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Projects update and… kitty kitty kitty!

February 4, 2015

The first month of 2015 is already over! It went fast! I can’t say I’m completely satisfied with what I’ve accomplished on the knitting side. I sure did a few nice things but I’m constantly postponing my own deadlines as work (and life) are taking all my time. I’m quite proud of myself on the work side though. I’ve been working like crazy since last November, I completed a few very nice websites, started new promising and fullfilling relationships with lovely clients, and I even had to refuse a few offers as I’m fully booked for the next three months. I also started using tools to help me scheduling my time and releasing some stress. I read somewhere a comportement takes three weeks to become a habit so I tend to stick to good ideas for at least three weeks and see how it can take a room in my life. Five weeks later, I can say my scheduling method easily became a habit and I feel like it’s a new root to managing both my careers. On the knitting side, I made a stuffed dog for friends of mine who are expecting a baby girl in May. I’ll be testing the pattern as soon as I can finalize it. I plan to knit another one with the testers so I’ll enjoy the knit-a-long too! That will be fun! Pictures coming soon!

Petit châle simple toujours sans nom...

A shawl with no name

I’m finally quite done with the shawl I started last October! I asked my Facebook fans to help me with different steps of the design – they chose the color and one of the lace stitch. Now that most testers are done and the pattern is very close to be released, I asked them to help me find the name. Great ideas came out! So many great ideas that I find it very hard to chose just one… So I mix and match ideas, and I got this:

The simple elegance of a cowboy wearing blue jeans in his rusty chevy, riding along the shoreline and blowing away the February blues under the blue sunset

Someone cleverly told me it would mess up search engines so I’m back to the start! I especially like two of the ideas so I’ll make my mind and release the pattern as soon as possible. I really liked the experience of brainstorming over the name. I’m not good at finding names and some people out there are. I think I’ll do it again, maybe even do a habit out of it!

veste-lavande

Now on my needles

At the moment I’m working on a cardigan. I really like it, it’s perfect for the chilly winter days we’re having at the moment. I can’t wait to finish it. I’m running low on yarn and I’m crossing fingers I won’t come to the end of my ball before I’m done with both button bands and collar. Next on my needles? I’m not sure yet… How scary it is!!! I can’t stand not having a project ready but I don’t like starting a project before finishing what I’m currently working on. I have a good idea for a two color shawl but I like to alternate between big and small projects and I’m still unhappy with my hat collection…

Zora, my new kitten

Zora, my new kitten

On a completely different note, following the death of my good old cat, we thought the house was quite empty with only one cat and one dog. So we went just looking for kittens on the Internet… I don’t know how I manage to fool myself again and again with the just looking thing but my yarn stash can swear it barely never works! So what should have happened happened. We really liked a cat foster. We really liked the pictures of the kittens. We went visiting a foster family just to look at the kittens. We fell in love and came back with a lovely girl the very same day. So let me introduce to you Zora, my new knitting helper! Mio really was my best helper, he would bring balls of yarn to me, lay on my knits, play with loose ends. We have Zora here since two weeks now and she’s already following his trails very nicely. She climbs on my leg to reach the knit I’m holding, she runs through the house with a ball of yarn in her mouth, she even cutted the live strand of my current project! She’s a monster but she’s the cutest monster ever!

zora (2)

She’s already playing with a ball of yarn (at least it’s acrylic!)

By the way, the cat foster is called Animadoption and I totally recommend it. The ladies are real animal lovers. They get sick kittens that are about to be euthanized. They heal, vaccinate, and neuter them, and keep them in foster families until they find someone to adopt them. They are in Montreal’s north shore region but I know the same concept exists in all regions. I think it’s a very nice way to get an animal without encouraging an industry that is sometimes very unethic. It’s also a nice way to give a chance to an animal that would be dead otherwise.

