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Knitting News Archive15-Dec-2008Knitter rediscovers passion (The Staunton News Leader) For lifelong Staunton resident Angel Cooper, Knitting has become a passion, although it wasn't always so. Having knit as a girl, Cooper remembers putting down the needles after Knitting a pink belt. Slow progress in restoring power to Northeast (AP via Yahoo! News) A church-turned-shelter dished up donated lobster casserole, pot roast and barbecued chicken, while a general store five miles away threw out spoiled meat and melted ice cream as utility crews struggled to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm. Gildan closes Hillsville knitting plant (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Canadian-based Gildan Activewear announced Thursday it would close its knitting plant in Hillsville, laying off 180 employees. 15-12-2008: Revamp pays off for Hing Yiap (The Edge Daily) PETALING JAYA: Second Board-listed apparel and garment maker Hing Yiap Knitting Industries Bhd (HYKI) is reaping the rewards of the revamp in operations and moving up the value chain over the last five years. Low-tech toy cameras gain caché (Sun-Sentinel) Dan Zamudio carries his camera in a gray ski cap, tucked between folds of frayed knitting. The camera once belonged to his mother. She died six years ago. His father found it and considered throwing it out until Zamudio snapped it up. Progress to Restore Power to Northeast Slow (ABC News) Utility crews struggle to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm Local knitting group brings warm tidings to teenagers (The Daily News of Newburyport) NEWBURYPORT and mdash; A social knitting club that meets every Wednesday night at A Loom With A View on Pleasant Street hopes to bring some holiday cheer to St. Ann's Home and School, a residential treatment center for adolescents in Methuen. Dogwood Knitters learn and share (Knoxville News Sentinel) Winter seems to have come to East Tennessee early this year. One group of folks ready for whatever Ol' Man Winter throws at us is the Dogwood Knitters, a talented assemblage of local ladies wielding Knitting needles and crochet hooks to weave fabric into all sorts of beautiful and useful winter warmers. Blankets, shawls, sweaters, scarves, mittens, gloves, knit caps, thick socks - all these and ...
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