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Archive for January 2020

a new addition!

I’ve been dealing with a new batch of PTSD-related stuff for the last few weeks, since I was triggered by an incident in my neighbourhood. It’s exhausting to go from feeling pretty much okay to being thrust back into panic attacks and hypervigilance again. As a result of that, I started to more seriously consider […]

PlanetJune Stories: Seth’s Dinosaurs

Today’s PlanetJune Story is very special – it’s from Seth, one of my youngest customers at only 10 years old! Seth, with a little assistance from mom Amy, has become quite the amigurumi prodigy, and I think you’ll be impressed by his story, and his beautifully crocheted dinosaurs. And now over to Seth: Hi, I’m […]

Adventures in Machine Knitting

Well yes, I seem to have picked up another new fibre-crafting hobby! A few weeks ago, I somehow ended up on Facebook Marketplace, and noticed someone in my neighbourhood was selling something called the Ultimate Sweater Machine… It’s the ultimate! I mean, how could I pass that up?! It even has the prestigious “As Seen […]

2019: year in review

My long-established ritual in the last weeks of each year is to pull back from the day-to-day and look back over the entire year so I can put together my Year in Review post. Writing these posts helps me to see what I’ve accomplished, think about what I’ve learnt, and decide what I’d like to […]

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