Knitting News

We are conducting a short 2 hour skill-building workshop tomorrow - Sunday, February 12th, beginning at 1 pm - that will teach several diffierent methods of creating a slip stitch pattern, as well as several diffierent applications for the use of slip stitches in your knitting.A Learning this skill will significantly expand the projects you can ... (more)

The book " Playful Little Knits " is Rachel Manring's way of playing, now that she is an adult.

Monday -- Art class at noon, Lily Pond group at noon, clogging class at 5:30 p.m., duplicate bridge at 6:30 p.m., euchre at 7 p.m. Tuesday -- Stamp art at 9 a.m., line dancing at 9:30 a.m., Valentine Party in dining room at 11:45 a.m., Y-City bridge at noon, diabetic support at noon, line dance and euchre at 7 p.m. Wednesday -- Quilting, knitting ... (more)

Editor's note: This week's Page Turner interview is with Melinda Haines, is with IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts as assistant to the dean for community engagement and as director of the Community Arts Academy.

Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Weavers ply their craft during a workshop in Fair Oaks.

Well, the wait is over. I've finalized the details of the newest SSYC Sock Yarn Club , and it's now available for subscription! What's the theme this time around? I received many e-mails asking when sign ups would be available, and Ireally appreciate your patience- I like to take time making sure every facet is exactly what I imagine.

Jean Zaccaria holds up a child's sweater. Each member knits at least three items a year for charitable giving.

The two-part knitting program begins tomorrow, Feb. 11, and continues next Saturday, 18.

Swaran Dhaliwal just "needed to spend time out of the house" back in 2008 when she opened Michigan Custom Boutique & Home Decor in Westchester Square in downtown Plymouth, where she sold women's accessories and home accents.

Trimera Group has announced that after over a year of investments in an owned production facility, they will be officially launching the Montreal-based development and production center, Catalyst I, in March 2012, along with a North Carolina-based facility also focused on domestic production and development.

An 84-year-old Westcountry woman has raised over 1,000 for the RNLI by selling more than a hundred of her knitted hats.

British PathA© footage from 1961 of the British Nylon Fair held at the Royal Albert Hall Link to this video A most surprising piece of information was given at the British Nylon Fair at the Royal Albert Hall this week: "A recent survey has shown that two-thirds of teenagers are knitters, but only one-third of the over-sixties ever knit." ... (more)

" Knitting Brioche-Stitch Socks " is a new book by Barbara Sander. If knitting the heel of a sock has you questioning yourself, fear not.

There is no fee to participate in Tutu's House Programs, although donations are very much appreciated.

There are many reasons for yarn lovers to attend the annual Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival in the Cranberry area, and chief among them is Steven Berg.

The Life Enrichment Center is registering now for its Knitting and Crochet class.A This six-week class is open to beginning and experienced adults and meets at the Life Enrichment Center on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The next six-week session will begin Feb.

She found exactly what she was looking for from Florence Grossman, 89, who has been knitting since she was 10 years old.

RACINE, Wis. - Carol Forbes of Racine is spreading her political message through her knitting and becoming known in the area as "the headband lady." Ever since the recall efforts against Republican Gov.

Sue Willmer, Henry Hunter and David Palliser are still adding events to the four- day programme, aimed at attracting people to Bishop's Castle at a quiet time of the year.

The company is supporting Age UK's Bobble Day on February 10 - an annual fundraising event to help older people keep warm in winter.