“Camargue” is a triangular area of Provence in the south of France. With the Rhone delta and salt wetlands, it’s famous for its pink flamingos, white Camargue horses and black bulls. Its wi...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2018/11/01/new-crochet-pattern-camargue-shawl/
Ready for spring? Let’s crochet short sleeve tops and summer cardigans… Get 50 % off my BERTILLE & BLEU CORAIL crochet patterns with code “Spring” on ETSY & RAVELRY throughout the month o...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2018/04/08/crochet-for-spring-two-of-my-designs-at-50-off/
This marini�re style sweater has been on my mind for a long time… Cascade yarns went along with my project and sent a batch of lovely “wool 220” for me to play with. The idea was there, b...
I’ve seen it coming for a while, but I waited as long as I could: Because the rate of the $ (USD) keeps going down vs the €uros, because designing and selling crochet patterns, along with tra...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2018/03/31/ravelry-prices-of-my-crochet-patterns-will-soon-be-in-euros/
Last week-end I had the opportunity at the last minute to visit the h+h trade show in Cologne, Germany, with a friend. This is a huge show reserved for professionals and retailers, who come from ...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2018/03/28/visiting-the-hh-trade-show-in-cologne-germany/
The Open Spaces shawl is a new shawl design, where you’ll see the same “open spaces” openwork as in my “Open Spaces coat”, plus a bold lace edging derived from a vintage Victorian lace....
http://chezplum.com/blog/2018/01/29/new-crochet-pattern-open-spaces-shawl/
Living in the french Alps, it can get pretty cold around here in the winter… And instead of buying my husband yet more woolen socks, I decided I could make him some, armed with my new sock maki...
The Open Spaces coat is the perfect mix of style and comfort, when you want to be nice and cozy in the winter. Crocheted with Super bulky yarn, it is amazingly quick to crochet with all these “...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2017/11/14/new-crochet-pattern-open-spaces-coat/
Starting something completely new (to me)… Crocheted socks ! Socks… I tried to knit them ages ago. Then tried to crochet them. But that never worked out, too fiddly to knit, too thick and not...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2017/05/17/new-crochet-pattern-marguerite-socks-also-available-as-kits/
Every once and again, crocheters will ask me how they can crochet one of my designs.. but in another size. Let’s focus today on how to do that for kids and pre-teens. For instance, this week, K...
http://chezplum.com/blog/2017/05/12/how-to-change-the-sizing-of-my-designs-for-kids-and-pre-teens/