Anything Knitted and Crocheted: I love Freshstitches (Stacey Trock) designs...they are cute and whimsical as well as just plain fun!

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, August 27, 2012

I love Freshstitches (Stacey Trock) designs...they are cute and whimsical as well as just plain fun!

About every month or so she does a CAL (crochet-a-long) on Ravelry.

Home for fan of the adorable crochet designs by Stacey Trock.

group details

There’s always oodles happening at FreshStitches, and this group is our town square!

New to the group? Be sure to introduce yourself at ‘The Cafe’!

You’ll be able to:

Share (and show off!) your latest FreshStitches crocheted creations

Ask questions if you run into a trouble spot

Share amigurumi/crochet tips you’ve discovered!

Join in on our FreshStitches CALs (Crochet-a-longs)

Make suggestions, vote on pattern ideas and HAVE FUN!

Links:
Webpage/blog: www.freshstitches.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/freshstitches
Twitter: @freshstitches

Join in on our CAL!
Our current CAL is a dragon-a-long… click here for details on joining in!

Please share only your FreshStitches projects (or your own designs inspired by one of Stacey’s classes). Non-related projects may be removed… don’t be offended- it’s just to keep our sharing tidy!

The Dragon is so cute! Check it out here.

Stacey has many other designs as well, some free and some for sale. I love these 2 designs and I am surprised no one has crocheted them!

Tuffy the Republican Elephant

Walter the Democratic Donkey

So check her out on Ravelry or on her Website.

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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.