Nature-inspired crochet pattern designer, craft book author, multi-crafter, technical writer. Author of Everyday Crochet and The Essential Guide to Amigurumi.
Ontario, Canada
Joined December 2008
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I feel very strongly about this issue😅 -it shouldn't be ambiguous:
Magic RING = start crochet in the round
Magic LOOP = narrow circular knitting
Magic CIRCLE = society of magicians
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Congratulations @PlanetJune! We're thrilled to inform you that "Crochet" made it to BookAuthority's list of best Fiber Arts books for beginners! bookauthority.org/books/begi…
Look what just arrived! My new book, Everyday Crochet, will be released on Nov 1st and today (my birthday) would be a great time to pre-order it! 😉
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Today is my 16th anniversary of starting the PlanetJune blog, and my 1000th blog post! 🤯
I've taken this chance to think back on the last 16 years and reflect on what blogging has meant to me: planetjune.com/blog/16-years…
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of my PlanetJune logo I've put together a case study to give you a peek behind the scenes and show you how I designed my one-of-a-kind 'yarn planet' logo (including the terrible first prototypes...😅)
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ALT PlanetJune 'yarn planet' logo: a stylized yarn ball with a planetary ring around it.
Etsy has just increased their Seller Fees again. Etsy's goal is to generate profit for their shareholders, at the expense of their own sellers. To support your favourite designers and artisans, *please* shop directly if they have their own shop as well as an Etsy shop! 1/2
Last year, a customer sent me this picture of an incredibly colourful armadillo she had crocheted using my armadillo pattern and based on a child’s drawing, and I just had to reach out to her to find out more about the story behind this incredible project: planetjune.com/blog/planetju…
I've just updated my Love Hearts pattern to include a Two-Tone version. Crochet a heart to show you #StandWithUkraine️ planetjune.com/blog/free-cro…
Ugh, can anyone recommend a good alternative to @Evernote? It's how I manage my entire work and life. I store all my work notes in there and I just lost my morning's brain dump - I reopened the note to find it hadn't saved anything I added this morning :(
Wow, the official Beijing Winter Olympic medallists' bouquets are all crocheted!🌹🥰
The bouquets were made by about 150 women. Each of the 1,251 bouquets includes 7 different flowers and took about 35 hours to crochet and assemble. Amazing work!
I can't quite believe this, but I now have over 100k YouTube subscribers! So I'm being brave and showing my face on video for the first time ever, as well as giving you a glimpse into my process as I celebrate by crocheting a silver play button. Enjoy! youtu.be/DRyKaWhOWww
Huge thanks to @KWKnittersGuild for inviting me to give a presentation for them last week - doing that gave me the confidence to make this video!
I may have just decided to crochet a giant purple mushroom and a giant blue gecko... These seem like entirely reasonable and useful items that need to exist in the world, right? 🤔
There are dozens of cartoony reindeer amigurumi patterns, but I’ve never seen one that actually looks like a caribou before! My new Reindeer/Caribou pattern has clever one-piece no-sew antlers, and easy modifications included to turn it into Rudolph.
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Hey, if you're trying to bring your creativity into the world, I recommend David @kadavy's Getting Art Done series. Both books are full of helpful advice (and they're also a bargain price on Kindle today!) amzn.to/3EbpZwx
What do you think of my amigurumi versions of my furbabies? 😍
Ami-Maggie is based on a mix-and-match variety of my AmiDogs; ami-Maui is based on my AmiCats Tabby pattern.
More cute pics & pattern links: planetjune.com/blog/amigurum…
🦔Whip up an adorable Fuzzy Hedgehog with my new free crochet pattern - it fits in the palm of your hand! With only two pieces to stitch together, it'll come together in no time. What colour will you make yours?? planetjune.com/hedgehog
It's new pattern day! Meet Badger - an adorable forest friend with an insatiable appetite for earthworms :)
More fun facts, and a launch discount for the crochet pattern, on my blog: planetjune.com/blog/badger-c…
