Anything Knitted and Crocheted: Big Valley Jamboree...

Anything Knitted and Crocheted

Welcome to my blog. I hope to blog about my knitting and crocheting as well as everyday life. The patterns that I post are original and as such there is copyright on them. When they are based on another pattern there is a link to the pattern.

My husband and I adopted a beautiful dog named Leo. He is a dachshund and absolutely adorable! we adopted him on June 23, 2010 and he has become the love of our lives.

I love to share patterns that I find along the way or to talk about some of the neatest designers that are out there today, so I love to post links to the designs or the designers.

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Cora

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Big Valley Jamboree...

Picture taken by Ed Kaiser of The Edmonton Journal of the collapsed #BVJ stage.

Picture taken by Ed Kaiser of The Edmonton Journal of the col... on Twitpic

The Stage Before the Collapse in Last Nights Big Storm

The #BVJ Stage my friends.....Not a pretty site...

Those curious about the storm that collapsed the stage this is what it did to my fence. #BVJ

Those curious about the storm that collapsed the stage this i... on Twitpic

Photos from Tyson Dueck on Twitter.

Wow this says it all! There were 75 injured and 1 death after a severe thunderstorm made its way across Alberta. I am still waiting for word as I have friends that were attending the performance. Billy Currington was on stage, 6:00 pm, as the storm rolled through. Billy was injured, Kevin Costner was backstage however he wasn't injured. I will try to keep the blog updated with more information as it comes in. Kevin Costner's band was to be going on right after Billy Currington.

I am listening to a really cool interview with Terri Clark who is sending out condolences and heart felt wishes to those affected by the storm. She is in so much shock over what has happened. I am worried for the DJ's from CISN and CFCW who were at the Jamboree. I am especially concerned for Nick Gulka, who is a really good friend of the family.

Wow, I am just floored and it ain't over yet! We have a series of Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings at this time.

Cora

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The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge

The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge - A requirement for all Knitting Scouts, the recipient must do his or her bit to present knitting in a positive light, whilst at the same time avoiding all references to “hipness”, grandmothers, and yoga.

I’m always doing my part in this arena whether it’s spoken or written like in this blog. I teach at my local community league, which was a fluke. I am involved in the Alberta Avenue Initiative and was asked to teach both knitting and crochet. I start with dishcloths as it gives the basics.

The “MacGyver” Badge (Level One) - The recipient must demonstrate clever use of a non-knitting tool in a knitting-related scenario. For instance, recipient has used paper clips as stitch markers, or successfully whittled and then utilized bamboo skewers as dpns.

I’ve used all kinds of things as stitch markers when none were available, and have found clever ways of knitting cables without cable needles using skewers.