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Archive for April 2017

Commissions update: 5 years

The first cycle of the new and improved PlanetJune Commissions system is complete, with the completion of my Capybara pattern. (That takes my total to 18 commissioned designs in 5 years!) The system is much more efficient now: you can manage all your pledges from within your PlanetJune account, and each new commissioned pattern is […]

Alpaca Loom farm visit

At the weekend Dave and I took a trip to Alpaca Loom, a local working fibre farm near Paarl, with a herd of hundreds of alpacas (and a few rogue llamas, camels, horses and donkeys in the mix too!) We got to handfeed the beautiful alpacas and see all the adorable newborn crias (babies) playing. […]

free crochet pattern: Carnations

It’s Donationware time again! Put a smile on someone’s face with my new Carnations pattern: Beautiful, realistic, and so easy, you can crochet a pretty one-piece carnation in minutes – and I bet you won’t be able to stop at one! Here are some ideas for use: Use the optional stem instructions to create a […]

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