I’m so excited to have a new addition to the PlanetJune Farmyard today, and a new addition to my crochet patterns inspired by fibre-producing animals… Farmyard Sheep is a mix-and-match pattern that lets you choose the options you want, to make different types of rams, ewes and lambs: Horns: Add horns for a ram, or […]
It’s here! My final commissioned pattern, Farmyard Goats, is now available to purchase! Farmyard Goats is a mix-and-match pattern that lets you choose the options you want, to make many different types of goat: Ears – floppy, upright, or none? Horns – long and curved, shorter, tiny nubs, or none? Beard, or no beard? Contrast-coloured […]
I’ve seen a lot of cartoony amigurumi pigs but I thought it was about time we saw a more realistic-looking pig design, so here’s what I’ve come up with: I named this design Farmyard Pigs to denote that it’s a realistic pig pattern. Then I realised that the word farmyard is British English, and wasn’t […]
Writing my Year in Review post every year helps me to see what I’ve accomplished, think about what I’ve learnt, and decide what I’d like to do differently in the following year. 2025 has been a year of invention in my patterns – almost all of them include new techniques that took much longer to […]
Every year, I write a wrap-up to see how far I’ve come over the past year and set a direction for the year ahead. I don’t think anyone in the world can say that 2020 turned out the way they’d planned, and I’m no exception! I’ve been very fortunate to not have been directly impacted by COVID-19, other […]
From Angora Goat to Mohair Yarn to Amigurumi Goat… …this is an an 8-year-long yarn story! Our story begins in 2009, in Ontario, Canada… I visited Wellington Fibres, a small farm that raises Angora goats. (In case you didn’t know, Angora bunnies produce angora fibre, and Angora goats produce mohair fibre – there’s no such […]
Stitching the various pieces of an amigurumi together is arguably one of the least enjoyable parts of amigurumi-making. I have a wealth of knowledge gleaned from making hundreds of amigurumi, and I’d like to share those tips with you, to make your amigurumi assembly less frustrating! Today I’m going to share my tips on how […]
I’m updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more information. Today I have another new batch of re-releases for you. This batch includes 11 amigurumi patterns with no theme, […]
