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Knitting Icon Barbara G. Walker Dead at 95

December 28, 2025 by Sarah White

I got the news over the weekend that Barbara G. Walker, an icon of knitting and feminism, died on December 21, 2025, at the age of 95. She had abdominal cancer and had been in hospice. 

Every knitter has been … Read More ...

Your Chance to Own a Barabara Walker Original

November 7, 2013 by Sarah White

barbara walker mosaic skirtI meant to post about this the last round but I completely forgot about it, but Schoolhouse Press has been running a series of online auctions (the one happening now is the second of three) in which they are auctioning … Read More ...

Tutorial – Barbara Walker’s Seamless Set In Sleeve Construction

June 14, 2011 by Terrye

Kristeen Griffin Grimes takes Barbara Walker’s construction techniques and turns it all around in her book, French Girl Knits. And Kathleen Cubley, editor of Knitting Daily spells it all out in her latest post, HERE

http://e1.interweave.com/dm?id=E5B5337F8B16FC4D4AF838E5FEA659B1C30092B14F2F2183
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Barbara Walker’s Treasury Project Blog

April 29, 2009 by Terrye

untitledYou’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, now you can join in and receive updates on this really cool project via the Walker Treasury Blog. You can participate too!

Go here: http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/

Here’s the “Clamshell” stitch pattern from the … Read More ...

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