Anything Knitted and Crocheted: I found some cute hippo patterns on Ravelry today...

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

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

I found some cute hippo patterns on Ravelry today...

Looking for designs for a Christmas gift.

Harriet the Haberdashery Hippo
Designed by: Rebecca Danger
Published in: Knit Simple-Fall 2011 issue


Mybootee Sock Hippo

Mybootee Sock Hippo
Designed by: Bobbi Padget

Published in: mybootee.com

Hungry Hungry Hippo

Hungry Hungry Hippo
Designed by: Hannah Kaminsky
Published in: Bitter Sweet Blog

Mini Hippo

Mini Hippo (available only on Ravelry)
Designed by: Aine Marriott
Published in: Ravelry

I have to laugh a designer designed a House Hippo! I love it! For those not in the know here is the commercial that is referenced by this...

The House Hippo

The House Hippo
Designed by: William Law
Published in: Ravelry

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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.