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Knitting News Archive23-Feb-2008Teacher's knitting lessons unite students, skills (The Flint Journal) BEECHER - Give her five minutes and Beecher School District art teacher Miriam Marcus can teach you how to knit. But it took a little more time to figure out that spinning the yarn would captivate students at Beecher Middle/High School and Riley Adult and Alternative Education, where she teaches. Knitting fans take to the web (San Jose Mercury News) Yarn is cool. It's so hip that knitters, crocheters and needlepointers have been flocking to the Internet to share designs, blog about projects and shop for patterns and supplies. World's Largest Knitting Convention Hits South Bay (CBS 5 Bay Area) Knitting is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and vendors trying push the hobby further into the mainstream have their wares on display in the South Bay this week. Class to teach the basics of knitting (Leelanau Enterprise) Knitting basics will be taught in a class at The Yarn Shop in Glen Arbor on three consecutive Thursdays - Feb. 28, March 6 and March 13 - from 1 to 4 p.m. 'The Friday Night Knitting Club' (Penn State Collegian) If you are looking for an inviting group of gal pals with whom to spend those long winter nights and cold dreary mornings, pull up your favorite blue and white afghan and cozy up with a copy of The Friday Night Knitting Club. Event Info: Stitches West knitting expo (San Jose Mercury News) STITCHES WEST KNITTING EXPOWhere: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway When: Continues today through Sunday; 10 a. Knitting, crocheting lessons on tap at library (East Brunswick Sentinel) The Jamesburg Public Library Stichin' Group is offering knitting and crocheting lessons from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the library, Gatzmer Avenue. Participants may arrive at any time during the evening. Individuals who are interested in knitting lessons should call (721) 521-0440 in advance. Hazel retains knitting crown (Shetland Today) AITH woman Hazel Tindall has retained her title as the world's fastest knitter. She was able to fend off champion knitters from Canada, France, the Netherlands and the USA last week by knitting 262 stitches in three minutes at a competition in Minneapolis. Book Review: New Ideas for Today's Knitting by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss (Blogcritics.org) This isn't your grandmother's knitting... but it isn't yours, either. New Ideas for Today?s Knitting is a large hardbound volume that promises ?glamorous, sexy, and cutting edge? designs. I suppose those terms could be used to describe the projects contained within? but not in a positive manner.Over 20 apparel projects are contained herein, ranging from dresses, camisoles, halter tops,... Stitches West knitting expo (San Jose Mercury News) STITCHES WEST Knitting EXPO Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway When: Continues today through Sunday; 10 a.
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