This arrived in my eamil today.

 It is a petition regarding lesbians in South Africa being RAPED to CURE there lesbianism. This is very disturbing.  Please take a moment to sign the petition. Let's stop this disgust violence.

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Cora

So I got tons of knitting and crocheting done, yeah!

Alan Dart's Original Chick and Egg

First of all I knitted Alan Dart's Chick and Egg (pictured left). There is a bit of a story behind that which was brought to my attention through none other than Alan Dart himself. A young father had contacted Alan has his 3 yr old had lost the knitted chick his mother gave him. Unfortunately the little guy's mom passed away. I thought about it and checked my yarn stash and found I had the exact same colors, not the same thinkness as Alan uses DK (double knit/sport weight) yarn. The colors I found were in a Worsted Weight yarn, which is almost standard here in Canada. It is easier to get a hold of WW as opposed to DK. So it took me a bit, had the pieces knitted, just needed to sew the pieces together. So here are the pics.

Chick in the Egg

Chick out of the Egg

Original Sock Monkey 

So the second thing I got accomplished was crocheting some Sock Monkey ornaments (original shown on the left) for my co-workers.  I work at Nygard Fashions in Mayfield Commons. The women I work with are the greatest. I had been trying to figure out what to give them as a Christmas gift and the one thing was  that they loved the little toys I had been showing them. When Red Heart Yarns kept showing the Sock Monkey Ornaments, featured in their 12 weeks of Christmas, on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/redheartyarns) and on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/RedHeartYarns), I just knew that I had to crochet them. So I got them finished yesterday, just in time to take to work yesterday evening. Everyone loved their gifts.

 Hope you enjoyed the little story!

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year!

Cora

Check out this contest on Hooks, Needles and Brushes

Giveaways..Starts December 01/2010 - Ends Dec 30/2010

Dear Friends,

As you know i am working on many things new patterns for next year and also trying to speak to publisher's about my new book idea i couldn't introduce new patterns this year except for the one's which have become all time famous especially on Ravelry. Also i have been crazy busy with reviewing books for CT Publishing and  for a friend and with my cake-orders due to which i cannot be in touch ,However not anymore, i will make sure now i am very frequent on my Blog-posts, Twitter, FB...Now wait a minute that really sounds like someone who works in Social Media..lol. Also you will see lot of new Crochet/Felt patterns on my web shops along with many tutorials that i have already worked on.

1st Prize

2nd Prize

3rd Prize

4th Prize

Love these check the contest out!

Cora

This has become my theme song for my life lately...

 Bon Jovi's "Its My Life"



ITS MY LIFE
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Here are the lyrics...

Bon Jovi's It's My Life
Songwriters: Bon Jovi, Jon; Martin, Max; Sambora, Richard S;

This ain't a song for the brokenhearted
No silent prayer for the faith departed
And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky, gotta make your own breaks

It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

You better stand tall
When they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break
Baby, don't back down

It's my life
It's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life)
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life!

To hell with all the naysayers and backstabbers.  I have had enough! It's My Life and I am going to live it! Don't like it? To damn bad!

Cora

Video for How to Knit an Advent Calendar Part 1 of 2

This what it looks like:

This is Part 1:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK6Da5C6_do



This is Part 2:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PagALCnKkBA

Lion Brand Yarns has some really cute toy patterns available....

Nothing like SQEEEEing when I saw these...poor hubby was wondering WTH.

I love reading the Lola cartoons that come out every couple of weeks from Lion Brand. This is the latest one below.

Knit Lola

Crochet Lola

So imagine my shock when I came across these...yes a knit and a crocheted Lola. Each have there own project bags. Complete with knitting needles/crochet hook and wool. Love it, Love it, Love it!

Dachshund Balloon Animal

Someone was also on a balloon animal kick as well. I love the balloon toys but ballon scare me so these are a cute alternative.

Bunny Balloon Animal

Introducing the Dachshund Balloon Animal, Bunny Balloon Animal and the Giraffe Balloon Animal. Aren't they the cutest things?!?!?

Giraffe Balloon Animal

Cora