PlanetJune launches flexible summer crochet-along for ocean-themed makes
PlanetJune’s Under the Sea CAL starts on the summer solstice and runs through August 31, but crocheters can begin now with any ocean- or beach-themed make.
PlanetJune is giving crocheters a long, low-pressure summer project with an Under the Sea CAL built around coral reefs, ocean life, beaches and anything else that fits the theme. The official start lands on Sunday, June 21, 2026, the summer solstice, but the event is live immediately for anyone who wants to get going early, and it will run through August 31.
The appeal is its flexibility. June Gilbank is not locking participants into one pattern or one kind of finished object. Any PlanetJune design that connects to the ocean, beach or summer can count, whether that means a single tropical fish, a coral piece, a whale, a dolphin, a sunhat, a summery bracelet or even a beach blanket, so long as the maker can tie it back to the brief. Works in progress are welcome too, which makes the CAL easier to join for anyone who already has yarn on the hook and does not want to start from scratch.
That openness lines up with PlanetJune’s reef-focused catalog. Gilbank’s Coral Reef Collection patterns frame corals as animals made of thousands of tiny polyps that help build reef ecosystems supporting a wide range of marine life. The first collection includes Brain Coral, Toadstool Leather Coral, Staghorn Coral and Button Polyps, while Coral Reef Collection 2 adds Tube Sponge, Mushroom Coral, Sea Anemone and Trumpet Coral. Gilbank has said the two sets together can create a reef packed with colour and variety, and the patterns are designed so even a single coral piece can stand alone as a decoration.
PlanetJune is also pushing the community side of the CAL. Crocheters are asked to submit photos to the Under the Sea CAL gallery to log finished pieces and track progress, and larger showpiece builds can go into the Displays Gallery. Discussion is running in a Ravelry thread and a Discord channel, giving makers a place to swap ideas while the summer project wave is in full swing. For anyone who wants a quick ocean-themed finish or a sprawling reef scene, this CAL offers both without the pressure of a rigid schedule.
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