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Knitting News Archive08-Aug-2008Share Olympic fever with competitive event for knitters (Anchorage Daily News) The air is electric with excitement over the Olympics. If your favorite sport is Knitting and you are happy to be a fiber-loving couch potato rather than an athlete, you might be surprised to learn that you can still participate in the Olympics. That's right: There is an event for knitters. Knitting in for good cause (Daily Liberal) With Knitting needles and crocheting hooks in hand Dubbo women did their bit to wrap the world?s needy with love on Friday. National Weather Service confirmed tornado touchdowns in Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook and Griffith (Kane County Chronicle) ST. CHARLES ? When Susan Epple heard her weather radio sound an alert Monday night, she stopped knitting and walked into the kitchen for a better listen. Port Oneida Fair activities (Leelanau Enterprise) Dechow Farm Bob Saddler and Joe Battenhorn, traditional music; Patti Rudolph, chair caning; Colin and Margaret Bohash, antique bicycles; Sue Ann Carpenter, hand-spun wool; Leelanau Conservation District, antique kitchen utensils; Nancy Priest, rag rug weaving; Albert and Sue Van Slyke, buggy makers; Innish Knits, spinning, knitting and weaving; Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, display; Empire ... Why have my legs weakened? (Erie Times-News) Q I'm a 78-year-old male and have enjoyed relatively good health, allowing me to work several days every few months repairing knitting machines. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP via Yahoo! News) 1. "Moscow Rules" by Daniel Silva (Putnam) Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law (New York Times) The D.J. Girl Talk?s rising profile has put him at the forefront of a group of musicians who are challenging the traditional restrictions of copyright law. USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS (AP via Yahoo! News) Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback Notions Calendar (The Tampa Tribune) NOTIONS Sewing and Knitting KNIT 'N KNIBBLE: 1515 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 103, Tampa; (813) 254-5648. Classes include: Doublets Socks 2 at a Time, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Today; $20 Trace knitting history back to medieval times and beyond (Anchorage Daily News) Have you ever wondered just how many years people have been Knitting? When I am Knitting, I often think of this long line of knitters stretching back hundreds, even thousands of years. We couldn?t enjoy the fruits of their labors if they hadn?t taught someone else, and then they taught someone, etc. I thank them for their ingenuity, artistic eye and patience, because I love to knit.
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