September 2018 - PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Maple Leaf Collection crochet pattern

September 28, 2018 @ 12:03 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

Autumn has always been my favourite season, and it’s long been a goal of mine to design leaf patterns to celebrate the changing season and beautiful colours of fall. It’s taken forever to get the shape and internal structure right, but I’m so delighted with the result of my first autumn leaf designs – here’s […]

Extreme Crochet: Giant Rug

September 24, 2018 @ 9:03 am · Filed under: Crochet

I’ve been enjoying my extreme amigurumi experiments (more to come on that subject later…) but I thought, for completeness, I should also try using my massive 25mm (1 inch) crochet hook in the way it was intended! My Chunky Elegance Rug Trio pattern was designed to be crocheted with an N US/10mm hook and two […]

BotaniCAL roundup

September 4, 2018 @ 2:06 pm · Filed under: CAL roundups, Crochet

The BotaniCAL crochet-along ran from May throughout the summer, and we’ve ended up with so many gorgeous crocheted potted plants, and a few lovely flowers and fruit etc too! My cactus and succulent patterns were by far the most popular options – I’m happy to say that the succulent trend is showing no sign of […]