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Knitting News Archive15-Jul-2008Ladies' knitting business in Bonita Springs to help those less fortunate (The News-Press) In a room where bags of worn clothing and used blankets are scattered about, a group of enterprising women are talking fashion. Book Review: Cable Confidence - A Guide to Textured Knitting by Sara Louise Harper (Blogcritics.org) A great guide for Knitting complex cable patterns. Cable Confidence by Sara Louise Harper is all about cables. Nothing more, nothing less. Subtitled "A Guide to Textured Knitting," the focus, pure and simple, is cabling. All the patterns featured in this book are pretty basic, straight-sided pull-overs with a handful of scarves, hats, and cardigans. However, the intricate cable designs are... ... Arizona researchers seek the secrets to longevity (Arizona Daily Star) MESA ? Lloyd Pearsall really did walk to school barefoot. Rosalee Sproul made ends meet by tending a garden and canning her own fruits and vegetables. Henrietta Pearsall was known in her neighborhood as the "Brownie Lady," and when she wasn't baking, she was knitting, crocheting and sewing. Home on La Grange: A good yarn sparks interest in knitting clubs (The Doings La Grange) I'm not the crafty sort -- my idea of a creative project is arranging the magnets on my refrigerator -- but I do have an appreciation of artistic skills. Knitting nurse brought comfort and joy to children (The Salem News) Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of the stories about North Shore people who have died recently. "Lives" runs Mondays in The Salem News. SALEM and mdash; Children of the Great Depression often developed lifelong habits of economy that can seem a little odd to those who never experienced its deprivations. Take gift wrapping paper. Book Review Picture Yourself Felting Your Knitting (BellaOnline) Picture Yourself Felting Your Knitting is a one book guide to everything you need to know about felting. Clear instructions and great illustrative pictures get you started and keep you felting. Knitting class provides students with new hobby (The Longview News-Journal) KILGORE ? About 20 kids found their cure for summer boredom in an activity that won't make most people's Top Ten Boredom-breakers: knitting. Brooklyn Okays Knitting Factory (Gothamist) Word has come in via The NY Times that the Knitting Factory will officially make the move to Brooklyn... and Boise ? Jared Hoffman, who took over the good ship Knit five years ago, announced that both the Idaho and a new Spokane, WA venue have already hung up signs -- something that Brooklyn may see soon as well, as the venue has just received the borough's approval. The Times reports they ...
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