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Canadians are Lucky

May 17, 2012 January 28, 2015 by Laura Brown

“The defining trait of being a Canadian is understanding our good fortune”

Noah Richler

We don’t need lucky clover and shamrocks when we have the maple leaf.

Leaf Cut Art

July 17, 2011 January 28, 2015 by Laura Brown

Naturayarte – Leaf cut art by Lorenzo.

Effective Advertising for Canadians

April 15, 2009 February 16, 2015 by Laura Brown

There’s a pretty effective ad. I came across this ad on the site for the York Region newspaper. Someone had sent me a link to follow to a story they had printed. Anyway, I was struck by that ad with the maple leaf falling down. I even went to the site for the Nature Conservancy .

Crochet Lucky Clovers and Shamrocks

March 17, 2009 February 10, 2015 by Laura Brown

These were in a Knotty Generation , a crochet blog.

Itty Bitty Shamrock
H-8 (5mm) crochet hook
any green worsted weight yarn

Start: ch 3, join with a sl st to 1st ch to form circle.
For petals: [ch 3, 1 trc, 1 dc, 1 trc, ch 3, slip stitch into circle] repeat 3 times total.
For stem: ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st rem ch sts. Fasten off and weave in ends.

4 Leaf Clover
H-8 (5mm) crochet hook
any green worsted weight yarn

Start: ch 4, join with a sl st to 1st ch to form circle.
For petals: [ch 3, 1 trc, 1 dc, 1 trc, ch 3, slip stitch into circle] repeat 4 times total.
For stem: ch 6, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, sc rem ch sts. Fasten off and weave in ends.