Origami from Paris

L'opération Origami from Paris est terminée et je suis heureuse de vous annoncer que  le montant total des dons s'élève à : 

2422 euros et 28 centimes

Cette somme a été intégralement déposée à l'Ambassade du Japon à Paris, qui a mis en place un compte bancaire afin de faciliter les transferts auprès de la Croix Rouge du Japon.

Je vous remercie infiniment pour votre générosité et votre solidarité et je suis confiante que votre contribution, chers donateurs, chers partenaires, participera à l'effort de reconstruction du Japon.

To those who donated to, and supported, Origami from Paris, I am pleased to let you know that the total amount of donations reached the sum of:

2,422.28 euros

 This sum was delivered in person, by myself, to the Japanese Embassy in Paris, which has set up a bank account to facilitate the transfer to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

I can't thank you enough for your support and generosity to this cause. I am confident that your contributions will participate in the reconstruction of Japan.

Sweet Sunday: Strawberry Frenzy

- Enjoying the beautiful weather - Having lunch on the terasse - Study serenely -

- Playing with yarn & needles - Eating & Knitting Strawberries - And drinking coffee of course!

Patterns: Knit Strawberries by PezDiva, used for the strawberries.

                Strawberry Bookmark by Cara Donovan, used for the leaves.

Needles: Addi Turbo, 3.25mm, 80cm, using the Magic Loop Technique.

Crochets: 3.5mm (for crocheting around the leaves) & 4mm for the chain stitches

Yarn: Monoprix, 2000. This is cheap acrylic bought for practice purpose. The colors (absinthe & cassis) were just perfect for these little strawberries.

These strawberries are very fun and fast to knit. I stuffed them with scrap of red yarn It's the perfect week-end knit and a lovely way to use left over yarn! They will make a great quick gift!

Happy Sunday everyone!

New Work in Progress and First Harvest

Hello!

Hope you are well and enjoying this beautiful weather!

Sorry for not posting these past few days. I had a little lack of inspiration after finishing my shawl, plus blogger was down, and is still behaving oddly... (do you have the same issues?) During that time, I finished my June Socks and began another sweater:

It's a simple top-down raglan sweater in cascade 220. I hope to finish it soon.

I also had the joy to harvest the very first garlic of our terrasse:

They are so tiny and cute! They look as garlic cloves, but I swear these are entire bulbs!

Our garlic (on the left) and greengrocer's garlic (on the right)

They are delicious! But all home-grown vegetables are delicious isn't it? And soon, we will eat our first tomatoes!

Wish you a lovely week!

The 100th project: Shetland II

Hello!

I'm very proud to present my 100th project!

Pattern: Shetland Triangle Lace Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark

Needle: Addi Turbo Circular 6mm, 80cm

Yarn: Cascade 220, in the most perfect red (9404), bought at Lil Weasel, Paris

Mods: none. I simply did 15 repeats of chart 2.

Size: 228 cm x 94 cm (89,7" x 37")

Ravelry Project Page: here

This pattern is a classic, and I enjoyed so much knitting it! It's such an easy and nice shawl, that I will surely knit it again and again and again!

 Dear readers, thank you for taking the poll! I'm very very happy with my new shawl, and surely, it was the perfect 100th project!