Good news: my shop has re-opened for sales of PlanetJune-exclusive products! I know some of you have been waiting (im)patiently for the all-important Detail Stuffing Tools and my cute and practical Stitch Markers for crochet to be available again, and now they are. When you order, you can also request a FREE signed PlanetJune bookmark […]
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Archive for July 2011
AmiDogs Basset Hound crochet pattern
Before I do anything else, I want to thank you for all the comments on my amigurumi Columbo post – what an amazing reaction! I guess I’m not the only Columbo fan out there… I was really nervous about showing him to you: I always get a bit nervous before publishing something new, but it’s […]
amigurumi Lt Columbo & Dog
Columbo has always been my favourite TV detective. I love how the show turned the detective genre on its head by showing the murder at the start, so you never had to guess whodunnit as you watched (something I never manage with my other favourite detective, Poirot), and how dishevelled, disarming Columbo always got the […]
review: The Knook
You may remember my knooking experiment from last year. Knooking (or knitting with a crochet hook) is a clever way to form real knitted stitches, by passing the live stitches onto a cord at the ‘wrong’ end of the crochet hook and then working back into them. The finished fabric is indistinguishable from a knitted […]
Cape Town wildlife II
This is the second post in my monthly series on the fascinating nature I encounter here in South Africa. Fair warning: if you hate all insects and reptiles, you might want to close this window and not read the rest of my post. Although I already have some interesting birds lined up for my next […]
inspiration/influence vs copying: drawing the line
This isn’t the post I wanted to write today, but thanks to recent events, I’d like to discuss the difference between inspiration/influence and copying when creating designs (I’m talking specifically about my crochet patterns, but the same applies to any designer in any field, whether they produce patterns or sell finished items based on their […]
book review: Crochet Compendium
Let’s get this out of the way first: I was given a copy of this book to review. But I’m not being compensated for this review in any other way, and the following is based on my honest opinions! Overview Annie’s Attic say, about their new book Crochet Compendium: The Ultimate Collection of Crochet Techniques: […]
how to make a seamless join in amigurumi
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/join After winning the 2011 Flamie Award for Best Crochet Video (Amateur), I feel a little pressure to make my next videos even better, to live up to that honour, especially as I only started the channel last year and have very few videos as yet. So, […]
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