men knittingMost stories about men knitting are what we called in journalism school “hey, Martha” stories. (As in, hey, Martha, take a look at this funny story!) They expect readers to be shocked, and probably a little amused, that men would …

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mad man knittingTwo years ago, Gregory Patrick was homeless and jobless, living in the woods of south Georgia. He turned his life around, remarkably enough, by knitting teddy bears, and now he wants to go from being a man who can just …

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mccal robertsI came across a story that I think is kind of funny but also says a lot about how great handcrafts are. When filmmaker and writer McCal Roberts was involved in a freak kitchen accident in which his hand was …

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pattern alteration franklin habitI’m kind of in love with Franklin Habit. The knitter behind the hilarious blog The Panopticon never fails to make me smile with his views on knitting and life. (If you haven’t seen them already, go take a look at …

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resolutions pollNow that we’re a couple of days into 2013, maybe you’ve had some time to think about crafty resolutions or goals that you might have for this year. I of course want to knit more, knit more for myself and …

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knitters review logoClara Parkes at Knitter’s Review has been looking back at the year that was in knitting for 10 years now, and her look back at the past decade in knitting shows how truly far we’ve come in a relatively short …

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knit tree peterboroughA group of knitters in Peterborough, England, have spent the past 11 months knitting patches and decorations for a wooly Christmas tree that was unveiled last weekend at All Saints Church.

The tree is made up of 5 by 5 …

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evie rosenI think we just need to get through this week with no more bad news, but I’m also saddened to report that Evie Rosen, the woman who founded the knit and crochet charity Warm Up, America, died recently. She …

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schaefer yarn nancyI feel like I have nothing but bad news for you this week (and this is not the end of it, unfortunately) but word on the Web is that Schaefer Yarn Company, based in Interlocken, N.Y., is going to …

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knitpurlgirlKarrie Steinmetz, better known to the fiber arts community by her online handle and podcast name KnitPurlGirl, died unexpectedly on Monday, according to reports around the Internet and on the Friends of KnitPurlGirl group on Ravelry.

Karrie had been …

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sweater flashmobI just had a link to this video come across my Facebook feed courtesy of Caron International’s Facebook feed, and I’m not quite sure what to make of it.

The link is to a video on Vimeo about one Loes …

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I’m loving this story I found on the Washington Post website about using downtime from the storm better known as Sandy to knit. It’s also about color, Kaffe Fassett and how knitting from someone else’s pattern can and should be …

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yarn storage coffee cansI am always looking for different ways to store my yarn and regularly go back and forth between wanting to see what I have and wanting it all hidden.

If you’re more of a display type person, this roundup of

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yarn mountainI don’t know how long this video has been out there, but I just saw it so I wanted to share it with you.

Google has a series of videos showing how different people use Google+, and one of them …

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vogue knitting americas next top modelI have no idea why BuzzFeed thinks it’s “alarming” (I really think they were trying to be funny) but a staffer has noticed that several contestants from “America’s Next Top Model” have found work after the show modeling knitwear for …

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