November 2009
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Nov 29th
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Nov 24th
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15 Uses for Newsprint →
I’ve been keeping a stash to spin into yarn. These are also respectable ideas with some sweet designs hidden underneath.
Nov 24th
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What's old is new..
And my new favorite old accessory is the cloche - a snug, bell-shaped hat worn by fashionable ladies in the 1920s. The Life of the Party Movie Poster At the Beach, Jared Joslin Liza Rietz on etsy You can find a trove of patterns on Ravelry. I’m going to get started on one now..
Nov 23rd
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Latest e-mail from Knitting Daily offers some... →
Nov 23rd
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Elbert Hubbard on PBS tonight
Mr Hubbard remains key in the history of Arts and Crafts. He became involved in the movement at the turn of the century when he founded the flourishing Arts and Crafts community Roycroft. Yes, crafters have been rebels against industry for centuries. “The dawn of the 20th century was a fluid time in America. Mass production was at a fever pitch, traditional values were in flux, the roles...
Nov 23rd
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Jonathan Adler does Hanukkah →
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KnitKnit →
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Nov 20th
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For someone who wants a higher understanding of... →
A guide to yarn substitutions
Nov 19th
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If you don't know about Pickles you should →
Pickles offers beautiful, free knitting patterns and cupcake recipes brought to you from Norway. Most of the site is in English, but if you have problems use this.
Nov 19th
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Snoods and Lady Gaga
Let me start by saying how irritating it is to be hit with the Lady Gaga Plague - I do not read Perez Hilton, I do not listen to the radio, I do not peruse US Weekly, nor do I watch TMZ or MTV or E!, I try really hard to be ignorant of popular culture. Yet somehow this woman keeps making her way into my life and taking my brain hostage. I KNOW THE WORDS to “Bad Romance” for crying out...
Nov 19th
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Knitting Stitches →
Oodles of exciting knitting stitch patterns to tide me over until I my new book arrives.
Nov 19th
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I have unearthed an old Times article featuring... →
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Knits I want.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Leroy & Perry by Lutz & Patmos for Barneys Green Barneys New York Now is a good time to finally make a sweater..
Nov 12th
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Nov 8th
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Today I browsed around some bookstores and remembered there is information out there unavailable on the internet! Reversible Knitting: 50 Brand-New, Groundbreaking Stitch Patterns, Lynne Barr This book has some amazing stitch patterns that I haven’t seen anywhere else, definitely worth a look. Lust.
Nov 8th
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Sock Museum has some wonderful history on sock... →
Nov 6th
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Nov 5th
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Pay for stitch markers?
Are you crazy? I made some the other day using round nose pliers and a paper clip I found on the ground! Cost: zero! But if you want something a little fancier, here is a nice tutorial.
Nov 4th
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Knitting Bumper Stickers →
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Two Loves. Knitting and Scootering.
Magda Sayeg Theresa Honeywell Tropicana, E-Chen Source Source Source
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