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 100 crochet patterns, and my specialties are cute and realistic amigurumi-style animals, plants, and seasonal crochet designs. My high-quality designs bring together my loves of crochet, technical writing and cuteness.
I have written two published craft books: Paper Chains & Garlands (now out of print, but previously available through Barnes & Noble) and the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amigurumi (Alpha Books, available from all good bookstores). My work has also been featured in several other craft books and magazines.
I also have a range of accessories patterns (PlanetJune Accessories) designed to showcase the beauty and elegance of crochet, and to teach all the techniques needed to be able to complete them.
My favourite crafts include crochet, punchneedle embroidery, polymer clay (FIMO) modelling, and sewing, but I have diverse interests, and I’m always on the lookout for new things to try. You’ll see them all on my blog as I log my crafty pursuits.
I was born in the UK but recently moved from Ontario, Canada, to Cape Town, South Africa, along 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.
Laura said
Hi, I’m Laura from Lithuania, I wan buy from your mini dog
What is dilivery price in Lithuania?
June said
Hi Laura, I sell the crochet patterns for all my dogs. You can buy the patterns from my shop and download them as PDF files, so there’s no delivery charge
Allison Fink said
I cannot shop on your site. I get an error message that the site cannot connect to PayPal.
Thank you, Alllison
June said
Allison, I’m very sorry you’re experiencing difficulties. I’ve confirmed that it’s due to a problem with PayPal that began about an hour ago, and they are currently “working to resolve” it. I hope it will be fixed very shortly!
Andrine Nichols said
Do you sell the Discworld Pattern? My daughter, a Terry Pratchett fanatic, shared your article on facebook. All my kids are discworld fanatics so I’d love to make it for them.
Jany said
Hello June,
Congratulations!!!!!!, All of your amigurumi make a difference, They are so cute
I love it
I’d like to try with one of your free amigurmi pattern,
Thank you
Best regards,
Jany
Karen said
My husband can’t tell a Great Dane from a Pomeranian (in yarn or in fur), but as someone who knows dogs, I think you’ve done a great job distinguishing the breeds. They’re all instantly identifiable, (to me anyway). I hope I can replicate them as well. Looking forward to my first Husky attempt. Also looking forward to seeing your interpretation of an American Cocker Spaniel.
I like your fluffy Amis too, I think you’re the only one I’ve seen try that. I haven’t quite mastered crochet with all that fluff in the way, but one of these days I’ll buy and try your fluffy bunny.
Cheers;
Karen
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Debra Hindman said
June, thanks for the great iCord video…love how the cord looks. I will use it on my kindle klutches i am crocheting this week!
Congrats on your success with authoring books…yeah!
A p.s. to pat moses-caudel’s comment…”Pat, do you have a website with more of your silver wire crochet?” I love your work!
Debra
Trystan said
i think your patterns are great and i love them…and i’m just a beginner!
i did purchase your Gift Box patterns, and i had a question… is is ok to send you an email with pictures, or post it here?
thanks,
Trys
June said
Please email me with any questions
trystan said
i emailed you yesterday, thanks! =) (hopefully it didn’t go in your spam)