{"id":8878,"date":"2012-12-16T11:50:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T16:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=8878"},"modified":"2017-04-28T06:28:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T10:28:41","slug":"dino-mania-cal-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/dino-mania-cal-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Dino-Mania CAL roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This extended 6-week CAL theme was <strong>Dino-Mania<\/strong> including my 9 original dinosaur patterns and the 9 new expansion pack patterns:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/9-new-dinosaur-crochet-patterns\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/dinos_all18_sml.jpg\" alt=\"18 amigurumi dinosaur crochet patterns by planetjune\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those are my 18 dinos; now take a look at the Dino-Mania CAL roundup &#8211; it&#8217;s an explosion of colour! I hope you&#8217;ll love seeing all these dinosaurs together as much as I do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>(This photo gallery is randomly ordered. For speed, I just give credit with participants&#8217; Ravelry usernames.) <\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/jukatca01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>jukatca<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CrochetChrisie01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>CrochetChrisie &#038; aaBrink<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/petrOlly03.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; petrOlly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink04.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/BanuyeGharbi01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; BanuyeGharbi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect04.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>CalmCoolCollect &#038; CalmCoolCollect<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink07.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Moriarty5801.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; Moriarty58<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/arbitrarily01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; arbitrarily<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/sarahwiggin01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Lightblue01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>sarahwiggin &#038; Lightblue<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink10.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/petrOlly01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi06.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>petrOlly &#038; MagicalAmigurumi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi07.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink09.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; aaBrink<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/klopferli01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Lightblue02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>klopferli &#038; Lightblue<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi03.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Veggie02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; Veggie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect05.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/petrOlly04.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>CalmCoolCollect &#038; petrOlly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink06.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Fatals-attraction01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; Fatals-attraction<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi04.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi05.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em> MagicalAmigurumi &#038; MagicalAmigurumi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink08.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/abjCrochet01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; abjCrochet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi09.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; CalmCoolCollect<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink05.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink &#038; MagicalAmigurumi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/Veggie01.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect03.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Veggie &#038; CalmCoolCollect<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/aaBrink03.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>aaBrink<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi08.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/petrOlly02.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; petrOlly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/MagicalAmigurumi10.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/DinoMania\/CalmCoolCollect06.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune DinoMania CAL\" \/><br \/>\n<em>MagicalAmigurumi &#038; CalmCoolCollect<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I love how colourful and varied they all look! As you can see, crochet-alongs are a great way to see how patterns look in different colours, different yarns, and with different embellishments. I love how everyone&#8217;s creativity comes through &#8211; even when made with the same pattern, all the dinos have their own personality, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<h2>December CALs<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s still time to join us in one or both of the crochet-alongs this month. Try a PlanetJune Accessories pattern (if you&#8217;re still looking to make Christmas presents, I&#8217;d avoid a large lacy project and try a quick scarf or my new &#8216;1 hr, 1 skein&#8217; chunky cowl):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=index&#038;cPath=30\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/AccessoryAlong\/CALAccessory.jpg\" alt=\"PlanetJune Accessories CrochetAlong\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or, whip up something seasonal in time for Christmas (and this CAL has prizes for all participants):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=index&#038;cPath=20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/CAL_images\/Xmas2012\/CALchristmas2012.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To take part, simply join us in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/groups\/planetjune-crochet-designs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlanetJune group on Ravelry<\/a>! Click through and you&#8217;ll find the details for each CAL in its own thread \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This extended 6-week CAL theme was Dino-Mania including my 9 original dinosaur patterns and the 9 new expansion pack patterns: Those are my 18 dinos; now take a look at the Dino-Mania CAL roundup &#8211; it&#8217;s an explosion of colour! I hope you&#8217;ll love seeing all these dinosaurs together as much as I do&#8230;<\/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":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cal-roundups"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8878","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=8878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}