Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/loops The humble single crochet stitch may be the simplest of crochet stitches, but it’s still open to interpretation, as it can be worked the standard way (into both loops of the stitch below) or modified by working into only the front or back loop of the […]
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Amigurumi Sea Otter crochet pattern
Here’s my latest commissioned design – say hello to my Sea Otter! This pattern is a little later than scheduled, I’m afraid; I just wasn’t able to write up the pattern until I got over my bronchitis enough to have a clear head. Turning the new techniques I use to create my designs into clear […]
free pattern: Posy Blossoms (flowers & leaves)
Posy Blossoms is my latest donationware crochet pattern for you! What began as an idea to make a tiny basic flower shape expanded until I had a set of seven different sweet miniature flowers with two leaf designs. As they all go together perfectly, you can mix, match, stack and combine endlessly to create floral […]
vacation crochet
In the UK, there’s a TV ad campaign for an energy company featuring a character called Zingy. It’s a hugely popular series of commercials, but there’s no official Zingy merchandise available (yet). Zingy character and photo copyright Beatbots LLC, for EDF Energy commercials. My sister is a big fan so I told her I’d make […]
Ravellenic Games training
I’m back from visiting my family! It was lovely to see them, but, wanting to make the most of my rare time with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law, I didn’t slow down when I got first a sore throat and then a cold, and as a result I’ve ended up with full-blown bronchitis (not much […]
crochet seat cover
This post comes to you from beautiful Jersey, where I’m visiting my parents at the moment. My chair and I are actually on different continents right now, but I finished making this cover and took the photos before I left on my travels… You may remember that the only way I was able to fix […]
the cleanest stripes in amigurumi: a comparison
Spoiler alert: in doing this amigurumi stripe technique experiment, I invented 2 new techniques that make much neater stripes than I’ve ever seen before! If you’re not interested in my experiments, jump straight to the Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi video tutorial 🙂 It’s usually best to work amigurumi in a continuous spiral, to avoid any […]
crocheted gaming dice pattern
Gamers, take note: they’re here! My set of giant crocheted gaming dice, by popular demand: I cut out felt numbers to make my dice, but this is a fiddly and time-consuming technique, so I’m not recommending that you do the same: I give tips in the pattern for using fabric paint or embroidery to create […]
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