About
Welcome to the PlanetJune craft blog! My name is June Gilbank and I am a crochet pattern designer, writer, blogger, and multi-crafter. I’ve designed over 60 amigurumi-style crochet patterns, and my specialties are cute and realistic animals, plants, and seasonal crochet designs. My designs bring together my loves of crochet, technical writing and cuteness.
I have written two published craft books: Paper Chains & Garlands (available through Barnes & Noble) and the upcoming The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amigurumi (Oct 2010). My work has also been featured in several other craft books and magazines.
I have diverse interests, and I’m always on the lookout for new things to try. My main crafts at the moment include:
- Crochet
- Punchneedle embroidery
- Polymer clay (FIMO) modelling
- Dressmaking
- Sewing
- Cross stitch embroidery
You’ll see all of these (and more) on my blog as I log my crafty pursuits!
I was born in the UK but now I live in Ontario, Canada with my husband Dave and our cat Maui.
I hope you enjoy looking around, and I’d love to hear from you!
June
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Therese Guzman said
i think your fuzzy animals are just the cutest things i’ve seen
pat moses-caudel said
ok, i am blown away. you are making me want to acutally use YARN with my hooks, in stead of the sterling silver wire i now use. you have some fantastic patterns and i’m really impressed with your baby animals. i put you on my toolbar….i don’t want to lose you. if you ever get the urge to do wire crochet, you will need no help from me, but give me a shout, we can play. come by at http://imageevent.com/patmcaudel to see stuff… some with less great pic’s and inaccurate counter cause i hit 100,000 so it started over, at http://members.aol.com/patmcaudel/2index.html
thanks for a great page
pat
Sabrina said
Your patterns are great!! I was afraid your page had disappeared!!! I wanted to order the ferret pattern. Glad to see you are back!
Sandy said
Wow…after many tries, and visits to other websites, your Magic Ring crochet tutorial was actually the only source that helped me complete my first flower! The use of the soft pink yarn really aided me visually.
Thank you!
Tracy (from vietnam) said
look at that cat, what a cutie! i love your crafts, i’m a beginner of amigurumi. i’m still praticing knight with my mom. thanks for you GREAT tutorial. i think yours is the BEST tutorial i ever seen!
Tracy said
Thanks a lot! Your accorn pattern is so cute, I’ve made one. It’s not cute like yours because I don’t have professional eyes, but it’s still cute with me! I’ll post the image when I can!
Terry Sargente said
Your crochet patterns are the cutest i’ve seen. I am asking for a gift certificate for christmas.
Michelle said
Your little animals are the cuttest little things!
I was wondering if you sold premade animals? Because I don’t really know how to crochet but I would really like one of them :]
En Ting from Singapore said
i love your works! and your cat. you make really cute animals! why don’t you bring you business over to singapore? i bet lots of people would die for your patterns!
Hope said
I’ve bought some of your patterns and they are great!! They easy and really fun to do.And they make great gifts!!! Thanks so much for all your hard work!! ^_^
Kate Jewell said
The BEST amigurumi website I have found. Your creatures are brilliant!
Well done.
guy m s said said
I AM ON WAY TO CRAFT SHOP TO GET BUSY WITH MOM A PRIZE-THANKS
Marianne said
Hi -
I tried to send a donation on Paypal for the Daffodil Pattern , and when I signed in to paypal they wanted your Email address which I did
not have .I put your web address but they would not accept it.So I am
stumped. Marianne
Elizabeth said
Your patterns are amazing. What a gift you have!
Jessica N. said
What great talent you have! You are so crafty. Thanks for sharing your creations and offering wonderful inspiration to others.