Anything Knitted and Crocheted: More holiday ideas from Favecrafts.com

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

Thursday, December 17, 2009

More holiday ideas from Favecrafts.com

Good Morning Crafters, Winter is here and the kids can play in the snow while the adults make their gifts. A popular craft of the seaon are some great gifts in a jar as well as wintery snowmen crafts. You can decorate your own home or give these crafts as friendly gestures. Here are the top 21.
1. Chocolate Body Scrub (shown) 2. Groovy Personalized Jars 3. Potpourri and Lights Jar 4. Grits and Honey Scrub 5. Elegant Mirrored Jar 6. Quilted Christmas Treats Jar (shown) 7. Fresh from the Oven 8. Cute Cherry Painted Glass Jar 9. Treats for the Dogs 10. Treats for Kitty 11. Fleece Hat Snowman Jars (shown) 12. Snowman Cookie Jar 13. Inspirational Jars 14. Snowman Totem Pole 15. Snowflake Placemats 16. Snowman Bead Earrings (shown) 17. Snowman Purse 18. Arctic Snow House 19. Snowballs in a Jar 20. Fuzzy Snowman Family 21. Brrr it's Cold Hanging Snowman (shown) *If you like this newsletter then you'll love our sister newsletter Hooked on Crochet. Be sure you subscribe here for many free and neat crochet patterns.*
Happy Crafting, FaveCrafts.com Editor P.S. If you missed it the other week be sure you check out our 34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar eBook, which include some of the crafts listed above, but also some great recipes in a jar.

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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.