When I was writing my new book, I had a lot of project samples to crochet in a short period of time, and that’s pretty hard on the hands. This is how I crochet (and this is my meerkat amigurumi, not a book project!) When I’ve been crocheting for a while, the yarn starts to […]
Today I have a new fast and easy donationware pattern for you: Tiny Eggs! Make miniature (1″/2.5cm) crocheted eggs that are still egg-shaped despite their diminutive size. Decorate for Easter with a bowl of calorie-free ‘chocolate’ eggs (just don’t eat them!) or make them as realistic-sized songbird eggs. Tiny Eggs is a free pattern, but […]
I’ll be sharing my process as I design my amigurumi Meerkat crochet pattern – hope you find this behind-the-scenes journey through what goes into a PlanetJune design interesting! To catch up, see: – Part 1: Research, Shape, Colour and Sketch – Part 2: Construction Decisions Last time, I’d decided how to approach my design, and […]
I’ll be sharing my process as I design my amigurumi Meerkat crochet pattern – hope you find this behind-the-scenes journey through what goes into a PlanetJune design interesting! To catch up, see Part 1: Research, Shape, Colour and Sketch Last time, I’d completed my sketch and chosen my yarns, and was ready to start thinking […]
Once of my most popular crochet patterns is my Baby Bunnies set – they seem to have really captured my customers’ imaginations, and I’ve seen dozens of people who’ve each made dozens of baby bunnies – they’re multiplying like, um, rabbits! And now you can get even more value from this pattern, by buying my […]
I’ll be sharing my process as I design my amigurumi Meerkat crochet pattern – hope you find this behind-the-scenes journey through what goes into a PlanetJune design interesting! I originally intended to design my meerkat during the Ravellenic Games, and this (below) is the first and only post I managed to complete before I realised […]
Nothing says Spring quite like the sight of a primrose. One of the earliest-blossoming spring flowers (the name ‘primrose’ is actually from the Latin for ‘first rose’, although it’s not a rose!) you may also know these pretty plants as primulas, and the closely-related and similar-looking polyanthus. But why wait for Spring? Bring a taste […]
A link on Twitter led me to the pattern for this ingenious crocheted yoga mat strap, designed by Sara at My Merry Messy Life. Instead of just saying ‘that’s clever’ and posting it to Pinterest, I decided it could be just what I need for my own yoga mat! Sara designed the strap to go […]
