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Temperature Snake CAL starts soon!

The complete Temperature Snake pattern and workbook are now available! Click here for details >> There are just 4 days remaining until the 2023 Temperature Snake CAL begins in earnest on January 1st – have you picked up the Temperature Snake crochet pattern yet? If not, now’s the perfect time: you’ll need a little time […]

Giant Crocheted Christmas Tree

Would you like to see something amazing? Loooook what I made!! My giant crocheted Christmas Tree is 108cm (42.5″) tall! Everything you see here is made from a PlanetJune Christmas-themed crochet pattern – including the tree! – so this truly is a PlanetJune Christmas Tree. There’s quite a story to how I brought this project […]

new Ultimate Stripes for Amigurumi [video tutorial]

No time to read this post? Jump straight to the new Ultimate Stripes for Amigurumi tutorial! >> In 2012, I first presented the two amigurumi ‘Perfect Stripes’ techniques I’d developed (the Invisible Join and No-Cut Join), and they were vastly superior to any of the other techniques that existed at the time. But now, a […]

Announcing the 2023 Temperature Snake CAL

The complete Temperature Snake pattern and workbook are now available! Click here for details >> I’m so excited to reveal the year-long 2023 crochetalong that I’ve been planning for over a year now! Click here to be notified as soon as this CAL is ready for signups… UPDATE: Sign up now! UPDATE: The CAL may […]

review: Susan Bates Twist + Lock crochet hook set

Have you heard of the new Twist + Lock crochet hook sets from Susan Bates? Yarnspirations (the company behind the Susan Bates brand) say: Crocheting just became easier with the Susan Bates Twist + Lock interchangeable crochet hook tool. Select the desired hook size and insert into the opening of the oversized soft touch handle. […]

Christmas Trees Set 2 crochet pattern

My 2009 Christmas Trees pattern has been a bestseller for years, but this year I decided I wanted to design a more realistic crocheted conifer that you can mix-and-match with my classic bobble trees in a display, or use alone. And here’s what I came up with: Christmas Trees Set 2! For this collection, I’ve […]

Everyday Crochet and the Reindeer Games CAL

It’s book launch day! Today is the day that my new book, Everyday Crochet, is released – so exciting! Thanks to your preorders, Everyday Crochet had been rising up the ranks in the amazon crochet category, and now it’s (temporarily) out of stock on amazon! ? So that’s an unexpected blow, but I hope it’ll […]

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