September 2006 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

keep ’em coming

September 26, 2006 @ 11:19 pm · Filed under: Crochet

I’ve fixed the edgings on all my old squares now, so I’m back to crocheting new squares for my afghan. Tonight I’ve made square #37 (if the colour looks funny, blame the lamp in my living room; it’s a nice purple really): Status: 29/63 squares (46%) completed

afghan resumed

September 26, 2006 @ 10:00 am · Filed under: Crochet

I am, in theory, crocheting the 63 squares afghan, although the 26 squares I have completed have been sitting in a box for almost 2 years without being touched. Last week I found the Crochetville 63 Squares Crochet-Along, and now I’ve been inspired to get started again. I crocheted one new square, and started a second, and […]

crocheted cat hat

September 16, 2006 @ 11:35 pm · Filed under: Crochet

This is my entry to the September Whiplash contest. The challenge was to make any kind of hat. I got the inspiration for my hat from my cat, Maui: I crocheted the cat hat in single crochet from black chenille with cream chenille accents. After reading the tapestry crochet post on whipup a few weeks ago, I’ve […]

tutorial: pillowcase-style cushion cover

September 3, 2006 @ 9:33 pm · Filed under: Sewing, Tutorials

This is a tutorial for a really simple cushion cover. It’s really quick and easy to make (and cheap!) as it doesn’t require a zip – the cushion is inserted like a pillow into a pillowcase. Measure your cushion’s length and width. My cushion is a 35.5cm square but any rectangular cushion will work just as well – […]

craftybits gallery

September 1, 2006 @ 5:44 pm · Filed under: General

This week I’ve been ‘crafting’ my website. I’ve added a pop-out menu throughout the whole planetjune site, and made the new Craftybits Gallery. It’s database-driven so all my projects are viewable by category. Yay me!