October 2009 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

fuzzy to brushed crochet tutorial

October 21, 2009 @ 4:07 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

I know that some people, especially beginner crocheters, are a little scared of my fuzzy yarn patterns. And now that eyelash and novelty yarns aren’t as easy to find as they once were, I wanted to come up with an alternative to give my old patterns (pictured below) a new lease of life… And here […]

free pattern: tiny whale

October 20, 2009 @ 10:10 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

This little whale is the perfect size to sit in the palm of your hand! But even better than that: he’s crocheted all in one piece, so there’s no sewing involved to make him! Continue to the Tiny Whale crochet pattern.

creativ festival report

October 19, 2009 @ 12:41 pm · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business

To my new visitors who are stopping by after meeting me at the Creativ Festival: welcome! Don’t forget to take a look at my shop and my crochet tutorials! Another Creativ Festival is over. This one went by like a whirlwind for me. I was only there for the Friday, but I left home at […]

Newsbytes

October 8, 2009 @ 3:10 pm · Filed under: General

A few little things for you today: Discount on my book If you haven’t yet got around to buying my new book and kit, Paper Chains & Garlands, I’ve got a sweet deal from Barnes & Noble for you: a discount for 10% off the highest-price item in your online order (only valid until October […]

fruit bat crochet pattern

October 2, 2009 @ 11:24 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

As if my book release wasn’t enough news for today, I’ve got more to share! When I was at the zoo looking for inspiration a couple of weeks ago, there was a big cage full of hanging-by-their-feet-fast-asleep flying foxes. I thought I’d take a picture, and just as I got the camera out, this guy […]

Paper Chains & Garlands is here!

October 2, 2009 @ 7:28 am · Filed under: My Craft Business, Paper Crafts, Reviews

Okay, you know you’re too busy when you forget that your first book was released 2 days ago and miss doing a post on the release date… My papercraft book and kit, Paper Chains & Garlands, is now here! It’s available to purchase exclusively through Barnes and Noble. Front of box I was hoping that […]