Anything Knitted and Crocheted: Lion Brand has a new KAL/CAL starting up...

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, July 26, 2009

Lion Brand has a new KAL/CAL starting up...

This one is around charities. So read on and check it out.

Cora

Give Back with Our Charity Knit and Crochet-Along
Summer is the perfect time to make something for those in need

Image from fotolia Charity is part of our lives so we would like to include a virtual charity event instead of our regular knit and crochet-along. Join us in giving back to others by working on a charity project together and following along on our blog, the Lion Brand Notebook.

In the next few weeks, join us as you:

Pick a charity and gather materials
Set your goals
Share your progress with yarncrafters around the world
Send off your finished contributions

Click here to read the rest of this intro post, and share your comments at the bottom of the screen. Then click here to read this week's post on tips on gathering your materials. To find a charity you would like to work with, click here to visit our Charity Connection. You can also check out the organizations we have featured here in the newsletter as part of our Charity of the Month series, by clicking here.

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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.