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Archive for 2011

free pattern: Lip Balm Holder

Never lose your lip balm again (or have it melt in your pocket) with this stylish holder! Clip it to your keyring, to your bag, or even to your belt loop and you’ll always have lip balm at hand when you need it. Quick and easy to crochet, just pop a lip balm inside and […]

how to reverse single crochet

Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/rsc Today I’d like to show you my favourite technique for making a decorative crocheted edging. Reverse single crochet (also known as crab stitch) makes a twisted cord edging, and it’s very easy to achieve – it’s no more than a single crochet stitch, but you work […]

Cape Town wildlife VI

This is the sixth post in my monthly series on the fascinating nature I encounter here in South Africa. I’ll be back with another crochet post tomorrow! How could I possibly top last month’s wildlife post? Short of going on a safari, I don’t think it’s going to get much more impressive than penguins and […]

eyelet ripple crochet pattern

Update: The Scarf Sweater instructions, together with my Eyelet Ripple stitch pattern, are now available as a printable Donationware pattern. They are still available for free, but if you like them please consider sending me a donation to show your appreciation: Send me a donation and receive the easy-to-print PDF version of the instructions and […]

a crocheted hug: scarf sweater

Update: The Scarf Sweater instructions, together with my Eyelet Ripple stitch pattern, are now available as a printable Donationware pattern. They are still available for free, but if you like them please consider sending me a donation to show your appreciation: Send me a donation and receive the easy-to-print PDF version of the instructions and […]

how to track down creditless photo sources

There’s been much talk lately about how to share on Pinterest properly: giving credit to the source of your image, and making sure the pin actually links back to the source correctly before you re-pin it. I have an excellent example of why this is so important. Yesterday, I suddenly got a massive traffic spike […]

November update

A quick newsy post today, with a new winner, a new name, and a new deal: Review and Win contest October’s ‘Review and Win’ winner is Holly M, with her Detail Stuffing Tool review: I make a lot of stuffed toys (some crochet, some sewn) and this is the only stuffing tool I’ve ever tried […]

Halloween CAL roundup

The Halloween CAL was the first crochet-along organised entirely by PlanetJune ravelry group members, and wow, what a success: page after page of projects, creative photography, fun modifications to the patterns… I can see why people enjoy CALs so much. Don’t be shy – please join the group and participate in future CALs! November’s CAL […]

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