Trip to France, Part 3: Paris will always be Paris

I had just a couple of days to cover Paris, so I did it through shopping from one district to another one

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Montmartre 

Sacre coeur

Montparnasse mural

Empty subway car

Place Edgar Quinet

A few store display

Knit shop in Montmartre

Chocolat shop in left bank

Atelier Rrose Selavy, learn to knit with Mlle Sophie

L'Oisivethé, great selection of tea and yarn

1. Alice from Juno from L'Oisivethé, pure softness in baby alpaca/silk/cashmere

2. Bias from La Droguerie, my little guilty pleasure

3. Buttons from Tissu reine, 4 floors of fabrics, buttons, ribbons...

4. Bensimon snickers, with liberty laces, a must for all Parisian fashionista this summer!!

1. Voile cotton and batiste from La Droguerie

2. Small pieces of  fabric for 1 euro at a local farmer market

3. Vinyl fabric for bathroom pouch from Cultura

4. the ultimate shopping bag from Bonton, a must!!

5. More little pieces of fabric from farmer market

6. Liberty voile cotton from Entrée des fournisseurs

7. New fabric collection from Frou-frou found at Mercerie Moline

8. Fat quarters of floral prints from Frou-frou found at Mercerie Moline

Some great books and patterns

Motifs et compagnie found at Lil Weasel

Toute la couture found at Japanese bookstore

Aime comme Marie pant pattern found at Lil Weasel too

I couldn't resist for this new collection of "couture facile" from Frou-frou at the Moline mercerie.

This shop is a zoo but if you find the nice lady to help you it is a very nice experience.

A little fabric store in Paris

I have dreamt of these fabrics while surfing on the web. Just a few days before my trip to Paris I learnt that France Duval Stalla has opened a store in Paris. 

I am in luck...my timing couldn't be more perfect, couldn't it!!

So as soon as I got of the train, that was my first stop.

Cute little front store, 4 Rue du Regard (6th).

Lots of the fabulous fabric with great colors

My favorite the bias with little stars ☺

my little reward

1. Some light pink batiste with butterflies

2. Some grey batiste with little pink stars

3. Some neon pink linen

4. Some light pink batiste with cherries

5. Some prune crepe fabric

and of course some bias with little prune stars for my little star booties...

Baby tiger booties

Pattern available 

Adorable 100% fine merino handknit booties, light grey color with Liberty of London ribbon (Meadow purple, red or Capel Mustard). 

Keeping baby feet warm and cosy is essential especially in the first days of a baby life. Ribbon will assure the booties are still one even if baby is on the move. 

Knitted in the round from top, cable cuff first, then top of the foot and finally finishing with the sides and the sole. 

I tried to avoid seaming as often as possible, to provide more comfort for babies.

Size

Fits baby from 0 to 6 months old

Gauge

28 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm/4", in st sts using US3 (3.25 mm)

Required materials

✏ 1 ball of Malabrigo Finito, fingering yarn, about 60 m or 70 yards

✏ US 3 (3.25 mm), a set of 5 DPN

✏ Cable needle

✏ 2x50cm of ribbon or bias