More felted soaps, this time with kids…
I had prepared another lovely cuff project, with felted wool and leather.. fun ! But the kids I taught this morning were pretty unanimous in their choice: felted soaps !!! …
Back from the Lot
This week-end in Lot for the “Lot et laine” wool festival was fantastic. Of course it was, but I mean, really (above picture was taken early in the morning, before …
Leaving for the festival
After 2 rather intense days of working and preparing for the fiber festival in Lot this week-end, I am now ready to hit the road. Hoping to see/meet you there …
Expo on the Wools of Europe in Gap (France)
On Friday I went to Gap (in the french Alps) with a couple fellow ravelers to see the exposition displaying dozens of Wools of Europe. With helene, the Icelandic knitter …
Playing with Fireworks: translations of french patterns
Every now and again, I try to update some old pages on ChezPlum. Today I made new visuals for my translation pages: I can translate all your french knitting/crochet (or …
Jehanne hooded cardi, the second
In order to double-check the pattern for my Jehanne hooded cardi before I hand it out to testers, I started a second one, this time in brown and green (=colors …
Lot et Laine wool festival
July is going to be exciting, with the first “Lot et Laine” wool festival here in France on July 9-10. Of course I’ll be there, and here’s a sneak peek …
Crocheted summer hat and potholders
We’re just coming back from 5 days on the french Riviera (or nearly). It was warm, the flowers and herbs smelled beautifully as always, and the cicadas sang their lovely …
Jehanne hooded cardigan and potholders
My Jehanne cardigan still needs buttons… and a second sleeve, yet it’s nearly finished ! I fought with numbers and sizing all afternoon and am nearly done with the pattern. …
Old FOs: Help me find a name !
Ages ago, I made those funky scarves, the first one being for a scarf show in Seattle (where it sold and I was so proud). A lot of people commented …