Anything Knitted and Crocheted: Some more cool patterns from favecrafts.com

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.

So grab a cup a and sit and enjoy the blog.

Cora

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Some more cool patterns from favecrafts.com

Tis the Season Crafters,

I hope you had fun with our 12 Kids Christmas Crafts last week, they're some of my favorites. This week, we can no longer deny that Christmas is coming because it's almost here.

If you went out and splurged for Black Friday shopping don't fret, here's a few tips for a Thrifty Christmas.

If you get creative, you can create some beautiful gifts and decorations on a budget. Here's a few of my faves:
1. Scrap Yarn Crochet Slippers - These cute and cuddly slippers will fit anyone's style and keep them warm all winter.
2. Nature's Quick and Easy Ornaments - Use quick and easy products in your kitchen to make these natural pieces.
3. Sweet Christmas Wreath - Use all those peppermints you've acquired during the season to make a great wreath.
4. Beaded CD Ornament - Recycle your old CD's and make beautiful ornaments with them.

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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.