Anything Knitted and Crocheted: 12 Days of Christmas with Caron Yarns-Day 8 (ONe of Kim Guzman's Designs!)

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

Monday, December 14, 2009

12 Days of Christmas with Caron Yarns-Day 8 (ONe of Kim Guzman's Designs!)

Day Eight: One of the greatest joys of the holiday season is the opportunity it gives us to show how much we appreciate everyone in our lives—especially our friends. Nothing could be more satisfying than draping this gorgeous Friendship Shawl around the shoulders of a friend. Representing the warmth and comfort that friends bring to us all year long, this lovely piece is sure to give you nearly as much joy in stitching it as you will feel in giving it away.

Get Free instructions | Friendship Shawl

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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.