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Knitting News Archive05-Apr-2008FAST FACTS: (Rushville Republican) ? Finely decorated cotton socks have been found in Egyptian tombs dating from the end of the first millennium AD ? possibly the oldest example of true Knitting on two sticks, similar to what is performed today. Spanish Fork second-graders knit for community relief (Provo Daily Herald) When most of the children at Rees Elementary were busy making lists for Santa and thinking of all the wonderful toys they might be getting, Mrs. Creer's second-grade class was learning how to knit. Flathead Woman Makes Career Out of Knitting Talents (Flathead Beacon) When Janet Szabo moved to the Flathead Valley 15 years ago, she wasn?t planning a career as a professional knitter. A biology major with work experience as a tech support specialist at a software developer in Baltimore, she interviewed for a similar job in Kalispell. Marketing gold could be found in Web video (USA Today) You don't need a pan and a stream in California to join the next gold rush. A video camera, computer and high-speed Internet connection will do. Sikh women get knitting (Edinburgh Evening News) A GROUP of Sikh women in Leith are getting together to knit clothes for the poor in India. Paperback Trade Fiction (New York Times) 1. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult 2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen 3. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory 4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs 5. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini Yarn over (Detroit News) Make knitting socks twice the fun with "2-at-a-Time Socks" by self-taught knitter and pattern designer Melissa Morgan-Oakes. Cobra Starship Spawn Newest Pitchdork Friendly Tween Sensation: This Is Ivy League (antiMUSIC) (PR) Don't be surprised when you see screaming girls at the Knitting Factory in NYC on April 14th when This Is Ivy League (Alex Suarez and Ryland Blackinton) performs an all ages show for its ever-growing throng of young enthusiasts in celebration of the release of its debut self-titled album on Twentyseven Records. Close knit (The Charleston Gazette) When Kathyjo Getz isn't scooping up ground balls for the University of Charleston softball team, she might be busy working a couple of Knitting needles.
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