November 2013 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Giant Pine Cone pattern

November 26, 2013 @ 9:02 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

A couple of weeks ago, futuregirl blogged a photo of a selection of giant pine cones she’d gathered in the forest. I couldn’t get that photo of Alice hugging that armful of pine cones out of my head, and I kept reloading the page to look at them again – I had no idea pine […]

free pattern: Mini Wreath Ornament

November 18, 2013 @ 10:53 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

Originally, I wasn’t sure I’d have time to design a Christmas pattern this year, so I thought I’d make a variant on my Twisted Chain Bangle pattern, to turn it into a miniature wreath ornament. But then, with wreaths on my mind, I came up with this completely new – and better! – idea instead, […]

Cascading Clusters Shawl crochet pattern

November 7, 2013 @ 8:06 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

This shawl has been a long time in the making! I created the design over a year ago with the idea to make it a 2-in-1 pattern, but life got in the way of all my plans and I didn’t have time to finish Part II, so this beautiful shawl has just been sitting for […]

November update

November 6, 2013 @ 5:57 am · Filed under: General

Yep, I’m still working on my book, and I still can’t tell you any details, but I’m moving into the home stretch of my responsibilities (researching, desigining, writing, photographing, etc), so, very soon, you won’t hear any more book talk from me for a few months! After that, I’ll be able to spill the beans […]