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dr oz knittingI heard a rumor (via the Vogue Knitting Facebook page) thatThe Dr. Oz Show is going to feature knitting this Wednesday.

The show, apparently, will have segments on the health benefits of knitting as well as a look at men who knit. Here’s hoping he keeps it civil and doesn’t try to make fun. Male knitters are awesome! (I’m not seeing the segment on the episode guide, but I’ll tune in just in case and get you a full report.)

Of course we all know a bit about the health benefits of knitting from our own experience. Knitting is great for stress relief, good for the brain, can help calm you down, and I’ll bet it lowers your blood pressure, too. Well, maybe not always…

Check your local listings or viist the Dr. Oz websiteto see when the show is on where you live.Enhanced by Zemanta

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  1. The show was taped a few weeks back and based on information from the Assistant Producer who contacted a few guys who knit, the segment is supposed to air this Wednesday, 03-Oct-2012.

    Hopefully I’ll get to see a replay since I have to work during the show.

  3. just wanted to let you know that one of my first emails i check each day is craft gossip. Your emails are really awesome and you do it day after day after day…. you must also be really awesome too. anyway, thanx again muchly. i love craft gossip

Have you read?

Knit a Garter Stitch Blanket with a Twist

When I first started knitting again after a long absence from the craft (which has now been almost 25 years ago!) I really didn’t like garter stitch that much. I found it super boring, somehow even more boring than knitting stockinette stitch in the round, even though it’s exactly the same thing.

Over the years I’ve softened my opinion, and even grown to like garter stitch. There’s nothing wrong with being plain, and actually the texture of garter stitch is more interesting than stockinette.

Also there are fun things you can do with garter stitch to make it more interesting if you want to, such as adding stripes, working on the bias, or doing fun effects to change the look.

That’s the way with the Bernat Twist My Way Garter Knit Blanket. Using combinations of casting on and binding off creates what they call a Swiss cheese effect along two sides of the blanket. This is a lot of fun in the self-striping ombre yarn they chose for the pattern, but it would also be fun in a solid color or making your own stripes.

Despite the dramatic effect, this pattern is rated easy. It’s worked from side to side (if you consider the “cheesy” edges the top and bottom) and has an eight-row repeat that involves binding off and then casting on again to make the holes. They’re kind of like giant buttonholes.

Once you get the hang of it it’s a pretty easy repeat to remember, and it will be smooth knitting as big as you want to make it.

You can download this pattern from the Yarnspirations website for free, or you can buy a kit direct from them that includes the yarn you need (and knitting needles if you need those, too). Bernat Sport Ombre Twist, which is what is used in the pattern, comes in 12 self patterning colors and is a DK weight acrylic yarn.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]