July 2019 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Cotton Yarns: an investigation

July 30, 2019 @ 8:00 am · Filed under: Crochet

If you’ve seen my new Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Rounds pattern, you may be wondering what type of yarn is best for making them. Does it even matter? Will any cotton yarn scraps work equally well? Should you choose a yarn based solely on colour preference, or is there an advantage in using more expensive yarn, organic […]

Incyanity yarn review

July 18, 2019 @ 12:37 pm · Filed under: Reviews

I’d like to introduce you to a new Canadian indie yarn hand-dyer, Cheyenne Brammah of Incyanity! Cheyenne is a long-term customer of mine and she sent me some test skeins of her hand-dyed yarn for my feedback before she launched her shop. But, as always, the following is based on my honest opinions, and I’ve […]

free pattern: Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Rounds

July 11, 2019 @ 10:41 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

I recently started using a facial toner, and suddenly I was throwing out more cotton pads in a week than I usually use in a year! I try to minimise the amount of trash I generate, and, as the bathroom bin started to fill, I decided this had to stop. Enter my new free crochet […]

Using a Stitch Marker in Amigurumi [video tutorial]

July 5, 2019 @ 9:30 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

My next few crochet video tutorials will be in response to customer requests. If there are other crochet techniques you’d like me to cover in future videos, please leave a comment below, or email me (june@planetjune.com) with your suggestions! If you’ve ever lost your place while crocheting in a spiral, or discovered that you must […]