Anything Knitted and Crocheted: September 2008

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Hi everyone...

sorry I have been away for so long. I had a bit of a health crisis that hopefully has settled now. I am dealing with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)with Diarrhea dominance. So I pretty much have to change diet and my way of life. I hope all is well with everyone.

I hope to have some pictures up soon of some knitting and crocheting that I have been working on.

Cora

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Family Circle-July 1975 ideas (image heavy)

This is by far my most favorite of the batch my mom gave me. There are ideas for sewing and crochet. Both of which I am pretty good at. There is even a skirt that combines both skills. I hoep to update some of the with today's yarns.

Now onto the pictures!

These are the ones that I really want to redo in today's yarns.

Cora

Granny Squares (warning image heavy) from Family Circle-July 1974

My mom was given a bunch of magazines. Tow of those had some great patterns, although it states you have to send in a stamped, self-addressed envelope to get over half of the patterns. There are some outfits that I can actually figure out how to do them because granny squares are intuitive for those that have crocheted them a number of times.

I really want to rework these patterns in modern yarns and update the look.

Now on to the pictures!

Family Circle-July 1974

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.