Knitting News

So earlier in the decade back when we had a president who we loved to hate, before we had a president whom we hate to hate, savvy knitters like Wendy and Stephanie were knitting their Bohus sweaters and getting all, you know, knitterly about them.

WOOL was the 19th century lifeblood of West Yorkshire, so it's no surprise that knitting is still popular with the older generation.

A COFFEE morning with a twist raised more than A 120 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care.

Age Concern Wiltshire is calling on people to keep on knitting woollen items for Innocent drink bottles.

Much of the news about knitting I could dig up this week had to do with people knitting for others.

Today's lesson in Blogging for Scrapbookers gave lots of ideas for taking photos of everyday life at home.

Library Knitting Group The group is open to knitters of all skill levels. Everyone should bring a project to work on during the meeting.

Knitwear designers always have a particular vision in mind when they knit a project, but while they love to see other people follow that vision, I think most designers are happy to see people take their patterns and make them their own by changing up the color, adding a stripe or a bit of intarsia, even altering the shape a bit if necessary to make ...

The "Knitting is Sexy" 2010 calendar debuts in Denver this week. It happens during a special launch party at Strings on Thursday, November 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. Strings is at 1700 Humboldt Street in Denver.

I have always loved knitting and even more I love knitting for those I love. With the cold weather moving in and the holiday season around the corner I've made a list of 10 great patterns to knit up.

A good many of us may feel that with Halloween not yet over it is far too early for the trappings of Christmas to appear in stores and homes.

KNITTERS who helped a tourist attraction compile an exhibition last year are being urged to check their sewing kits after a number of knitting patterns went missing.

The Knitchicks' Guide to Sweaters by Marcelle Karp and Pauline Wall. North Light Books.

A hidden talent is about to launch a Piedmont woman into inter-galactic super stardom.

Heart disease is the number one killer of women, but a lot of women still don't know much about their risk factors or how to tell if they're having a heart attack.

VANCOUVER a ' It took the threat of an Olympic torch-relay protest, but Cowichan Tribes' knitters now have a contract even far more valuable than providing Team Canada's uniforms.

Looking for a great way to organize all your knitting needles or crochet hooks? Need a special gift for a knitter or looking for a gift for Christmas? Alecia of Madbird has many hand sewn items that are ready to ship.

As most of you probably know, I haven't been leaving the house much lately thanks to my new baby.

You're not seeing things, or are you. It's almost Halloween and is something lurking in the shadows, or is it an illusion? Shadow or illusion knitting is what is happening.

Two Streator church-based organizations are doing their part to warm those in need this winter.