There are many places on the net to get [tag]free knitting patterns[/tag]. Some contain pictures of the items, most are text only sites and you can just print the pattern. I am focused on socks currently (could be the cold … Read More ...
Knitting Podcasts
[tag]Podcasting[/tag] is not an old internet capability, but relatively new. In 2003 regular podcasts started showing up on well-known Web sites and software support for podcasting spread throughout the internet. Wikipedia describes podcast as a media file that is distributed … Read More ...
Knitting from your Stash
Continuing on from the post of a few days ago, I came across this blog entry. It’s a challenge from [tag]Wendy Johnson[/tag]. Wendy is a lifelong knitter and creator of one of the most popular [tag]knitting blogs [/tag]online. She has … Read More ...
Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting
Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting is the name of the current exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, NY. The exhibit runs January 25 – June17, 2007. List of artists in this exhibit can be … Read More ...
Stash or Collection?
Do you purchase yarns for their beauty and color, or maybe for the unique texture? Have you bought yarns that were rare, or extremely unique? Do you have a stash of yarns waiting for that next project, the project you … Read More ...
The Walker Treasury Project
Most knitters know that Barbara Walker’s Treasuries
are indispensable. We use them constantly for designing, for help with a difficult pattern, and for pure inspiration. That’s where the Walker Treasury Project comes in.
A group of knitters have displayed on … Read More ...
Math and Knitting?
What does math have to do with knitting? Well, if you are Elizabeth Zimmerman everything.
Elizabeth Zimmerman was to knitting what Henry Ford was to automobile manufacturing. Ms Zimmerman was part philosopher, part engineer and part scientist. She saw … Read More ...
Sushi Anyone?
Knitting and Crochet patterns have taken an oriental flavor since the introduction of Japanese craft books and a knitting craze amongst young crafters. I thought I would start off the feast with a platter of sushi delights.