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1 hr ago | Courier News

Knit the sweater or a teddy? That is the question.

This sweater is turning out to be a good stash buster. You may remember that I had 10 skeins of this Spa yarn, and I calculated that I'd need 7 of them for this project.

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6 hrs ago | The Republic

Purls of Wisdom

She said the hobby is enjoying a newfound popularity among the younger generation and the advent of online knitting communities: such as ravelry.com and knittingdaily.com, has helped spark interest.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Tribune-Chronicle

Laura R. Farmer 1917-2013

Laura Rose Potter Davis Farmer, 96, of Newton Falls, died at Laurie Ann Nursing Home on Monday, June 17, 2013, at of natural causes.

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Examiner.com

Movie stars and knotty knitters: 3 Myths Busted

Though you may not know it, last week was World Wide Knit In Public Week, which culminated last weekend with knitting events held all around the country.

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Examiner.com

Make a yarn ball holder from a soda bottle

If you work with yarn at all, you know how difficult it is to keep your ball of yarn clean, especially if you have pets.

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WVNY

AmaWaterways Launches a Knitting New Year's Cruise for 2014

AmaWaterways will ring in 2015 with a new theme cruise, one that embraces what is fast becoming a hip and trendy hobby - a Knitting The age-old handicraft of knitting is experiencing a renaissance of cool as a younger generation rediscovers its social and creative appeal.

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Trend Hunter Magazine

Brain-Patterned Scarves - These Scarf Designs are Patterned Out of a...

Neuro Knitting allows people to create a distinctive one-of-a-kind scarf designs.

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Examiner.com

Knitting: The Hottest New Craze

What do Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Crowe, and Antonio Banderas have in common? They all have been spotted on set enjoying the latest craze - knitting .

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Chattanooga, TN

Falmouth Packet

'Purl' of Penryn pensioners enjoy a knit and a natter for charity

A 'purl' of Penryn pensioners keen on a knit and a natter are putting their needlework to good use by making charity goods for African children.

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Courier News

Monday was a very productive day

First, I want to say that I just discovered the post I wrote for Saturday with the information about where to send the bears and where to find more bear pattens didn't get posted as I thought.

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Vallejo Times-Herald

Circle of Warmth: Knitting -- and helping people -- is Vallejo woman's passion

While most retired folks might take vacations by the beach or relax around the house, Giovanna Sensi-Isolani's idea of retirement fun is knitting.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Vallejo, CA, Personal Finance, Retirement, Italy, World News,

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Courier News

So, are you going to help us make bears?

On Thursday, I announced a project to make teddy bears for Grace Healthcare Services, an organization in Edison, NJ that provides comfort and palliative care to patients throughout Central Jersey.

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Related Topix: Edison, NJ, Alzheimer's, Health, Life, Hobbies, Crochet

BellaOnline

Naalbinding

While not knitting per se , naalbinding is a great way to use woolen yarn to make unique household objects and garments.

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Examiner.com

Free fun summer knitting projects

Knitting is not just a winter time craft there are many knitting patterns that are suited for the hot summer months.

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This is Lincolnshire

Knitting for special care babies

Resident Doreen Rainthorpe discovered patterns and the requirements for knitting garments needed by the tiny babies cared for in the special care units and she set about producing them.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Courier News

This weekend got away from me

Yesterday, I spent most of the day moving old stuff. It's been in storage in the basement of my mom's two-family house for more than 20 years, and frankly, I thought some of this stuff had disappeared long ago.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Life, Hobbies

Daily Kos

So Close And Yet So Far

A few small finishes. Two big projects who could not be closer to being "done", and a brag for my daughter.

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OregonLive.com

Book review: 'The Yarn Whisperer' by Clara Parkes

These days, it seems like knitting books are as specific as dye lots. You've got books for sock knitters.

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Seaway News

Quilt guilds to gather at Upper Canada Village on June 22, 23

Upper Canada Village is devoting the entire weekend of June 22 and 23, 2013 to a celebration of 'all things fibre' at the Fantastic Fibres and Quilt Show .

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Examiner

Afghan, Christian brought together

Mary Meets Mohammad is a documentary that shows the relationship between an Afghan asylum seeker and a devout Christian pensioner.

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