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 […]
I’ve always struggled with pain in my hands which makes gripping and repetitive motions for long periods of time challenging. I’ve bought and made various compression gloves and devices to help with that in the past but haven’t found a great solution, so I was delighted when Grace & Able offered to send me a […]
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/crocheteyes If you’re looking for an alternative to plastic eyes for your amigurumi, there are lots of ways to make child-safe options: for example, you can embroider the eyes onto the head, cut out felt circles and stitch them on, or needlefelt a felt circle or ball […]
My favourite everyday puffy winter coat is still going strong after 6 years apart from one thing: the padding inside the collar has worn out and split apart so there’s no insulation at the back of my neck. I don’t believe in ‘disposable’ fast fashion and I really like this coat, so I put up […]
The fourth annual PlanetJune Reindeer Games crochet-along has just wrapped up, and it was the biggest to date! (The Reindeer Games is a relaxed end-of-year CAL where you can participate by crocheting projects from any PlanetJune patterns or any of my books.) Over the 2-month CAL, we had a record-breaking turnout, with 72 projects from […]
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. This is my 16th Year in Review blog post – one for every year of my full-time self-employment. Back then, I couldn’t have […]
Latch hooking is one of those crafts that’s always intrigued me. I always walk past the colourful kits in craft stores, as the large kits are pricey, and the smaller kit designs are more child-focused – think cute puppies and cartoon flowers – and I want a design I’ll like if I’m going to invest […]
I can’t wait to show you my brand new pattern for the holiday 2024 season: the Amigurumi Star Collection. This four-in-one collection is the ultimate amigurumi star crochet pattern – completely smooth and seamless, with clean straight lines and no gaps to sew closed! I came up with the idea for this construction method last Christmas, when […]
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