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Knitting News Archive30-Jul-2008Jill Porter: A mother decides to go on, because life is just too Shortz (Philly.com) YOU MAY HAVE seen a recent photo of puzzle czar Will Shortz teaching Sudoku at a retirement community. The most prominent resident in the Inquirer photograph is - my mother. Nip knitting and obey the crochet (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) From Hollywood stars to first-graders, it seems everyone is Knitting. But it's crocheting that's generating the buzz right now on crafting Web sites, blogs and even the fashion runways. With a simple beginner stitch, you can make several projects, says Brett Bara, editor of Crochet Today magazine and host of the new PBS series "Knit and Crochet Today." "It's kind of going through a renaissance," ... Knitting for Troops (FOX Springfield) One Central Illinois woman is showing her support troops in a unique way. Story Provided By ABC Newschannel 20 A Cocktail Book Renaissance, Too (New York Times) The price of out-of-print cocktail books has skyrocketed along with the popularity of cocktails. Review of How to Knit Guide by Vicky Wood (BellaOnline) A new knitting site helps beginners learn to knit with step-by-step instructions. Schedule revised for 56th St. Senior Center (The Jersey Journal) On Mondays, the center will host "The Flower Guy" horticulture classes, led by Lou Seagull, at 10 a.m. on Aug. 4; and at noon on Aug. 11; the knitting class meets at 2 p.m. on Aug. 4, 11 and 18; the Senior Advisory Group meets at 3 p.m. on Aug. 25. Bloomington woman handles needlepoint with grace (The Pantagraph) BLOOMINGTON -- Mary Roper was just 3 when she first tried to mimic her mother's crochet skills using a piece of string she'd tie into knots. Knitters meet, spin yarns (Queens Courier) Every week, the Fresh Meadows branch of the Queens Public Library offers a place for people to practice their craft of choice - Knitting - while they spin yarns about the most important people in their lives: babies.
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