{"id":15156,"date":"2015-06-12T06:43:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=15156"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:34:08","slug":"summer-of-dinosaurs-cal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/summer-of-dinosaurs-cal\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer of Dinosaurs CAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PlanetJune <strong>Summer of Dinosaurs<\/strong> crochet-along (CAL) starts today and runs through to the end of July. If you haven&#8217;t joined a PlanetJune CAL before &#8211; maybe you&#8217;re intimidated about joining Ravelry, or just haven&#8217;t found the time to sign up? &#8211; this is a great time to join, as this is a prize CAL, sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lion Brand<\/a>, with prizes for all participants! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune Summer of Dinosaurs CAL - pattern options\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can join this CAL by making any of the 18 <a href=\"\/dinosaurs\">PlanetJune amigurumi dinosaur patterns<\/a> (all pictured above). These patterns are always popular because they&#8217;re simple to follow (with no colour changes), work equally well in any colour you can imagine, and make lovely sturdy toys for both girls and boys of all ages.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Join<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s really easy to join a PlanetJune CAL:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravelry<\/a> and add a profile pic to your profile.<\/li>\n<li>Join the <a href=\"\/ravelry\" target=\"_blank\">PlanetJune Crochet Designs<\/a> group.<\/li>\n<li>Make a dinosaur based on any <a href=\"\/dinosaurs\">PlanetJune dinosaur pattern<\/a> and enter it in the CAL (instructions are given in the Rules below, and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/discuss\/planetjune-crochet-designs\/3215573\/1-25#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAL thread<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(See my FAQ <a href=\"\/blog\/faq\/planetjune-crochet-along-faq\/#how\"><em>How do I enter a PlanetJune CAL?<\/em><\/a> for more details on how to complete steps 1 and 2.)<\/p>\n<h2>Prize Details<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs_prizes.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune Summer of Dinosaurs CAL - prizes\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs_prizes.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJsummerofdinosaurs_prizes-136x150.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Note: pictured yarn colours and crochet patterns are just examples &#8211; winners may choose any colours\/pattern<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Prize:<\/strong> 3 skeins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\/yarns\/vannaschoice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanna&#8217;s Choice<\/a> (the yarn I used to make all my dinosaurs!) and 1 skein of the gorgeous new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\/textures-yarn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Textures<\/a> yarn (all generously provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lion Brand<\/a>, winner can choose colours) plus a PlanetJune crochet pattern of your choice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Prize:<\/strong> a PlanetJune Amigurumi Essentials Kit plus a PlanetJune crochet pattern of your choice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third Prize:<\/strong> a PlanetJune crochet pattern of your choice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runner-up Prizes:<\/strong> there are no losers at PlanetJune! All other participants who complete one or more entries in the CAL will receive a 10% discount code towards your next order from <a href=\"https:\/\/PlanetJune.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlanetJune.com<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h2>Rules<\/h2>\n<p>For each entry in the CAL (and contest), make a dinosaur based on any PlanetJune dinosaur pattern and enter it as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>CREATE a new project for your dinosaur<\/li>\n<li>LINK the project to the PlanetJune pattern you&#8217;re using<\/li>\n<li>TAG your project PJDinoCAL2015<\/li>\n<li>ADD a photo of your completed project<\/li>\n<li>MARK your project as &#8216;Finished&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>POST the photo in the CAL thread<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>(If any of this doesn&#8217;t make sense, don&#8217;t worry &#8211; the PJ group moderators are ready to help and answer any of your questions. New Ravelry users are always welcome and no question is too stupid!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To be counted as a valid entry, your project must be started on or after June 12 2015, and it must meet all of the above criteria by the end date of this CAL: before the end of July 31 2015 (in your local time). <\/p>\n<p>That gives you <strong>7 full weeks<\/strong> to make your dinosaur(s), and you&#8217;re welcome to complete and submit multiple entries &#8211; just make sure you create a new project for each dinosaur and follow the CAL instructions for each one.<\/p>\n<p>The contest is open to <strong>everyone, worldwide<\/strong> &#8211; yay! Prizewinners will be drawn as follows: one entry into the draw per completed project that meets all the CAL requirements. Grand, Second and Third prizewinners will be chosen by random drawing; all other participants who complete at least one project as specified will receive the Runner-up prize. Prize notifications will be made by me (June) by Ravelry mail, so check your Rav inbox!<\/p>\n<p>Grand Prize yarn to be provided by Lion Brand and shipped to the winner (if you&#8217;re from outside the US you&#8217;ll be responsible for any duty and\/or import taxes on the prize); all other prizes to be provided by me \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/PJDinos2015.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune Summer of Dinosaurs CAL\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJDinos2015.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/images\/PJDinos2015-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you as excited as I am? I think this is going to be an especially fun CAL, and I hope you&#8217;ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/discuss\/planetjune-crochet-designs\/3215573\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join us<\/a>! Let the Summer of Dinosaurs begin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PlanetJune Summer of Dinosaurs crochet-along (CAL) starts today and runs through to the end of July. If you haven&#8217;t joined a PlanetJune CAL before &#8211; maybe you&#8217;re intimidated about joining Ravelry, or just haven&#8217;t found the time to sign up? &#8211; this is a great time to join, as this is a prize CAL, [&hellip;]<\/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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15156","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=15156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}