If you’ve ever considered upgrading your craft/design hobby into a business, this post may offer an interesting insight, as I’m now both a professional designer in one field (crochet) and a hobby designer in another (knitwear), so I can speak to both sides of this. My Hobby/Pro Designer Experiences I’m really enjoying my journey as […]
Are you unsure about taking the plunge into full-scale Giant Amigurumi? Then Mini Giant Amigurumi might be just what you’re looking for! Allow me to demonstrate with my cute purple whale: Front: Standard (worsted weight) whale (silver) Middle: Mini Giant whale (purple) Back: Giant Whale (blue) As you can see, the Mini Giant whale bridges […]
After my fun but challenging experiments with extreme amigurumi last year, I set out to see if there was a way to make super-sized amigurumi that was easy and fun to do, and develop instructions I could pass on to you. After lots of experimentation, I developed the technique of Giant Amigurumi. Look! About Giant […]
Usually in amigurumi, the goal is to join pieces with an invisible, seamless join, so you can barely tell where one part ends and the next begins. But sometimes, especially with a piece of a different colour, you can get a neater finish by not smoothing the join, and instead making invisible stitches so it […]
I’ve just updated my sweet Heart Cactus Collection pattern to add a new cactus option, so now the collection includes three different heart-shaped cacti (plus matching large and small 3-dimensional hearts). These cacti make a quick little crochet project, with their perfect heart shapes, rounded pots, pretty flowers, and minimal sewing required. If you haven’t […]
What could make a better gift than an amigurumi animal for Christmas? How about an amigurumi animal wearing a Santa hat?! Get in the seasonal spirit with my charming Santa hat pattern, designed especially to fit most amigurumi! You can whip up a hat in mere minutes, and add a festive touch to amigurumi or […]
I was planning to use my Maple Leaf pattern as the basis for a crocheted Canadian flag in time for next Canada Day, but, well, I couldn’t wait that long, so here it is! I designed my flag background to exactly fit the large Maple Leaf pattern as part of a perfectly proportioned Canadian flag. […]
Note: Don’t miss the launch discounts, at the end of this post! I’m delighted to reveal my 2018 PlanetJune Accessories shawls and wraps crochet pattern collection – it’s been over a year in the making! My 2018 collection comprises three different shawl shapes, all very versatile: as well as making them in the same size […]
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