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Archive for 2011

Fruit-Along! (amigurumi apples and pears)

Fruit-Along! We’re having a little fruity crochet-along at the PlanetJune ravelry group, just for fun. Would you like to join in? It’s easy: just crochet one or more Amigurumi Apples or Amigurumi Pears from my free (donationware) patterns and post a photo in the Fruity CAL thread! Thanks to Judy for suggesting ‘Fruit-Along’ name 🙂 […]

free pattern: amigurumi pears

I try to give you one free (donationware) pattern per season, and with fall approaching (for most of you; it’s spring for me!) I’ve designed a realistic, beautifully shaped amigurumi pear. Can you spot which is the real pear? 😉 Crochet a bowlful in greens, browns, yellows, and/or reds, to make a stylish decorative centrepiece, […]

help me to reach a goal?

Do you find that reading a review for an online product really helps you to make a buying decision? I know I do, and I always wonder if there’s something terribly wrong with a product that has zero reviews: maybe it’s so bad that nobody has ever even bought it..?! Lots of people find me […]

Amigurumi Aardvark crochet pattern

I usually keep my designs a secret while I work on them, in case I fail to create what I can see in my head (it happens!), but last week, I was crocheting away on my new design and I spontaneously decided to host a contest on my Facebook page, to guess what the design […]

The Handmade Clothing Project

Before our inter-continental move, I pared down my wardrobe by about half, getting rid of anything worn out, badly fitting, or no longer my style. That’s left me with a very minimal wardrobe, and now I really need to replace some of the items I purged. Shopping catastrophe I went clothes shopping for the first […]

Cape Town wildlife III

This is the third post in my monthly series on the fascinating nature I encounter here in South Africa. It turns out that our new house is just a few minutes’ walk from the Liesbeeck River, which is full of waterbirds. This is where I saw the kingfisher you may remember from a few months […]

3 tips for aspiring designers

My recent post inspiration/influence vs copying: drawing the line started quite a discussion! I’ve been answering questions in the comments of that post, but copyright is a huge and many-sided issue, and I’m not an expert by any means – I just know what I personally want in regard to my copyright from three different angles: […]

PocketAmi Set 6: Pets crochet patterns

I thought it was time for a little change of pace. My PocketAmi range is simpler than my usual designs, but they have that instant gratification factor – at only 3″ tall, they are super-fast to crochet and make excellent gifts for kids, or cute little ornaments. I’ve already made 3 seasonal PocketAmi sets (Halloween, […]

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