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

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Friday, April 1, 2011

As you know I love to crochet especially amigurumi.

My husband loves the Rio Game Angry Birds, and plays it often...lol, so I found patterns (http://itsybitsyspidercrochet.blogspot.com/p/angry-birds-patterns.html) and the actual birds for sale (http://www.etsy.com/shop/Daddysgirl91?section_id=7952328).

Itsy Bitsy Spider has her patterns for sale at a really reasonable price. Check out Karla's Website. Karla also has a pattern that the proceeds go to help out Japan. All the links lead to Karla's shop. Karla has also donated 2 sets of Angry Bird Patterns to a friend who is in the process of doing an international adoption. So check that out here.

Japan Relief-Amigurumi Paper Lanterns

Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds Boomerang Bird (Toucan) $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds Pig $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds Cardinal
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.
Free Download

Angry Birds Goldfinch $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds Blue Bird $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds Bomb Bird $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Angry Birds White Bird $2.00
Instructions for crochet in US English terms.

Cora

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.