February 2019 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Beaver crochet pattern

February 27, 2019 @ 11:11 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

You might think I’d be running out of animal ideas to recreate in crochet, but there are lots of really obvious choices that I haven’t had a chance to make yet. Case in point: the national animal of Canada – how could I have not designed a beaver pattern yet?! Well, let’s rectify that right […]

Professional Design vs Hobby Design

February 15, 2019 @ 12:07 pm · Filed under: Craft Business Help, Crochet, Knitting, My Craft Business

If you’ve ever considered upgrading your craft/design hobby into a business, this post may offer an interesting insight, as I’m now both a professional designer in one field (crochet) and a hobby designer in another (knitwear), so I can speak to both sides of this. My Hobby/Pro Designer Experiences I’m really enjoying my journey as […]

Mini Giant Amigurumi

February 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

Are you unsure about taking the plunge into full-scale Giant Amigurumi? Then Mini Giant Amigurumi might be just what you’re looking for! Allow me to demonstrate with my cute purple whale: Front: Standard (worsted weight) whale (silver) Middle: Mini Giant whale (purple) Back: Giant Whale (blue) As you can see, the Mini Giant whale bridges […]