{"id":10891,"date":"2014-02-03T08:12:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=10891"},"modified":"2017-04-28T06:29:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T10:29:40","slug":"february-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/february-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"February update"},"content":{"rendered":"

February already! I’m still busy with book edits and didn’t manage to get any new designs ready to release in January, but there should be a new surprise PlanetJune amigurumi animal coming later this week<\/em>! I also have more exciting plans for this month…<\/p>\n

Ravellenic Games – join Team PlanetJune!<\/h2>\n

Team PlanetJune<\/a> is limbering up and getting ready for the Ravellenic Games opening ceremony on February 7th! If you’re new to the games, they are a non-competitive fun yarny challenge that runs over the timeframe of the Olympics. As a member of Team PlanetJune, you’ll challenge yourself to complete one (or more) PlanetJune patterns in the Feb 7-23 timeframe, and each project you complete will earn you ‘medals’ you can display on ravelry.<\/p>\n

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Between us, we’ll try to win as many medals for Team PJ as we can, and we’ll all be cheering each other on in the team thread. It’ll be lots of fun and I hope you’ll join us as a member of Team PlanetJune – whether you choose to participate or just to cheer us on \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

To sign up, all you need to do is post in the Team PJ thread in the PlanetJune ravelry group<\/strong><\/a> before Feb 7th, saying you’d like to join, and then start planning your projects!<\/p>\n

Follow my Meerkat Design Process<\/h2>\n

As I have a new commission (the Meerkat) to begin at exactly the time of the games, I’m going to attempt to create my Meerkat as my entry into the Ravellenic Games. <\/p>\n

I’ll do all my research and preparation for the design before the games begin on February 7th, and attempt to complete the design (to at least the stage of a good prototype) between the opening ceremony on February 7th and the closing ceremony on February 23rd.<\/p>\n

I’ll be sharing my progress in the Team PlanetJune thread<\/a> on ravelry, so if you’d like a rare chance to see my design process in action<\/strong>, please join us there.<\/p>\n

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\nI took this photo at Durrell<\/a> in November. How will I translate those little scamps into crochet? Follow my progress in the Team PJ thread!<\/em><\/p>\n

For Meerkat Commissioners: how does this affect your commission? <\/strong><\/p>\n