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June Gilbank is an accomplished crochet pattern designer, writer, blogger, and multi-crafter. June taught herself to crochet when she moved from the United Kingdom to Canada in 2003, and she has since designed and published hundreds of unique nature-inspired crochet patterns online at PlanetJune (www.planetjune.com). Her specialties are cute and realistic animal, plant, and seasonal amigurumi designs as well as elegant accessories that showcase the beauty and variety of crochet.

June studied science and math at university and has worked as a technical writer. She uses these skills on a daily basis to bring clarity and precision to her crochet patterns and tutorials.

June is the author of "The Essential Guide to Amigurumi" (2023), "Everyday Cr ...more

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Reindeer Games 2025 roundup

The fifth annual PlanetJune Reindeer Games crochet-along has just wrapped up, and it was a lovely way to end 2025. (The Reindeer Games is a relaxed end-of-year CAL where you can participate by crocheting projects from any PlanetJune patterns or any of my books.)

Over the 2-month CAL, we had a total of 85 completed projects split between the PJ Ravelry group and the PJ Discord group:

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	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi 3.96 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idiot's Guides: Crochet 4.08 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everyday Crochet: The Complete Beginner's Guide: 15+ Cozy Patterns 4.32 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Guide to Amigurumi: Crochet Toy Techniques from Basics to Advanced: Right-Handed Version 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paper Chains and Garland: Easy to Make Decorations for Parties, Holidays, and Home Decor 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Guide to Giant Amigurumi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi, The (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) of June Gilbank on 16 December 2010 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

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Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

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The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases, #1)

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