KNITSTER

in 2002 i had my second child. in 2002 my son was diagnosed with autism. in 2002 my world started to make sense. and all of a sudden, i needed an outlet. i was a jeweler, but not wanting to devote all my time to working in metal again, i started [...]

Posted on August 11th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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This weekend, looking for something fun and quick to do for a baby shower, I knit something small and fun. I’ll post the pictures and the info after the shower.
But I also wanted to mention–since June, I’ve been having problems with my right arm. It’s meant no knitting–tennis elbow!! But Friday I went to [...]

Posted on July 9th, 2006 by Helen
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In working on the blanket from hell, I mean, the baby blanket for my nephew to be, I encountered the second occurrence where the needle from my interchangeable disconnected and I had to get the stitches back on the needle. In the process, I realized what the problem was, and it wasn’t the needle. [...]

Posted on May 7th, 2006 by Dani
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so…..
saturday, april 29th was the minnesota knitters’ guild’s 20th annual yarnover. it was spectacular. the day started early for me- on the planning committee- wet and rainy. the keynote speaker was the wonderful lucy neatby. she spoke of the design process. absolutely wonderful. of course, i had a class [...]

Posted on April 30th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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I just lifted this off the LJ Knitting forum, but I think it might be something that I’ll participate in.
http://www.oneskein.com/secretpal.asp
One Skein Secret Pals Exchange
Welcome!
Welcome to the One Skein Secret Pals exchange! This is an event for knitters and crocheters of all ages who understand unbridled yarn lust—the joy of receiving a single new [...]

Posted on April 4th, 2006 by Dani
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OK, unless you are into the craft that we all know and love on this website, the rest of the world would think I’m a total dweeb for being excited about my find today.
I’ve been playing with the idea of dying my own yarn for a while, a la the Kool Aid method. [...]

Posted on March 8th, 2006 by Dani
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I crossposted this info to LJ Knitting, but I thought it was amusing.
I was surfing the web, and came across this. If you really wanted to express the knitter inside you, believe it or not, there are “skins” for your cellphone or computer that actually have patterns of stockinette stitch on them in a [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2006 by Dani
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I was looking at Knitter’s Review whilst surfing, and came across a listing for various festivals/shows involving knitting. I saw one that is definitely tempting, and knowing there are a few of us that live somewhat close enough or would be willing to venture in this direction, I wanted to put it out there. This [...]

Posted on February 28th, 2006 by Dani
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after belonging to several different knitting groups, i have decided to pout a list of simple, and i do mean simple, truths about knitting.
1) stockinette curls. sometimes even if you put an edging on it. no amount of blocking will fix it.
2) only animal fibers felt. they have scales that get closer and [...]

Posted on February 23rd, 2006 by Pickleboot
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2005 was the year of knitting for me. Well, I’m sure for Helen too, but she started in 2004, whereas I started around the end of February/beginning of March 2005. For me, what a year it’s been! I learned to knit and purl at ALL, and now Helen and I are knitting buddies (she [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2006 by Dani
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