Knitting holidays in France Stitch along - a knitting and crochet project designed by Carol Meldrum and Sue Culligan
See some of your completed projects on the blog here
I have teamed up with Carol Meldrum to create a weekly stitch along. The finished project will be a cushion made up from 9 different squares, you have the option to work in either knit or crochet or combine the two crafts. The inspiration for the project comes from some of the photos we have taken at knitting holidays in France over the past few years. We hope you will all enjoy taking part in this free project and look forward to having a show and tell when the cushions are completed.
The designs are worked in double knit yarn and are great stash busters, using up lots of oddments of yarn.
Materials needed to complete one panel of 9 squares - approx 270g DK weight wool or wool mix yarn. Some of the knitted squares require a few Debbie Abrahams beads size 6.
You can back the cushion cover with fabric, knit or crochet another panel of 9 squares or knit or crochet a striped back (pattern will be provided for this at the end of project).
You can vary the colours according to your stash, we have used mainly neutrals, green and blue with splashes of colour. See what everyone is doing here on the blog.
Pattern queries sueculligan@gmail.com
10th June Week 10 - Instructions for making up the cushion cover
3rd June Week 9 - Sunflowers
27th May Week 8 - Time for a gin & tonic
C4F – sl 2 sts on to cable needle at front of work, k2, then k2 from cn.
and Row 5 should be C4F and not C4R. The correct pattern is now available to download below.
20th May Week 7 - Stained glass
13th May Week 6 - Wandering the streets
6th May Week 5 - Pattern repeat under my feet and above my head
29th April Week 4 - Cognac
22nd April Week 3 - Market Day
15th April Week 2 - Route de la Nougerée
We have some lovely walks around the Barn. The little hamlet is full of ancient houses and barns built with soft grey and pale gold stone. Just at the end of our lane the vineyards spread out across the countryside, the hedgerows along the quiet lanes are bursting with wild flowers and fruit.
Click on the links below to download the free patterns for this week.
8th April Week 1 - Brocante. Click on the links below to download the free crochet pattern by Carol Meldrum and the free knitting pattern by Sue Culligan