http://www.juliavaconsin.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:56:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know I can’t refuse a challenge like that. Who wants to play, too? More info on the elsie marley blog. http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1069 And today, get inspired by some of the gorgeous cardigans people have made from my Big Bow Cardigan Pattern, now available in a collection of Ten Crochet Sweater Patterns for Women over at Interweave’s: Ravelry ID: kginger project notes Ravelry ID: skydramini project notes Ravelry ID: Trex project notes See also her Crochet Me Blogpost ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1057 I was pleasantly surprised when I got a letter stating that both the Big Bow Cardigan and the Northern Dreams Pullover were “top-selling” crochet patterns at the Interweave Store. Who knew? You can now get an e-book called Best of 2010: Top Ten Crochet Sweater Patterns for Women at the ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1049 Here’s what’s been produced since I last posted about my sewing. A skirt for myself from Clothkits and a pair of last-minutes shorts for the 3.5y old. There won't be any sewing in August, but I'll get back to it in September for sure. http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1053 I’ve been thinking long and hard about opening another blog for the sewing. But in the end, I have to be realistic and tell myself that right now I just don’t have the time for it. But I feel the sewing has no real place here either. So for ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1042 This was actually my travel project when I went to Seattle, but I am just getting round to posting about it. It sat there waiting for some kind of closure solution for weeks now. It’s the Anna Cardigan by Robyn Chachula, available in her upcoming book “Baby Blueprint Crochet”, ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1027 Depuis le temps que j’ai voulu faire ça! Enfin, enfin, un de mes patrons est disponible en Français dans la boutique d’Annette Petavy. C’est elle qui s’est chargée de la traduction (car si ça aurait été moi, vous auriez encore attendu un bon moment). Voici le lien pour ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1022 Thursday morning I took the bus to Redmond to go to a stitch group which was super fun. And who did I meet there? My favorite tech editor, Julie Armstrong Holetz herself! http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1019 Wednesday I headed back to Seattle by bus. Upon arrival Chris from Pursuite of Fiber was already waiting for me at the bus stop. She was so nice to drive me around to two yarn stores and have some cupcakes with me. The first was the ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1012 On Tuesday I hopped on the train to Vancouver (lovely train ride by the way, it goes all along the coast, way nicer than the bus I took on the way back). I wasn’t off the train for 30 minutes, when I found myself in Sweet Georgia Yarn’s dye ... http://www.juliavaconsin.com/?p=1008