Anything Knitted and Crocheted: From Yarnplayers....

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

Monday, May 17, 2010

From Yarnplayers....

What a great idea! I am thinking that this would be a great addition for anyone who has kids. I could totally see this with a tree, I know Mochimochi has a cute tree (pictured in the right)complete with birds. It is called Lucky. Check out her site as she has some amazing designs.

It's May and we're spending more time in the great outdoors now that it's warm! Inspired by the lush plant-life outside, we wanted to bring some of that bright green indoors!

This month's projects comes in both knit and crochet versions--this cozy, comfy rug is a great compliment for a kids' room (pair it with some cute animals for a whole play set), a whimsical craft room, or even a funky living room!

Some of the Animals:

1) Amigurumi Mouse Doorstop /Amigurumi Black Cat Door Stopper

This kitty and mouse is an adorable way to keep your door open! Make the cat all black for a cute Halloween decoration.

2) Little Lion Sock Critter

This adorable lion is king of the amigurumi jungle

3) Holiday Dove Ornament

This adorable amigurumi bird ornament is perfect for any Christmas tree.

4) Amigurumi Momma Bird

This amigurumi mother bird cares for her baby chicks.

There are many more. I just love this...

Click here for the knit version, and click here for the crochet version.

Nature is such an inspiration for us that we even created a flower meadow table for the Martha Stewart Show last year -- see it by clicking here.

Want to take your own grass rug to the next level? Click here to check out the various knit & crochet flower patterns in our StitchFinder that you can add for extra color and texture!

As always, keep playing and keep creating!

Your friends,

The YarnPlayers

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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.