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I want to show you two things on this picture: first, that lace!! I'm amazed and I can't wait to knit more of it! Second, those stitch holders! They are from my @knitterspride needle set (the Believe set from their Mindful collection, see links in bio). The cords are just the right length to hold the sleeve stitches and the end caps make it incredibly easy to move the stitches from live needles to holder and back to live needles. It's one of my favorite feature from this kit!⁠
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J'aimerais vous montrer deux choses sur cette photo : premièrement, la dentelle!! Je la trouve fantastique et j'ai hâte de continuer les manches pour en voir plus! Deuxièmement, les supports à mailles! Ils font partie de mon kit d'aiguilles interchangeables de @knitterspride (j'ai le kit "Believe" de leur collection "Mindful", voir les liens dans ma bio). Les cordes sont juste de la bonne longueur et les embouts pour les fermer me simplifient tellement la vie! C'est si facile de déplacer les mailles depuis l'aiguille principale vers le support, pour du support vers l'aiguille principale! C'est un de mes aspects préférés du kit!⁠
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I want to show you two things on this picture: first, that lace!! I'm amazed and I can't wait to knit more of it! Second, those stitch holders! They are from my @knitterspride needle set (the Believe set from their Mindful collection, see links in bio). The cords are just the right length to hold the sleeve stitches and the end caps make it incredibly easy to move the stitches from live needles to holder and back to live needles. It's one of my favorite feature from this kit!⁠ .⁠ J'aimerais vous montrer deux choses sur cette photo : premièrement, la dentelle!! Je la trouve fantastique et j'ai hâte de continuer les manches pour en voir plus! Deuxièmement, les supports à mailles! Ils font partie de mon kit d'aiguilles interchangeables de @knitterspride (j'ai le kit "Believe" de leur collection "Mindful", voir les liens dans ma bio). Les cordes sont juste de la bonne longueur et les embouts pour les fermer me simplifient tellement la vie! C'est si facile de déplacer les mailles depuis l'aiguille principale vers le support, pour du support vers l'aiguille principale! C'est un de mes aspects préférés du kit!⁠ .⁠ #berroco #berrocoyarn #theyarncollective #gabrielleknits #knittersofravelry #knittersofmontreal #lovecrafts #tricot #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knit #handmade #knittingaddict #diy #sizeinclusive #instaknit #knittinglove #ravelry #knittersgonnaknit #igknitters #laceknitting #cardiganknitting #knitcardigan #knitsweater #knityoke #knittop #wip #knitterspride #interchangeableneedles #knittingneedles
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Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠
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Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
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Here are the neckwear patterns I selected for my fall sale! They are some of the 20 patterns that you can currently get for 15% off... see the link in my bio!⁠ .⁠ Voici les patrons de châles et de cols que j'ai choisis pour ma vente d'automne! Ils font partie des 20 patrons pour lesquels vous pouvez présentement obtenir 15% de rabais... le lien est dans ma bio!
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It's growing quickly!! I absolutely love it and I want to wear it NOW! So I'm knitting as fast as I can. I have a love/hate relationship with sea of stockinette... I love how mindless it is but I get bored sometimes. Do you enjoy knitting basic stitches on a big piece?⁠
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Mon tricot grandit rapidement!! Je l'aime de tout mon coeur et j'aimerais le porter tout de suite! Alors je tricote le plus rapidement possible. J'ai une relation amour/haine avec les longues parties en jersey. J'aime que ce soit facile, mais ça m'ennuie à la longue. Aimez-vous tricoter les points de base sur des gros morceaux?⁠
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It's growing quickly!! I absolutely love it and I want to wear it NOW! So I'm knitting as fast as I can. I have a love/hate relationship with sea of stockinette... I love how mindless it is but I get bored sometimes. Do you enjoy knitting basic stitches on a big piece?⁠ .⁠ Mon tricot grandit rapidement!! Je l'aime de tout mon coeur et j'aimerais le porter tout de suite! Alors je tricote le plus rapidement possible. J'ai une relation amour/haine avec les longues parties en jersey. J'aime que ce soit facile, mais ça m'ennuie à la longue. Aimez-vous tricoter les points de base sur des gros morceaux?⁠ .⁠ #berroco #berrocoyarn #theyarncollective #gabrielleknits #knittersofravelry #knittersofmontreal #lovecrafts #tricot #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knit #handmade #knittingaddict #knitstagram #knittersofig #diy #sizeinclusive #instaknit #knittinglove #ravelry #knittersgonnaknit #igknitters #laceknitting #cardiganknitting #knitcardigan #knitsweater #knityoke #knittop #wip
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This shawl is all done and the pattern currently being tested! 🎉 Do you think I should add something on the edge, tassels, fringe, pompoms or something? ⁠
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J'ai terminé de tricoter ce châle et le test est en cours! 🎉 Pensez-vous que je devrais ajouter une décoration le long de la bordure, comme des franges, pompons, glands ou quelque chose comme ça?⁠
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This shawl is all done and the pattern currently being tested! 🎉 Do you think I should add something on the edge, tassels, fringe, pompoms or something? ⁠ .⁠ J'ai terminé de tricoter ce châle et le test est en cours! 🎉 Pensez-vous que je devrais ajouter une décoration le long de la bordure, comme des franges, pompons, glands ou quelque chose comme ça?⁠ .⁠ #gabrielleknits #knittersofravelry #knittersofmontreal #lovecrafts #tricot #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knit #handmade #knittingaddict #knitstagram #knittersofig #diy #fiberart #instaknit #knittinglove #ravelry #knittersgonnaknit #ravelrydesigner #igknitters #colorwork #laceknitting #laceshawl #scrapyarn #leftoveryarns #shawlknitting #shawl #neverenoughshawls⁠
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Is it fall yet? I just love change of seasons and fall makes me want to knit, knit and knit even more than usual! To inspire your fall knitting, I picked up my 20 best patterns for fall, made a bundle and set up a sale! You'll get 15% off these patterns for a limited time (see link in bio).⁠
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Est-ce enfin l'automne? J'adore les changements de saison, et l'automne me donne envie de tricoter, tricoter et tricoter encore plus que d'habitude! Pour inspirer vos tricots d'automne, j'ai sélectionné mes 20 meilleurs patrons d'automne, et j'ai créé une vente. Vous obtiendrez 20% de rabais à l'achat de ceux-ci, pour un temps limité (voir le lien dans ma bio).
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Is it fall yet? I just love change of seasons and fall makes me want to knit, knit and knit even more than usual! To inspire your fall knitting, I picked up my 20 best patterns for fall, made a bundle and set up a sale! You'll get 15% off these patterns for a limited time (see link in bio).⁠ .⁠ 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂⁠ .⁠ Est-ce enfin l'automne? J'adore les changements de saison, et l'automne me donne envie de tricoter, tricoter et tricoter encore plus que d'habitude! Pour inspirer vos tricots d'automne, j'ai sélectionné mes 20 meilleurs patrons d'automne, et j'ai créé une vente. Vous obtiendrez 20% de rabais à l'achat de ceux-ci, pour un temps limité (voir le lien dans ma bio).
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