{"id":2,"date":"2006-06-12T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2006-06-12T22:59:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:55:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! I\u2019m June Gilbank, the designer behind PlanetJune.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been designing crochet patterns <a href=\"\/blog\/interview-with-june-part-2\/\">since 2007<\/a>, specializing in nature-inspired amigurumi: cute animals, plants, and seasonal designs that balance realism with simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/june_amigurumi.jpg\" alt=\"June Gilbank (PlanetJune) with some of her crochet patterns\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My science and technical writing background brings a unique clarity to my <a href=\"\/shop\">patterns<\/a> and <a href=\"\/help\">tutorials<\/a>. I focus on easy-to-follow instructions supported with clear, close-up photos, taking the guesswork out of your crochet.<\/p>\n<p>If that sounds good, you&#8217;ll love my flagship crochet books, <a href=\"\/amibook\">The Essential Guide to Amigurumi<\/a> and <a href=\"\/everydaycrochet\">Everyday Crochet<\/a>. Both are practical reference guides filled with my clear guidance and tips, to help you build your crochet skills, no matter where you are on your crochet journey. <\/p>\n<p>PlanetJune is a small, one-person business. I value honesty and don&#8217;t accept ads or sponsored content, and I personally support every pattern with in-depth tutorials and <a href=\"\/blog\/you-can-do-it-guarantee\/\">help<\/a> by email.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/june_garden.jpg\" alt=\"collage: June Gilbank in her garden with homegrown veggies and her dog Maggie\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I try to live a grounded, simple life, filled with crafting, nature, and growing food. As well as crochet, I love many other crafts, and I&#8217;m always on the lookout for new things to try! You&#8217;ll see them all on <a href=\"\/blog\">my blog<\/a> as I log my crafty pursuits, together with the occasional glimpse into my other passion and the inspiration for all my work: the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>I was born in the UK but my husband&#8217;s first career as an astronomer took us around the world! We&#8217;ve now settled down to make our forever home in Ontario, Canada with our sweet mini poodle mix, Maggie. <\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy exploring PlanetJune! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"June Gilbank (signature)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/images\/june_signature.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>June<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! I\u2019m June Gilbank, the designer behind PlanetJune. I\u2019ve been designing crochet patterns since 2007, specializing in nature-inspired amigurumi: cute animals, plants, and seasonal designs that balance realism with simplicity. My science and technical writing background brings a unique clarity to my patterns and tutorials. I focus on easy-to-follow instructions supported with clear, close-up photos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27178,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/27178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}