Craft Gossip

main_logoThis is such a cool magazine! I don’t know if it’s new or not, but it’s new to me, and there are really cute patterns in it, and there’s a blog, and there’s submission guidelines, and archives.

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From Knitty:

Holiday Headstart projects are little things that you can start knitting now for gifting later in the year. No big afghans that you can’t even imagine having on your lap as you work in the heat of summer. No…

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The Smart Knitter’s Hotsheet is a brand new, monthly newsletter that includes great tips, ideas, patterns, features of awesome knitters, Q&A, and much, much more! It also includes membership to an online area that has interactive forums, questions and answers…

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You’ve heard about it, no doubt, the incredibly small, detailed sweaters, socks and other accessories that are sweeping these interwebs these days.

scuba_front_nohand_smlAn example is this scuba themed sweater from Bugknits.

While I’ve never been inspired to create something like this, that…

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logobarThis site contains some different examples of knitted art, in the form of the traditional sweaters, bags and home dec items. Interesting applications of color, texture, lace and cables are the cornerstone of this company.  Browse these designs here:  http://www.chrisbylsmadesigns.com/patterns.html

Download…

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untitled-1From the Yarn Traveler, here is:  http://www.knitmap.com/  Find your local yarn store.  How cool is this?  You have to check it out.  untitled-2For version 1.1 I’m going to suggest an upgrade to which they can create a yarn store where…

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knitideasI love Facebook. Such a fun little time waster, and this morning, I ran across the Facebook equivalent for knitters.

KnitIdeas.com. Great site.  Share your ideas, swap yarn, and show off your knitting creations……. Here: http://www.knitideas.com/

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clip_image005Lorna’s Laces and Clara Parkes have teamed up to bring us this gorgeous colorway. Clara’s Garden is sure to be a hit, it sure had me drooling, and I’m not even a big fan of pink!

Read Lorna’s Laces Blog article. Clara shares…

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nashuaThese and lots of other designs are brought to you for 2009 from Nashua Handknits.

cfs_250_productNew yarns too, including Creative Focus Silk in 15 colorways, and Daylily in 7 colorways.

Nashua’s fresh new designs have always been a favorite of mine, stop…

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stash_swap_bg Short of yarn? Too much yarn? Post a free stash swap ad and meet other knitters and crocheters looking to de-stash their extra yarn or find something special for their next project.   
Go to Planet Purl

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promo_ng4excessNorah’s book, Vol. 4: Excess is ready to view! Go here for a slideshow and narrative by Norah herself!

http://berroco.com/slideshows/ng4_excess/index.html

Read more at Berroco’s Website!

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kristinKristin Nicholas of Getting Stitched On The Farm fame gives us a French Knot Tutorial, on her blog, here: http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com/2009/03/french-knot-tutorial.html

Kristin says; “I never let anyone leave my class without knowing how to do this really versatile stitch.”

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knotionslogoThis publicaton is new to me, I didn’t even know about it! But, this morning as I was wandering my way through the inter-webs it found me, so here it is!   http://www.knotions.com/

This current issue features patterns, techniques including yarn substitution,…

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Everyone knows about the gorgeous sweaters produced by the folks at Philosopher’s Wool. Their method of knitting with 2 colors at once, one in each hand is most easily understood by seeing it done.

And… I’ve got just the thing for…

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springcover_01Spring 2009 Twist Collective is up and ready for viewing! This issue features  a tour of a sheep farm (from farm to yarn), painting lace with dye,  knitting with wire, as well as the usual sweater, sock, shawl, baby… patterns…

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