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15-May-2008

 

Lucy Mangan: Hands off the Doctor Who knitting circle (Guardian Unlimited)
Lucy Mangan: A faceless behemoth is bent on crushing an innocent earthling and Doctor Who is nowhere to be found

Alien knitting patterns undo Dr Who fan (Times Online)
A Doctor Who fan who created Knitting patterns for the programme?s monsters and gave them away online has been told by the BBC to stop or face the threat of court action.

The 'yarn harlot' leads a knitting revolution (Minnesota Public Radio)
There is a movement underway to get knitters out in the public, to show the craft is not just for grannies.

Doctor Who - Knitting Fans Dr Who Creations Incur Wrath Of Beeb (ContactMusic)
A knitting enthusiast has sparked a row with the BBC after posting patterns on her website showing fans how to make Dr Who monsters.The BBC sent the woman, who goes ...

Auckland's arty Knitterati wield their needles for a worthy cause (The New Zealand Herald)
Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz do it on movie sets. Kate Moss does it during photo-shoot downtimes. Knitting is no longer stereotyped as an old-lady pastime and an Auckland art group has transformed the craft to help a good cause.

Fan knits tribute to 'Dr. Who,' BBC irked (Moldova.org)
A British fan of the long-running BBC show Doctor Who was threatened with legal action for creating knitted versions of the show's monsters.The 26-year-old woman -- who wants to be known only by her work name, Mazzmatazz -- told The Times of London she is just an ordinary person who likes knitting. She created knitting patterns for Ood, a squid-faced creature, and Adipose, a monster made out of ...

'Doctor Who' knitting patterns anger BBC (Digital Spy)
A Doctor Who fan is forced to withdraw her online knitting patterns by the BBC.

Knitting For Soldiers (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
Just down the hall from choir practice at St. Bernadette, a group of ladies come together on the second Tuesday of every month. They knit and crochet blankets and shawls.

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