I think this is so adorable. A Sheep's Best Friend

See more cute farm animals at Chickens in the Road: http://chickensintheroad.com
The sheep in this post is named Annabelle. You can see the post associated with this video here:
http://chickensintheroad.com/barn/she...

Enjoy some fiber Fun!

lk2g-086 Rhinebeck Adventure 2010

What wool we do on such a cold night. The temps have plummeted with our first real proper cold snap of the season ~ 3 degrees right now to be exact here where I live.... it's perfect weather for pulling on the winter knits and feeling a little smug as you hunker down against the freezing temperatures!  I decided to sit with a cuppa hot chocolate and watch Cat & Eric as they meander thru Rhinebeck while Cat tries to decide on what to do....  This was my first time stumbling upon her website and it looks choc full of things to watch and learn and whet your appetite on.   Hope you enjoy the video. I did ;)  Don't forget to pop over to her site for a visit!


On a sadder note, I just hate hearing that Elizabeth Edwards passed away today.

I wish cancer would get cancer and just die.  Unfortunately too late for Mrs. Edwards and many others, but a news alert announced just last night that aspirin might could really fight off cancer deaths? 

~ Anthem of the Republic of Croatia ~

Hrvatska                            Official English translation

Lijepa naša domovino,        Our beautiful homeland, 

Oj junačka zemljo mila,      Oh dear heroic land,

Stare slave djedovino,        Our father's ancient glory,

Da bi vazda sretna bila!      May you be blessed forever.

Mila, kano si nam slavna,    Beloved, you are our sole glory,

Mila si nam ti jedina.          Beloved, you are our only one,

Mila, kuda si nam ravna,     Beloved, where you are plain,

Mila, kuda si planina!         Beloved, where you are mountain

Teci Savo, Dravo teci,        Drava, Sava, flow on,

Nit' ti Dunav silu gubi,        Nor you Danube, lose your power,

Sinje more svijetu reci,        Deep blue sea, tell the world,

Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi.   That a Croat loves his people.

Dok mu njive sunce grije,    Whilst the sun warms his fields,

Dok mu hrašće bura vije,     Whilst winds lash his oak trees,

Dok mu mrtve grobak krije,   Whilst his lost ones are with grave covered,

Dok mu živo srce bije!         Whilst his living heart beats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijepa_na%C5%A1a_domovino

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXoCgbpB0QQ

Croatia on Europe's doorstep: what do croatians think about it?

Croatia on Europe's doorstep: Zero tolerance on corruption

Cigo ~ One Man Band - Rijeka, Croatia, March 2010

Clara reciting Psalms 23 @ 2 years old!

As the video didn't properly display here .... Click on this link  or the one in the above title to go see this awesome little girl!

For those of you who don't like country music... this kid just might convert you LoL!~

Twisted Stitches

Shur'tugal ~ a Ravelry Socktopus Pattern

 I'm learning some new stitches for my pair of September socks - the Right Twist & Left Twist stitches.  Seems a bit tricky so I found a YouTube video that perfectly shows how to do these stitches that are given in the Shur'tugal Socks Pattern.  I found this Socktopus Pattern at Ravelry.  It is offered as a free Ravelry PDF dL'.  It was originally published in Socktopus DesignsThe Inside Loop, Autumn 2008       These socks are awesomely beautiful !  Wish I had the two-tone aqua & gold color yarn that she used but I don't.  Instead when we go to town this weekend I think I'm gonna get some of Deborah Norville's Serenity sock yarn from Hobby Lobby.  I hope my socks turn out as good as these look!

Anywho... here is the video...  Cirilia Rose from the Berroco Design Team demonstrates twisted stitches.  I watch some other videos but I liked Cirilia's best. She does a really wonderful job in this video. Her work stays entirely on-screen, the pace is just perfect and her speech is clear, there is NO distracting background music and the resolution is very clear. I give her a Ten on the thumbs-up scale !

Youtube ~ Twisted Stitches by Cirilia Rose from the Berroco Design

Also I found written diagrams of this stitch.

Eastern method of casting on in a closed tube for double knitting