Anything Knitted and Crocheted: So I came across this amazing Amigurumi Designer, Dawn Toussaint.

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, February 20, 2011

So I came across this amazing Amigurumi Designer, Dawn Toussaint.

She is both a knitter and crocheter like me! How cool is that? She has five patterns available for free Manuel the Monkey, Padma the Elephant a, Murray the Reindeer (Christmas), Belfry the Bat (Halloween) and now Roman the Love Bird (for Valentine's Day. Manuel and Padma are available in 4 parts on her blog. Murray and Roman are available in pdf form. This young woman is all over. She has a Facebook page, a twitter account, a Ravelry Shop, an Etsy Shop and a blog!

Here are some of her fantastic designs:

Murray the Reindeer


Manuel the Monkey

Padma the Elephant

Roman the Lovebird

Belfrey The Bat

Check out her etsy store and Ravelry store for other designs. the average price is about $6.00/pattern. Some are more as they include clothes, etc. Check her you know you wanna!

Cora

(edited to add the project button for Roman the Lovebird)

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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.