I finished my new PlanetJune Accessories shawl design in June. The pattern was ready, the stitch diagrams were ready, the blocked and beautiful sample was ready. Only one thing remained to do before I could publish it: the cover photos. I don’t feel comfortable here walking around by myself in a dress, carrying a (relatively) […]

It’s now been 6 months since I started my crowd-sourced commissions process and I thought this would be a good point to step back and re-evaluate the process. In case you aren’t interested in my review, I should mention first that there are now 12 new design options on the Commissions list, so please click […]

It’s time for me to take a step back for a while. I’ve been suffering recently with killer tension headaches and I need to take better care of myself. I’ll let you into a secret: my patterns and tutorials are only any good as a result of endless hours of research, planning, and refinement, but […]

Yes, that’s right, I’ve now been blogging for 6 years! Somehow, that doesn’t seem as surprising to me this year – usually it’s a big ‘wow’ moment when I realise my blogiversary is approaching… Year 6 Review This was a year of acceleration (and braking). After the stress of Year 5 (an intercontinental move and […]

My Commissions system for new crochet patterns is working out so well – in only 3 months since the launch it’s already pushed me to create three completely original design challenges, with more on the way. I’d like to thank everyone who’s trusted me to come up with high quality designs by pledging towards these […]

Finally! 2 months after I announced my new logo, I’ve finally launched the new blog layout today. (If you’re reading this in a feed reader, please click through to get the full impact!) Hopefully this won’t look too new and strange to you; the purpose of this redesign wasn’t to give my blog a new […]