Crochet – Page 11 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

Bearded Dragon crochet pattern

May 2, 2019 @ 10:16 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

Since leaving the warmth of Africa for the Great White North, one thing I really miss is being able to see lizards all the time – both when out exploring nature, and in my own garden. I grew to love lizards after observing them in the wild for so long, and I’m considering getting a […]

Crochet in the Back Bumps of a Chain [video tutorial]

April 26, 2019 @ 12:30 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

I’ve updated my How to Crochet in the Back Bumps of a Chain article with a brand new video tutorial! Now you can see exactly how it’s done, with my helpful highlighted stitches to guide you. In the video, I’ll also show you my tips to make sure you’re starting from the back bump of […]

free pattern: Tulips (and a new video!)

March 28, 2019 @ 9:04 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns, Tutorials

Here’s a new addition to my stemmed flower patterns: a beautiful realistic tulip flower with a clever one-piece construction. You’ll love how it comes together! Don’t they look gloriously spring-like in their distinctive tulip colours? (I had so much fun picking the colours for these!) I’ve also completed a new video (the first of many!) […]

Beaver crochet pattern

February 27, 2019 @ 11:11 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

You might think I’d be running out of animal ideas to recreate in crochet, but there are lots of really obvious choices that I haven’t had a chance to make yet. Case in point: the national animal of Canada – how could I have not designed a beaver pattern yet?! Well, let’s rectify that right […]

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 […]

Mini Giant Amigurumi

February 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

Are you unsure about taking the plunge into full-scale Giant Amigurumi? Then Mini Giant Amigurumi might be just what you’re looking for! Allow me to demonstrate with my cute purple whale: Front: Standard (worsted weight) whale (silver) Middle: Mini Giant whale (purple) Back: Giant Whale (blue) As you can see, the Mini Giant whale bridges […]

The Complete Guide to Giant Amigurumi [ebook]

January 30, 2019 @ 9:17 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

After my fun but challenging experiments with extreme amigurumi last year, I set out to see if there was a way to make super-sized amigurumi that was easy and fun to do, and develop instructions I could pass on to you. After lots of experimentation, I developed the technique of Giant Amigurumi. Look! About Giant […]

Amigurumi Clean Edge Join tutorial

January 21, 2019 @ 9:06 am · Filed under: Crochet, Tutorials

Usually in amigurumi, the goal is to join pieces with an invisible, seamless join, so you can barely tell where one part ends and the next begins. But sometimes, especially with a piece of a different colour, you can get a neater finish by not smoothing the join, and instead making invisible stitches so it […]