Let’s welcome back our September featured maker Isabelle Fahy of Izzy’s Notes And Knots! She is back to share another one of her music clef patterns: the alto clef! This clef is perfect for all the viola musicians out there.

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A bit about Isabelle!

Hailing from Sligo, Ireland and now residing in Munich, Germany, Isabelle’s whole life and career has been shaped by music. She qualified with a first class honours degree from the Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin and was awarded the Nuala Levins trophy for the highest mark in her major of pedagogy.

After graduating, she pursued a freelancing career in teaching individual violin and cello lessons, conducting orchestras, and teaching classes of music theory and Kindermusik. She was also a director of a primary school’s violin program.

After moving to Germany, she continued her teaching and received the Qualitätszertifikat zum Musikunterricht (quality certificate for music lessons) in 2016. A year after that, she and a colleague founded International Music School, Munich (IMS) and are still running the school to this day!

Isabelle discovered the art of amigurumi in 2018. At first, she gifted her creations to her family, friends, and students as prizes or as a gift for a successful concert.

As she gained more experience and wanted to combine her love of music and crochet, she began designing her own patterns. Her students loved these unique, handmade, and hand-tailored patterns so much.

Wanting to share her delight with others, Isabelle decided to write down her patterns in order to share them with a wider audience. As of right now, she has many patterns including musical notes, clefs, violin keychains, and musical rests.

To quote Isabelle, “My goal is to continue expanding my musical crochet repertoire in the coming years. The process of trying out new ideas, unravelling mistakes, and starting again is both challenging and rewarding. It allows me to stay creative and continually improve my skills. I am excited to see where this creative journey will take me next.”

Get the Alto Clef Pattern!

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While this alto clef pattern may be a little bit complicated, it is low-sew and pretty much worked as one piece. A confident beginner would have no problems crocheting this pattern.

If you use cotton yarn, your stitches will be easier to see and give it a crisper look. It’s the perfect size for a keychain or to add to a violist’s cape or sweater!

The pattern is formatted with the beginner in mind with step-by-step photo instructions. Support Isabelle and any violist in your life with this lovely, quick alto clef pattern!