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On Holidays!
My Etsy shop is closed for a few days. I will be away till 14th of July. In the meantime you can purchase my patterns here: MonPetitViolon on Ravelry or here: MonPetitViolon on Craftsy In both shops...
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Oh, Paris... I will miss you...
We are back! We had marvelous time in Paris. In spite of the weather. It was quite cold and rainy, but it didn't matter. Paris was beautiful as always. After Italian heat it was also quite refreshing...
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Paris... travel tips!
I am not a very good writer, but about Paris I wanted to say something more than a few sentences. I did my best and hope something from what I wrote will be useful. :-)You know what was my first...
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An interview and a new pattern for socks...
I already mentioned that I have some exciting news to share! :-) Here we go!I was recently interviewed by one UK crochet magazine - Inside Crochet! It was wonderful experience! We spoke about how it...
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Back from Holidays!
Did you notice I was away?! :-) Well, we were on our summer holidays and this is how we mainly spent our time!It was paradise!We went to our favorite places in Tuscany - for the beach to Viareggio, for...
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Crochet tips - hdc around previous hdc!
I love this stitch and use it quite often. It is such a simple way to get interesting texture and different look of usual crochet stitches. But I know that quite many of you had a problem to make it....
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How to be successful on Etsy?
source: pinterestLately very, very often I receive questions about how to be successful on Etsy. I wish I had a magic answer which would fit everybody, but I don't. During these years I learned many...
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Inside Crochet...
My new sock pattern is now available in UK crochet magazine INSIDE CROCHET (September issue)! Check it out! It has many beautiful and inspiring patterns! :-)
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Crochet tips - extended single crochet (esc)
Have you ever tried it? I am sure when you try you get addicted! :-) With extended single crochet you get very unique texture. It looks almost as knitted and is not-see-through. It works faster than...
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New patterns!
It is been a while since I posted here.... well, life is quite busy right now. I finally finished to write a pattern for Ladies Lace Socks. I hope you like them! I just love crocheted socks - so simple...
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New Inside Crochet issue and my pattern for Mary Janes!
My UK friends, you should check out the newest issue of Inside Crochet magazine! It is BEAUTIFUL! So many cute ideas and great patterns! I am so happy to be a part of it! In this issue you will find my...
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I am still here…
I can’t believe more than one month passed since my last post… Time flies… It’s been very busy and interesting Autumn here. We traveled quite a lot, I crocheted like crazy before our trips as it was...
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4 years (and one month) ago…
… I was sitting on my couch and thinking about the name I should give to the shop I was just about to open. At that moment I didn’t know how much this little space on net will change my life. 4 years...
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Parma…
Though my previous post was about Lugano we started our Autumn trip with Parma. It is a really beautiful place and oh, they know how to prepare delicious food! Parma is famous for prosciutto di Parma,...
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Giveaway… CLOSED
As promised here is a giveaway! It was a wonderful week and thank you every one who participated in MonPetitViolon’s birthday SALE (if you missed it – hurry on, still two days left!) ! Now you can win...
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Home sweet home…
And so here is the last post about our autumn trip. Riga. My home town. I am always happy to come back. Happy to see my family, my friends, to visit my favorite places and hear my native language. Oh,...
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Thank you and the winners…
I hope everyone had wonderful Thanksgiving day with their beloved ones.There are so many things I am thankful for… and one of them is you! Yes, all of you who are supporting and inspiring me again and...
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New patterns!
Just a quick note about my recently released patterns.The first one is for Solomon’s knot scarf. This scarf is made using solomon's knot stitch but not in it's traditional way. It works up so quickly...
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On a rainy day…
… we burned some candles…made some whoopie pies and cupcakes… and dreamed about seeing snow outside the windows…Have a great weekend!
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Rhomb patterned Hat
If you remember my post about Parma, for sure you noticed my little boy’s hat. Though I designed it quite long time ago, only now I finished to write the pattern. It is now available on Etsy, Craftsy...
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Garage sale…
I was always giving away all our clothes for charity, but through the years I kept the favorite pieces from my children wardrobe. Finally I decided to give them away and thought maybe you will be...
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12 on 12…
It’s been a long time I am following Elizabeth Kartchner’s blog and I just loved her idea of a challenge to take 12 photos on the 12 of the month. Especially as this 12 was quite special – I mean...
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Favorite time of the year…
I saved these photos from our trip to Switzerland. It was at the beginning of November but they were already totally ready for Christmas! I guess they really love it!Speaking about Christmas - I...
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New website and DIY Tutorial!
I am soooooo excited to present you the new Mon Petit Violon website www.monpetitviolon.com! I just love how it turned out! It is just a first step, but I have big dreams about how to make it better...
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Mon Petit Violon new website...
Hello my friends!As we all know google reader is shutting down on Monday July 1st, and I just wanted to use the last occasion to invite you all to follow MonPetitViolon blog on our new website...
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