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

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

#April #Draven #Crochet #Designs featured in Hooked on Crochet from Favecrafts.com.

I absolutely adore April's #crochet designs! She also designs #Amigurumi as well. You can find her on her blog, on etsy, and on Ravelry at AprilDraven. Her designs are amazing!

These are just some of her designs...

#Amigurumi

Phantom of the Opera
$6.20 USD

Lola the Green Fairy $6.20 USD

9 doll (Free on the Blog)

Dreamy the Blue Dragon
$8.20 USD

Cosmo the Dragon Pattern
$8.20 USD

Good Morning Crocheters,

Are you looking for some really cool and unique crochet patterns? This issue has some really neat patterns by April Folts of April Draven Designs.

Take this Sweet November Scarf/Shawl. You can wear it as either a scarf or a shawl. I think the fringe is a really nice embellishment but you can choose not to make it if you want.

Click here for the pattern and additional crochet tips.

Some Other Crochet Patterns:
1. Easy Crochet Mittens
2. Child's Invincibility Star Convertible Hat
3. Mario Mushroom Hat
4. Star Stuffie Twinkle Star
5. Flower Headband
6. Brown Pony

Happy Hooking,

1 comment:

jessJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:39 PM
oh my goodness! i LOVE the phantom of the opera amigurumi!!! too cute!!!!!!
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Cora Shaw (formerly Levesque)

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.