{"id":14943,"date":"2015-05-04T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=14943"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:52:50","slug":"may-update-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/may-update-4\/","title":{"rendered":"May update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knee update<\/h2>\n

I’ll keep you posted about my knee for as long as it affects my work! The rehab sessions are wiping me out – I lose about half a working day three times a week, because I’m invariably so exhausted when I get home that I end up falling asleep. But my knee has been keeping me awake at night, so the post-rehab naps are a welcome rest.<\/p>\n

Putting my health first is obviously the sensible thing to do, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating when there’s so much I want to do for PlanetJune but this recovery process is taking forever! But my knee strength is improving a tiny bit each week, so I’ll keep going to the rehab\/torture sessions for however long it takes to be able to walk normally and be able to sleep through the night without discomfort. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Baby Animals CAL Report<\/h2>\n

Baby Bunnies, Guinea Pigs and Sea Turtles were the main stars of the extra-cute April CAL. Here’s a sampling of the CAL entries (click the pic to see them all on Ravelry):<\/p>\n

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Plant-Along CAL<\/h2>\n

The Plant-Along CAL runs from 1 May – 11 June 2015, and you can join in by making any PlanetJune botanical patterns: flowers, plants and fruit – i.e. any of these patterns: <\/p>\n

\"PlanetJune<\/p>\n

The options include an amazing 12 free\/donationware patterns, so you should be able to join in even if you’re very short on funds and\/or time! All these patterns are available in the Flowers & Plants<\/a> section of my shop, except Mushroom and Toadstool<\/em>, which you can find in my book: The Complete Idiot\u2019s Guide to Amigurumi<\/a>. <\/p>\n

For more details, check the first post of the CAL thread. Join us in the PlanetJune Ravelry group<\/a> for this colourful crochet-along – I hope to see you there. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Review and Win contest<\/h2>\n

You’re automatically entered in the next monthly draw every time you write a review<\/a> for a PlanetJune pattern you’ve enjoyed – and you’ll also be helping future customers make an informed decision about patterns they are considering buying.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe Frilled Lizard is an expansion pack for my Iguana<\/a> crochet pattern.<\/em><\/p>\n

April’s winner is Judy C<\/strong>‘s review of my Frilled Lizard Expansion Pack<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Great frilled lizard pattern! So realistic! All instructions are clear and easy to follow. I have added this frilled lizard to my collection of amigurumi reptiles and amphibians. A must for any herpetology geek!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations, Judy – I’ve emailed you to find out which pattern you’d like as your prize!<\/p>\n

What’s Next?<\/h2>\n

With my other commitments out of the way, it’s back to the commissioned designs<\/a> for me. The next animal in my queue is an Armadillo (nine-banded), and I’m looking forward to a really fun challenge to recreate this unique animal in crochet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knee update I’ll keep you posted about my knee for as long as it affects my work! The rehab sessions are wiping me out – I lose about half a working day three times a week, because I’m invariably so exhausted when I get home that I end up falling asleep. But my knee has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=14943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}