{"id":10105,"date":"2013-04-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=10105"},"modified":"2013-04-22T06:29:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T13:29:54","slug":"4kcbwday2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=10105","title":{"rendered":"4KCBWDAY2: A Mascot Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Knit &amp; Crochet Blog Week, Day Two: A Mascot Project<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s task was to either think of or research a project that embodies the house\/animal we chose. In my Prekids life, I worked at a Library (favorite job EVER). \u00c2\u00a0There I had unlimited opportunities to research anything I was interested in at the time. \u00c2\u00a0I think I loved that job, because I love gathering and sharing information. \u00c2\u00a0Lately, I&#8217;ve enjoyed mucking about in Ravelry&#8217;s database of patterns. \u00c2\u00a0Just a few keywords and I have a huge about of patterns to choose from!<\/p>\n<p>Today I used the keywords bee, bumble bee and honeycomb and found some real treasures (and a couple I had to share just because&#8230;well, you&#8217;ll see! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>ENJOY!! \u00c2\u00a0(please note these are all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ravelry<\/a> links &#8211; if you don&#8217;t have an account &#8211; WHY NOT?!?! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TOYS:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/amigurumi-bumble-bee-kitty\" target=\"_blank\">Amigurumi Bumble Bee Kitty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bumblebee-amigurumi\" target=\"_blank\">Bumblebee Amigurumi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bumble-bee-buddy\" target=\"_blank\">Bumble Bee Buddy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/honey-a-free-bee\" target=\"_blank\">Honey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SOCKS:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/the-bumblebee-socks\" target=\"_blank\">The Bumblebee Socks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/free-bees\" target=\"_blank\">Free Bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/honeycomb-socks-2\" target=\"_blank\">Honeycomb Socks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>HATS:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bee-baby-hat\" target=\"_blank\">Bee Baby Hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/baby-bumble-bee-hat-2\" target=\"_blank\">Baby Bumble Bee Hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bumble-bee-10\" target=\"_blank\">Bumble Bee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>HOME:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/beehive-tea-cozy-3\" target=\"_blank\">Beehive Tea Cozy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/busy-bee-backpack\" target=\"_blank\">Busy Bee Backpack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bee-squares-blanket\" target=\"_blank\">Bee Squares Blanket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/the-beekeepers-quilt\" target=\"_blank\">the beekeeper&#8217;s quilt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/baroquepurls\/the-beekeepers-quilt\" target=\"_blank\">the beekeeper&#8217;s quiltt<\/a> &#8211; a project page with a bee chart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/scrubbee\" target=\"_blank\">Scrub\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Bee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/beehive-potholder\" target=\"_blank\">Beehive Potholder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/honeycomb-check-dishcloth\" target=\"_blank\">Honeycomb Check Dishcloth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>OTHER APPAREL:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/merit-badge\" target=\"_blank\">merit badge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/bumble-bee-skirt-diaper-cover\" target=\"_blank\">Bumble Bee Skirt Diaper Coverr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/baby-bee-jumpsuit--hat\" target=\"_blank\">Baby Bee Jumpsuit &amp; Hat<\/a> &#8211; you have to see this to believe it! 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