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Ooh La La! C'est Phildar!
March 30, 2005
I really wanted to do a cool French title, but it is now 4 years since I did my A levels and I've forgotten nearly all of it, so Ooh La La is as good as it gets!! (Such a shame though.....I should learn it again!).
I ordered the Phildar magazine with the pink jacket on it over a month ago from the Phildar website and was getting a bit pissed off that it hadn't come yet (they had taken the money), but yesterday it finally came with a really apologetic letter saying they had refunded the postage, and they sent me a free magazine too! So I don't mind at all!
Weirdly enough, with a bit of concentration I understood the letter (which was in French of course), it's just that I can't think of any French for myself. So I guess it must still be in there somewhere!
Anyway - here are the magazines they sent:
I really enjoyed flicking through, and saw some lovely stuff. The reason I bought the magazine (just realised I forgot to say!) was to find a pattern for the yarn that Carolyn gave me for my birthday last year, which was Phil Eponge in a lavender colour:
I found about 4 patterns I liked, and I could have made 2 of them with the yarn I have, but do I really want 2 tops in exactly the same colour? I don't! And then I found another one, which takes up exactly the 10 balls I have, and in the true spirit of making things I will wear, it is a cardi - yay!
Pretty! I love the belt. I have no idea when this will be started (although soon I hope), I just wanted to share the fact that finally my largest remaining load of stash yarn has been properly designated a project, which makes me feel much better about things. Phildar have boring names for their designs though, this one is called Le Nouveau Cache-Coeur....I'm feeling quite uninspired though so I will just call mine Chache Coeur for short until inspiration strikes!
Maybe some real knitting progress tomorrow :)
Posted by jen at March 30, 2005 08:00 AM
Comments
Let me know next time you need something from France: the post is usually good with stuff sent to England and I've got a French-English glossary of knitting terms if this helps. Bon tricot.
Posted by: Sophie (Lille) at March 30, 2005 10:06 AM
Oooh, Phildar mags are exciting, but so exciting when they send you a bonus one!
Awesome that you found a pattern that uses the ten; it's always my luck that I'd have ten and need eleven!
Posted by: Johanna at March 30, 2005 01:33 PM
Hah! If I were you I would've titled the post "Sans Blog!" because Sans Blague means "No Kidding!" But me - I am corny that way.
My hubby is coming home this weekend with gads of phildar rivage to knit something from tendances printemps 2004. I'm so nervous about trying to knit from french instructions but I think I'll do a trial run with some stash yarn and another pattern. I'll have to check out sophie's guide when I'm stuck!
Can't wait to see how it works up!
Posted by: Shetha at March 30, 2005 06:37 PM
I know how you feel about waiting for the magazine to arrive. I have been waiting THREE MONTHS for my first issue of Interweave Knits. uggh.
Posted by: Erica at March 30, 2005 08:25 PM
The cardigan you selected is pretty and will look great in your colour. You lucky thing you. I can't read a word of french.
Posted by: Laura at March 31, 2005 12:35 AM
That cardi looks great! I like how it looks but I bet it's gonna go sloppy on me. Don't you just thank god for the internet as it brought everyone closer? :)
Posted by: emy at April 5, 2005 06:26 PM
Cache Coeur is GORGEOUS...how nice. I love the belt.
Posted by: Vicki at April 7, 2005 09:32 PM