January 2018 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Stitch Tension in Amigurumi: an investigation

January 29, 2018 @ 8:38 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

Link easily to this page in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/stitchtension Today, I’d like to dispel a common amigurumi myth… In amigurumi, as with all crochet, you should always be keeping tension on the yarn to keep your stitches compact and regular. But I often hear misinformation that you should be ‘crocheting tightly’ to make amigurumi, and […]

attempting advanced origami

January 23, 2018 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: Paper Crafts

Last year didn’t leave me with much time for ‘fun’ crafts, so I’m trying to pick that up again this year, and make time to make things just for the fun of it! I received a pack of origami papers for Christmas, so I thought I’d try to learn more origami skills by picking a […]

knit camel vest

January 18, 2018 @ 9:10 am · Filed under: Knitting

This is sweater #12 of my ‘learn to knit by making a dozen self-designed sweaters’ project. (Here are links to #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 #8, #9, #10, and #11, if you’d like to see my progress.) What could I do for my 12th sweater project that I haven’t already done?! I started […]

Lion Cub and Family crochet patterns

January 10, 2018 @ 10:00 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

After having the privilege of watching packs of lions in the wild at Kruger Park, I thought my Lion and Lioness pattern would be adorable with a little Lion Cub pattern to complete the family. And after making the cubs, I think I was right… What do you think? My new Lion Cub pattern complements […]

2017: year in review

January 1, 2018 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: My Craft Business

2017 has been very far from the year I was expecting; when I started another year in South Africa, I didn’t dare to dream that I’d be back home in Canada by the end of the year. And yet, here I am – yay! ♥ An Unexpected Turn of Events Things seem to have a […]