One year ago today, I launched my first PlanetJune Accessories collection. I designed my patterns to showcase what I consider to be the beauty and variety of crochet, and also as teaching tools, with full written instructions, technique explanations and tips, photos, illustrations, and charted stitch diagrams. The customer feedback I’ve had has been so […]
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Archive for September 2011
the Amigurumi Accessory Kit is back!
The one thing that really upset me about not selling eyes for amigurumi any more was not being able to offer my bestselling Amigurumi Accessory Kit – it was so popular with amigurumi makers, and made such a nice gift for a crocheter or as a starter kit for someone who’d like to try making […]
Cape Town wildlife IV
This is the fourth post in my monthly series on the fascinating nature I encounter here in South Africa. I’ve seen so much wildlife that it’s hard to keep this to one post per month – I still have photos from months ago that I haven’t had a chance to show you yet! I’ll try […]
YarnCraft contest results
Wow, what a contest! I so enjoyed reading all your comments on my interview with Liz and Zontee from YarnCraft, and seeing which yarn colours are your favourites. I had an overwhelming 170 comments to go through, so I did it the technical way so I wouldn’t be working on it all night: downloaded all […]
behind the scenes: my new photo studio
Have you entered my contest to win your choice of Vanna’s Choice yarns and a PlanetJune pattern? It’s open until Thursday – don’t forget to get your entry in! I thought you might like to see my new photo studio and a glimpse behind the magic (ha!) that goes into my crochet pattern photos. Things […]
YarnCraft interview and contest
Note: Don’t miss the giveaway at the end of this post! YarnCraft, Lion Brand’s knitting and crocheting podcast, will air its 100th episode on September 13th! You can catch up on any episodes you’ve missed at the YarnCraft blog, or listen directly through iTunes. The YarnCraft hosts, Liz and Zontee, are on a celebration blog […]
fall seasonal crochet patterns
At a loss with the kids back in school?* Feeling the end-of-summer blues?* Let me recommend a crochet solution to lift your spirits, with a roundup of my Autumn, Harvest, Thanksgiving and Halloween-related patterns. *Even if neither of those apply, crochet is always a wise choice, in my experience. The free (donationware) Pumpkin pattern includes […]
Fruit-Along! (amigurumi apples and pears)
Fruit-Along! We’re having a little fruity crochet-along at the PlanetJune ravelry group, just for fun. Would you like to join in? It’s easy: just crochet one or more Amigurumi Apples or Amigurumi Pears from my free (donationware) patterns and post a photo in the Fruity CAL thread! Thanks to Judy for suggesting ‘Fruit-Along’ name 🙂 […]
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