July 2017 - PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Twist-Trim Baby Blanket crochet pattern

July 17, 2017 @ 8:46 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

Twist-Trim Baby Blanket is the latest addition to my PlanetJune Accessories pattern range. An easy-to-memorise 2-row repeating pattern with a subtle texture and no large holes make this blanket fast to work up as a baby blanket (or use the provided tips to enlarge it to any size). Choose two contrasting colours to crochet the eye-catching […]

retiring PlanetJune Commissions

July 13, 2017 @ 8:22 am · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business

This is a really hard decision to make, but I think it’s time to retire my PlanetJune Commissions – at least in its current incarnation… I first created my own Kickstarter-with-a-twist commissions system over 5 years ago. My crowd-funded system helped me to see which of my potential animal designs may be most popular by […]

circle-front alpaca cardigan

July 3, 2017 @ 7:13 am · Filed under: Knitting

This post is long overdue, but I haven’t been able to face the thought of wearing alpaca in summer in Africa, so all my knitting posts have sat waiting for photos! But better late than never, it’s very cold here now, so it’s the perfect time to start photographing (and wearing!) my knits. There’ll be […]