January 2021 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

crocheted Bagpuss

January 21, 2021 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: Crochet

I saw on Twitter that there was a UK magazine with a super-cute knit Bagpuss kit on the cover (Your Crochet & Knitting, Issue 17)… and then my Mum bought it and sent it to me! For the uninitiated, Bagpuss was a charming UK kid’s TV show from the 70s that, despite only having 13 […]

Designer Toolkit: Yarn Colour Swatch Box

January 11, 2021 @ 3:46 pm · Filed under: Craft Room, Crochet, My Craft Business

Over the holidays, I decided to give myself a fun organisation project: creating a box of yarn swatches for all my amigurumi yarns, so it’ll be easy to see all my options and make choices. Being able to see at a glance all the yarns I have available for my designs is so handy – […]

2020: year in review

January 1, 2021 @ 9:15 am · Filed under: My Craft Business

Every year, I write a wrap-up to see how far I’ve come over the past year and set a direction for the year ahead. I don’t think anyone in the world can say that 2020 turned out the way they’d planned, and I’m no exception! I’ve been very fortunate to not have been directly impacted by COVID-19, other […]