{"id":6442,"date":"2012-03-06T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T15:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=6442"},"modified":"2022-11-16T20:45:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T01:45:15","slug":"march-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/march-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m so glad my last post on building a unique and successful business by combining your passions and skills<\/a> resonated with so many people – I hope I’ve inspired a few people to discover their own path to success. (And I also hope someone appropriates my crocheted baked goods with matching recipes<\/em> idea – I still think that’s an excellent hook for a business!)<\/p>\n

Easter CAL<\/h2>\n

2012 may be the Chinese Year of the Dragon, but around these parts, it’s definitely the Year of the BUNNIES! My Baby Bunnies crochet pattern<\/a> seems to be irresistible – the bunnies are multiplying so fast, we have almost 20 entered in the Easter Crochet-Along already! We should have just called it a Bunny CAL – I think the other pattern options are feeling a little neglected…<\/p>\n

\"Easter<\/p>\n

You’ll find the bunny-making madness at the Easter CAL thread in the PlanetJune Ravelry group<\/a> – if you’re making bunnies this month, please come and share your pics \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Review and Win contest<\/h2>\n

February’s ‘Review and Win’ winner is Katalin G<\/strong>, with her Succulent Collections 1 and 2<\/a> review:<\/p>\n

\"succulent<\/a><\/p>\n

These plants look wonderfully realistic, yet they are easy and quick to make thanks to the smart design. It deserves to be a huge hit!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congrats Kati – I’ll email you to find out which pattern you’d like as your prize \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The next draw will mark 2 years of me running this contest – that’s 24 free patterns I’ve given away to reviewers! To be entered into this month’s draw for a free pattern of your choice, just write a review of any product in my shop<\/a> – thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Craft Tutorials<\/h2>\n

I’m slowly adding my most popular craft tutorials as printable PDFs (donationware) in the shop. New arrivals this month include the ever-popular Shrink Plastic Rings<\/a>, and my Offset Square Wrist Pincushion<\/a> and matching Fabric and Felt Needlebook<\/a> sewing patterns. The needlebook was previously only available in the book One Yard Wonders<\/a><\/em>, so if you don’t have that book, now you have a chance to make it anyway – and it makes a very sweet pins-n-needles set with the pincushion. <\/p>\n

\"shrinky \"pincushion<\/p>\n

PlanetJune in the Press<\/h2>\n

Two current UK magazines have PlanetJune mentions: Simply Knitting April 2012 (they apparently cover crochet too, despite the title!) and Inside Crochet issue 27:<\/p>\n

\"Simply \"Inside<\/p>\n

Simply Knitting included my Easter Eggs pattern<\/a> at #6 in their “12 Treats for Knitters at Easter” article:<\/p>\n

\"Simply \"Simply <\/p>\n

and Inside Crochet readers voted me as 2nd best crochet blog:<\/p>\n

\"Inside \"Inside<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the blog awards, and welcome to any new UK readers who’ve found me through these articles – I hope you find lots to interest you here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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