The wonderfully cheerful “Let’s crochet! Issue 2″ from @laine_publishing has just been published, and inside you’ll find a whole host of modern and cheerful patterns for jumpers, cardigans and accessories to satisfy your crochet cravings!
This issue features 17 crochet patterns by designers Ana-Maria Babanica, Yessabett Bueno, Olga Buraya-Kefelian, Ana Diakova, Emma Ducher, Anna Erlandsson, Kirsten Joel, Sarianna Lehtonen, Julia Madill, Andrea Mares, Kare Peacock, Nikki Reynolds, Lisa Richardson, Monika Soltysik, Audrey Trecasse, Krysten Wilson and Jen Yard.
To see all the patterns in this issue, visit the Let’s Crochet! Issue 2‘s Ravelry page.
This issue also includes:
- An interview with the Canadian fibre artist Alexandria Masse, who is known for her fun, whimsical crochet sculptures, but also for her support for feminism and women’s reproductive rights.
- An article written by Melanie Falick, a lifelong knitter who picked up a crochet hook as an adult. She discovered not just a new creative medium, but a new rhythm of making.
- Cute & fun haberdashery for crocheters.
We were lucky enough to contribute two patterns, and you’ll be able to discover the beautiful ‘Kelenner’ shawl designed by Emma Ducher @encre_violette in Alice ‘spiruline’:
Pattern: « Kelenner » by Emma Ducher, published in Let’s Crochet! Issue 2 (in english)
For this design, Emma drew inspiration from the delicate patterns of Breton lace headdresses, evoking the delicacy and geometric patterns of traditional ornamentation.
Yarn:
6 skeins of Alice by De Rerum Natura (75% organic merino d’Arles, 25% linen, 236 yds / 216 m – 50 g), in the colourway Spiruline or approx. 1106 yds / 1011 m of light fingering-weight yarn.
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You will also discover the very spring-like ‘Super bloom’ cardigan, created by Kare Peacock @peacockare and knitted in Pénélope ‘mésange’ and ‘orgeat’:
Pattern: « Super bloom » by Kare Peacock, published in Let’s Crochet! Issue 2 in 9 sizes (in english)
This cropped cardigan draws on the wildflower “super blooms” that appear in California after a rainy season. When dormant desert seeds get the moisture they need, they burst into colour all at once. This design features small flower motifs throughout to create a cheerful piece that’s fun to crochet and fun to wear.
Yarn:
Pénélope by De Rerum Natura (90% organic Merinos d’Arles, 10% mulberry silk, 145 yds / 133 m – 50 g).
C1: 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) (10, 12, 13, 15) skeins in the colourway Mésange.
C2: 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins in the colourway Orgeat.
Or approx. the foll. amounts of DK-weight yarn:
C1: 725 (870, 1015, 1160, 1305) (1450, 1740, 1885, 2175) yds / 665 (798, 931, 1064, 1197) (1330, 1596, 1729, 1995) m.
C2: 532 (532, 665, 665, 665) (665, 798, 798, 798) yds / 532 (532, 665, 665, 665) (665, 798, 798, 798) m.
This issue (in English) is available here:
Thank you Emma and Kare for these beautiful designs!
I hope this magazine inspires you to get your crochet hook out again, and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Easter!
Photo credits: Riikka Kantinkoski / Laine Publishing