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Knitting News Archive15-Nov-2007Professional services: The people who make it all work (FT.com via Yahoo! News) The Isle of Man's professional firms are essential to Knitting together much of its economic strategy. Fountain Hills Times online (The Fountain Hills Times) Judie Agee was always Knitting and crocheting afghans. ?That?s my therapy,? she says with a laugh. But she was making more than she could use or give away and wanted to give her afghans to people who needed them. Program unites parents, preschoolers, teachers to boost literacy preparedness (The Globe Gazette) MASON CITY -- Slowly, Isaiah Morgan pushes a noodle across the table, his brows knitting in concentration. Homemade warmth sent to help those in need (BG News) Imagine walking into a nursing home and seeing elderly women crocheting or knitting plaid sweaters and scarves for their grandchildren for Christmas stocking stuffers. Now imagine a group of college students crocheting and knitting blankets in their residence halls while watching television and talking with friends. AARP to host knitting group, holiday party (Edison Sentinel) The next general meeting of the Edison AARP chapter No. 3446 will be Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Edison Job Corps, 500 Plainfield Ave. The High Steppers group will be performing. Members are asked to bring canned or packaged food and toiletries for the Middlesex Food Bank. Members must be a member of the national AARP and a resident of New Jersey. Spin on knitting: Create something special for the nursery, author suggests (Deseret Morning News) Every baby deserves a knitted nursery, says knitter and author Susan B. Anderson. "Even if it contains just one or two knitted items, there is a magical connection between knitting and babies. They come together in ways that make people fall in love. Knits are so soft and warm and cuddly." Demystify the secret language of knitting (The Wichita Eagle) It isn't hard to find cool, contemporary Knitting patterns -- pattern publishers have gotten the message that Knitting is hip. But Knitting reference books, not so much. Most how-to-knit books, while perfectly serviceable, are a bit stodgy. Fortunately, the tide may be turning: Two new reference books speak to the new generation of knitters in their own language. ? "Knitspeak," by Andrea ...
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