There are many websites one can visit to find the Minnesota Vikings schedule. NFL's official website provides a schedule for all teams including the Minnesota Vikings.
Go to Crochet.com.
One can find the 2013 Minnesota Vikings Schedule online. Some of the useful websites are StubHub, Vikings, Vivid Seats, The Fifth Down and Bleacher Report.
You can find free crochet ball patterns on websites like Ravelry, Pinterest, and AllFreeCrochet. Just search for "free crochet ball pattern" and you should find plenty of options to choose from.
The schedule for the Minnesota Vikings can be found on their website. It is also possible to find this information on the website of companies that sell tickets to sporting events.
Click on the 'Vikings Helmet' and 'Vikings Goalpost' links below to find coloring pages of the helmet and goalpost.
The Minnesota Vikings have a Football Clubhouse on ESPN. They offer not only the team schedule, but other statistics that fans might be interested in.
To crochet a cross, I have attached a link to Crochet Pattern Central, a very good place to find "zillions" of free crochet patterns online. This link goes to the Religious area, where you can find many types of free patterns for making crosses.
You can knit, or crochet, or mix the two crafts to fashion a butterfly.You can either make up a pattern or find a pattern of the butterfly you want to craft.
One may find information on injury updates for the Minnesota Vikings by visiting their official website. Also, one may use ESPN and TSN to find out about injury reports and updates.
I have not been able to find a free online pattern for crocheting thigh highs. The best I could do was find one pattern in a book. That would be "Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution" by Kim Werker. ISBN: 978-1-59668-044-9; Publisher: Interweave Press.
crochetpatterncentral.com has a large variety of crochet patterns, just look under "animal patterns" then click "jungle animals".