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update: back from sick leave

July 21, 2020 @ 3:59 pm · Filed under: General, My Craft Business

Thank you all so much for your kind comments and well-wishes about my accident. Because of the concussion, my head has been hurting too much until now to spend more than a few minutes at a time on my computer or phone, so I haven’t replied to anyone individually (either here or on social) to […]

I’m on sick leave

July 13, 2020 @ 2:58 pm · Filed under: General, My Craft Business

I had a bad fall the other day and smashed my head into a concrete sidewalk. I’ve fractured a front tooth and broken my glasses, and I have a concussion as well as cuts and bruises, a fat lip and a big lump on my head. It hurts my head to use the computer or […]

2019: year in review

January 1, 2020 @ 8:03 am · Filed under: My Craft Business

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 […]

New PlanetJune Crochet Tools: Limited Edition

September 27, 2019 @ 9:30 am · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business

A quick announcement today: for one week only, until October 4th, I’ve re-opened my Crochet Tools shop with some old favourites and new offerings. Pre-order now and I’ll ship your package by the start of November, in plenty of time for Christmas gifts 🙂 Detail Stuffing Tools The ever-popular PlanetJune-exclusive stuffing tools are back, in […]

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 […]

2018: year in review

January 1, 2019 @ 8:30 am · Filed under: My Craft Business

Today marks the first day of my second decade of full time self-employment! I’ve just read back over all my previous Year in Review posts and it’s been an epic journey so far. I sometimes forget how much time and heart I’ve put into PlanetJune to reach this point, but I’m pretty proud that here […]

PJ Accessories Shawls and Wraps update

October 22, 2018 @ 9:20 am · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business, Patterns

In preparation for the launch of my upcoming 2018 PlanetJune Accessories crochet pattern collection of shawls, I decided to revisit my older shawl and wrap pattern photos. When I published my first collections of PJ Accessories patterns in 2010-2012, I didn’t have a mannequin, and the old photos (with me modelling the shawls) don’t really […]

Closing Sale: PlanetJune Crochet Tools

April 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business

This is your last chance to shop from the PlanetJune Crochet Tools shop before it closes forever… I’m selling off my remaining stock of Detail Stuffing Tools and Stitch Markers for Crochet with deep discounts if you buy multiples of the same item – I recommend you get some spares, as they are so easy […]