May 2017 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Capybara crochet pattern

May 11, 2017 @ 3:58 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

As part of the new-and-improved Commissions process, I’ve added a 2-week exclusivity period for all new commissions, so, if you didn’t pledge towards the capy, you may have been waiting (im)patiently for this announcement: the Capybara crochet pattern is finally available to purchase! I’ll definitely be giving early access to all commissioned patterns in future – […]

Amigurumi Finishing Technique: Needlesculpting

May 9, 2017 @ 5:00 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

Needlesculpting is a finishing technique you can use to improve the shape of your amigurumi. It uses a yarn needle and length of matching yarn to draw in certain areas of an amigurumi to alter its shape, as with this bulky-necked panda: If you’re following a pattern with crocheted shaping built in, you shouldn’t need […]

sculpting in crochet and other media

May 5, 2017 @ 10:22 am · Filed under: Crochet, Other Crafts

While taking a photo of my original crocheted alpaca Alpaca together with my new felted alpaca Alpaca, it occurred to me that I’ve also made several other ‘pairs’ of crochet/non-crochet sculptures over the years! Here’s my gallery of pairs – can you see the similarities between each pair? (The names are links to my patterns, […]

needlefelted alpaca

May 2, 2017 @ 6:49 am · Filed under: Other Crafts

A long weekend makes the perfect opportunity to start a new craft project. I’ve been dying to do something with the alpaca fleece I bought from my Alpaca Loom trip a couple of weeks ago, and I thought a suitable first project would be to try needlefelting an alpaca (fibre) Alpaca (animal) – and I’m […]