattern and a raspberry stitch pannel.
It is suitable for a beginner at lace knitting.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 490 yards / 450 meters
100 grams = 490 yards / 450 meters
1 skein of Manos del Uruguay Fino or equivalent 4 ply yarn
NEEDLES
US 6 / 4 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US 6 / 4 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
A crochet (for fringes)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 stitches X 20 rows in garter stitch
4’’ / 10 cm = 18 stitches X 20 rows in garter stitch
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Width : 16,5’’/ 42 cm
Width : 16,5’’/ 42 cm
Length : 44’’/ 102 cm
(both are adjustable)
I designed these socks in a beachhouse in a small town in the west of France called Le-Verdon-sur-mer. This house belonged to my girlfriend’s grandmother and everything stayed the same since the 60s : floral wallpapers, leather chairs and even psychedelic pants in the closet.
I knitted these socks to wear in the evening, when I get back from the beach and enjoy the fresh salty air in the porch with my yarn and needles or a good book.
The socks are knitted top down with four double pointed needles, but advanced sock knitters could easily adapt the pattern for their prefered method.
Using classic techniques and a slipped-stitch pattern, this is a suitable knit for the beginner at sock knitting as well as for the more advanced knitter.
(both are adjustable)
Verdon
I knitted these socks to wear in the evening, when I get back from the beach and enjoy the fresh salty air in the porch with my yarn and needles or a good book.
The socks are knitted top down with four double pointed needles, but advanced sock knitters could easily adapt the pattern for their prefered method.
Using classic techniques and a slipped-stitch pattern, this is a suitable knit for the beginner at sock knitting as well as for the more advanced knitter.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 330 yards / 300 m of 5 ply Sport Yarn
or
100 grams = 440 yards / 400 m of 4 ply Sock Yarn
100 grams = 330 yards / 300 m of 5 ply Sport Yarn
or
100 grams = 440 yards / 400 m of 4 ply Sock Yarn
NEEDLES
Four US 1.5 / 2,5mm double pointed needles
Four US 1.5 / 2,5mm double pointed needles
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 24 sitches X 34 rows in Verdon pattern
or
4’’ /10 cm = 26 stitches X 36 rows in Verdon pattern
4’’ / 10 cm = 24 sitches X 34 rows in Verdon pattern
or
4’’ /10 cm = 26 stitches X 36 rows in Verdon pattern
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference : 8,5’’ / 22 cm
Foot lenght is adjustable
Circumference : 8,5’’ / 22 cm
Foot lenght is adjustable
Grisou
Grisou is a small rectangular scarf with a textured pattern made of seed stitch and cables. I designed it thinking of the stories I heard about the old coal mines in the village I grew up. Grisou is an explosive gas and a symbol of the dangerosity of the mines. I thought of those minors with their faces dirty with coal and the little scarf they would but around their neck.
This scarf is suitable for an advanced beginner and intermediate knitter. It can very well be a first cable project.
This scarf is suitable for an advanced beginner and intermediate knitter. It can very well be a first cable project.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 164 yards / 150 meters
1 skein of Cascade Eco Cloud or equivalent Aran chained yarn
100 grams = 164 yards / 150 meters
1 skein of Cascade Eco Cloud or equivalent Aran chained yarn
NEEDLES
US 9 / 5.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
1 cable needle
US 9 / 5.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
1 cable needle
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 18 rows in seed stitch
4’’ / 10 cm = 12 stitches X 18 rows in seed stitch
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Width : 22’’ / 56 cm
Length : 14’’ / 36 cm
(both are adjustable)
Farigaig is a warm winter hat, with a nice textured pattern using reverse stockinette, cables and garter stitch. It looks good with either a solid or variagated yarn. It’s worked in the round and you can add a huge pom pom to make it more fun.
NEEDLES
US 10.5 / 6.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
This cowl, all textured with its bobbles and delicate cables, is inspired by the kumquat tree, with its slightly acid fruits and well drawn leafs.
Width : 22’’ / 56 cm
Length : 14’’ / 36 cm
(both are adjustable)
Padova
I spent last christmas in Padova and crossed Prato della valle once under the fog, and a second time under the snow. I was hanted by this place and it’s gloomy beautiful atmosphere when I designed Padova Hat, a seamless beanie made in super bulky yarn, with simple elegant cables.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 105 yards / 96 m of Super Bulky Yarn (The sample was knitted with one skein of Drops Andes in the colorway Heather)
100 grams = 105 yards / 96 m of Super Bulky Yarn (The sample was knitted with one skein of Drops Andes in the colorway Heather)
NEEDLES
US 10.5 / 6,5mm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US 10.5 / 6,5mm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE
4” / 10 cm = 10 sitches X 15 rows in stockinette stitch
4” / 10 cm = 10 sitches X 15 rows in stockinette stitch
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
SIZE 1 16 ” / 41 cm unstreached, fits a 20-21” / 51-54 cm head
SIZE 1 16 ” / 41 cm unstreached, fits a 20-21” / 51-54 cm head
SIZE 2 17.5 ” / 45 cm unstreached, fits a 22-24” / 55-60 cm head
ADDITIONAL TOOLS
1 stitch marker
1 stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
Fresh and spruce, that’s the cowl I wear in the morning, at dew time, to cross the dunes and throw myself into the cold arms of the ocean. Or in the city, during the first summer days, when I take out my sandals and abandon my sweaters to enjoy the first rays of summer light.
Pouldohan
This pattern is fully charted, it has three easy cables and a simple textured pattern made of knits and purls.
MATERIALS
100 grams = 380 yards / 350 m of 5 ply Sport Yarn
NEEDLES
One circularr US 2.5 / 3 mm needleOne cable needleOne stitch marker
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 20 sitches X 32 rows in stockinette stitch
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference : 44’’ / 112 cmWidth : 7’’ / 18 cm
100 grams = 380 yards / 350 m of 5 ply Sport Yarn
NEEDLES
One circularr US 2.5 / 3 mm needleOne cable needleOne stitch marker
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 20 sitches X 32 rows in stockinette stitch
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference : 44’’ / 112 cmWidth : 7’’ / 18 cm
Farigaig
The samples were made using two skeins of Drops Eskimo or one skein of Drops Andes.
Difficulty : Advanced beginner - Intermediate
MATERIALS
100 grams = 105 yards / 96 meters
100 grams = 105 yards / 96 meters
1 skein of Drops Andes or equivalent Bulky yarn
NEEDLES
US 10.5 / 6.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US 11 / 8 mm needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
A cable needle
A stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional)
GAUGE
4’’ / 10 cm = 11 stitches X 15 rows in stockinette stitch with US 11 / 8 mm needle
4’’ / 10 cm = 11 stitches X 15 rows in stockinette stitch with US 11 / 8 mm needle
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference 42 cm / 16.5 inches unstretched
Circumference 42 cm / 16.5 inches unstretched
Kumquat
YARN
110 yards / 100 m = 100 grams of Bulky yarn. One skein of Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande is used to make the sample.
GAUGE
12 sts X 18 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch
MATERIAL
-6,5 mm (US 10 1/2) circular needles with a 24” / 61 cm cable lenght
-2 cable needles
-A stitch marker
-2 cable needles
-A stitch marker
