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fuzzy bunny and chick available

The Fuzzy Bunny pattern (with free Fuzzy chick pattern!) is now available. You can order it directly from PlanetJune.com and the pdf will be e-mailed to you.

Fuzzy Bunny & Chick crochet pattern by June Gilbank 

Get a head start on spring and be ready for Easter with the Fuzzy Bunny & Chick pattern!

I’ll be making a Fuzzy Friends gallery soon, so send me your links or photos of finished Fuzzies when you’ve made them and I’ll feature them in my gallery 🙂

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introducing fuzzy bunny

Fuzzy Bunny loves his chickie friends….

In this time of cold and snow…

 they are a sign of spring and Easter that will be here soon (we hope!)

The pattern for Fuzzy Bunny & Chick should be available tomorrow! Sign up for my mailing list if you’d like to be notified when new patterns are published.

UPDATE: Looking for the pattern? You can find the Fuzzy Bunny & Chick crochet pattern in my shop.

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sneak peek: next pattern

Here’s my latest fuzzy crocheted friend… meet Fuzzy Chick! 

fuzzy crocheted chick

I’ll be including the pattern for this little guy as a freebie with my next pattern. Look out for Fuzzy Bunny & Chick in the next few days – so you’ll have plenty of time to get crocheting before Easter!

Here’s the chickie with the original Fuzzy Bear:

fuzzy crocheted bear and chick

I’ll also be setting up a mailing list in time for the release of the next pattern, so you’ll be able to sign up and be automatically notified whenever I release a new pattern.

UPDATE: Looking for the patterns? You can find the Fuzzy Bear crochet pattern and Fuzzy Bunny & Chick crochet pattern in my shop.

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oops – fuzzy bear pattern available again!

To everyone who tried unsuccessfully to buy the Fuzzy Bear crochet pattern over the past week, I’m sorry! There was a problem with the ‘Buy Now’ button and it wasn’t possible to submit an order. I’ve fixed the button now, so please try to order again – I promise it will work this time!

Fuzzy Bear crochet pattern by June Gilbank 

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catnip mouse toy

It’s my cat Maui’s third birthday and I wanted to make him something special…

I had this brown patterned fabric in my stash, and the pattern was just mouse sized… I came up with this catnip-filled mouse, with a string tail, felt ears, and embroidered eyes and nose. I know it was a lot of work just for a cat toy (those ears won’t last for long!), but I think it’s just adorable.

And, most importantly, the birthday boy loves it:

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knickers!

Yes, I’m a Brit, and to me they are *knickers*, not panties 🙂 

My friend Allison and I decided to get together for an afternoon of crafty goodness and we thought the OneHourCraft sexy Valentine’s Day string panties tutorial would be a good place to start.

After we had spent a while giggling and examining animal prints in the fabric store, we settled on a subtle black floral pattern, with some fancy black elastic and purpley red ribbon ties.

We modified the pattern template because it looked a little too small (aka revealing) for us, and then we pinned and sewed and pinned and sewed and… no, this was not a “one hour” craft for us! And my poor hubby had to studiously avoid listening to us discussing underwear all afternoon. But it was so much fun – I can see why people are starting up craft groups all over the place now; crafting with a friend is a very different experience to crafting by yourself.

And, eventually, look what we made (click to supersize): 


Mine are the ones on the left

They ended up looking really good – I think we were both a little surprised by how well they turned out.

Thanks Allison – we’ll have to do it again some time! 

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wip: freezer paper stencil

Q: What do you get when you add:

  • Fabric
  • Freezer paper
  • Scalpel
  • Fabric paint
  • Foam brush? 

supplies for freezer paper stencilling

A: My first freezer paper stencil!

freezer paper stencil

(Don’t know what a freezer paper stencil is? Angry Chicken explains it best.)

I love it – the edges came out really crisply, and I dried the paint with my hairdryer between coats so it only took about 10 mins from ironing on the stencil to peeling it off again. This is (hopefully) going to be a handbag, although I haven’t even designed the bag yet, so it could be a little while before it’s finished.

I predict more stencilling in my future…

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fuzzy bear pattern available

I’ve finished the pattern for the Fuzzy Bears! You can order it here on PlanetJune.com and the pdf will be e-mailed to you.

 

Fuzzy Bear crochet pattern by June Gilbank 

 

Hope you enjoy it, and I would love to link to posts or photos of finished Fuzzy Bears when you’ve made them! Happy crocheting 🙂 

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