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Knitting News Archive20-May-2008Book Review: One Ball Knits: Accessories by Fatema, Khadija, and Hajera Habibur-Rahman (Blogcritics.org) A great book for knitters, especially for beginners. Single-skein and "stash busting" projects are quickly becoming a large sub-genre in the realm of Knitting books - and with good reason. Every knitter has a stray skein of yarn, leftover from a sweater or a remainder from the 50% off bin. What's even more frustrating is when you only have 50 yards or so left - not enough for any traditional... ... Gardner woman knits 275th baby hat for Morris Hospital (Morris Daily Herald) GARDNER - Irene Huston has spent most of her 89 years Knitting and sewing and taking care of others. The Mulleavy sisters: Painting with brush and 'blood' (International Herald Tribune) The Californian sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, under their label Rodarte, are capturing in brush and blood red the wild, dark romance behind this summer's arty outfits. Local 'Knit Whitz' Send Soldiers 'Hats from Home' (Kansas City InfoZine) With more than 1,000 Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers deploying to Kosovo, one Independence-area knitting group decided to use their hobby to support their hometown troops. Hans Blix Tour Return @ The Knitting Factory (All About Jazz) Hans Blix, a trio of improvised alchemy, will be wrapping up their tour of California by a return to NY at the Knitting Factory on May 30th at 9pm. The trio creates complete songs from seemingly thin air, developing themes, crafting melodies, and surprising the listener at every turn. Teacher stood up to drug dealers, hookers|PAGE 2 (Orange County Register) After 30 years, Carol Van Asten's back-to-basics grade school is thriving, even on a street once dominated by crime. New York Times Bestsellers List for May 18: paperback fiction (San Jose Mercury News) 1. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs. (Berkley, $14.) A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop. 'Doctor' patterns will avoid legal action (UPI) LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- A series of knitting patterns apparently modeled after creatures on the BBC series "Doctor Who" will not prompt legal action, the British broadcaster says. Karen Allen weaves her life into a rich tapestry (USA Today) He has his bullwhip and fedora, but Harrison Ford has a message for co-star Karen Allen. "I've been promised a scarf. I'm waiting," says Ford, the titular star of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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