knitting

Knitting is a functional art form that uses a variety of stitches to create something out of a single strand of yarn. While knitting was once considered to be an old-fashioned or maternal hobby (i.e. grandmothers knitting sweaters or expectant mothers knitting booties), there has recently been a renaissance.

Twenty- and thirty-somethings are taking up knitting in large numbers, and are not content to just knit tea cozies. Scarves, sweaters, hats, tops, and other accessories inspired by popular designers are a common knits, as are things you normally wouldn't associate with knitting, like stuffed monsters, arm slings, and even a womb.

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• ‘There’s wisdom in the Wool’ – TheEmployable talks to Katie Mowat, Founder of Knitwear Co. Grannies Inc.

  
  TheEmployable — Authority: 113
  Many of us have a dream of turning a hobby into a business. Katie Mowat, founder of Grannies Inc, has done just that by turning an interest in knitting  into a full-time business. However the real coup was not so much the quality knitwear products, or even the bespoke knitwear you can design, but the name itself. ...
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• Find the Best Knitting Needle for Your Knitting

  
  Web Designer Pinoy — Authority: 148
  Just as in any type of art or craft, knitting requires the right sorts of tools in order to do the best job in the most enjoyable fashion. Therefore , its an excellent idea to choose an excellent pair of needles.
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• My New Knitting Spot

  
  Knitted Gems Designs & Crafts — Authority: 103
  Wouldn’t you like to be knitting here? ( Loved the series by Knitting Dragonflies ) Probably not. Yet, I’m thrilled to have found a moment in each day where I can knit a few rows. Why I just might finish the hexagon blanket before Elly’s 5th birthday.  Don’t hold your breath though.
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• Show 175 – News

  
  Sticks & String — Authority: 89
  Busy since the last show, but the first book is ready to go to its audience tomorrow as school goes back. The Audible special offer is  here . The music this week is from Takashi Matsuishi Spark’s album Preludes from Magnatune. Follow me on twitter,  @reidyd , for various photos including the panoramas take ...
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• cabled, this time

  
  InkTracks — Authority: 108
  Using the cabled strips I first showed on January 22 I made a new ball. (Two views) Though the strips are more interesting to knit, I dont think the cables add enough interest to make them worthwhile. These strips are 10 stitches wide, 8 inches long in a DK yarn. The cable flattens the strip compared to a ...
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• Stay Warm with Etsy!

  
  Boston Handmade — Authority: 111
  by Leah of cricicis design I have been coming across some really adorable cold-weather accessories on Etsy recently and had to share. Some great ones are from our own Boston Handmade members- but there are a ton of handmade mittens, scarves, blankets, and more available. So check em out before spring comes along! ...
  3 days ago

• The winter galleries are here!

  
  Knitting Daily — Authority: 104
  Weve got a new crop of galleries for you, fresh from the pages of the Winter 2011 Interweave Knits— Customizing Pullover and Cardigan Knitting Patterns from Interweave Knits: A Winter Knitting Gallery Presented by Knitting Daily . Five knitters took up their needles and made one of two beautiful patterns, the ...
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• re-su yukata Sweater

  
  Suture for a Living — Authority: 99
  I undertook this challenge back in October 2011.  I recently finished it.  I love/hate it.  The sweater is a shortened version of the re-su yukata pattern from the book Knit Kimona Too . The yarn is The Fibre Company Terra in black walnut. I like how the sleeves fit.  I like how the back looks. ...
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• Wonderkiss (TK Wonder + Kissey) – Heartfukk (part 1) EP | Stream x Free Download

  
  SoulCulture — Authority: 618
  TK Wonder : Kissey is a collaborative project between Brooklyn’s TK Wonder and Sweden’s Kissey Asplund.  Featuring TK on the vocals/writing and Kissey on the production, they merge their styles and love of electronic-ness to produce the Heartfukk (part 1) EP, which is available as a free download. The ...
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• A linen collection?

  
  Needles and Things — Authority: 107
  A very long time ago, I was planning on knitting some very simple placemats and a table runner for my table.  I had a couple of colours of Louets Euroflax linen, a long gone colour called eggplant and a soft taupe.  I wasnt really sure about just how I wanted the placemats to look so the project never got started. ...
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• Yarn Projects

  
  Laughing Leah Loves Lilies — Authority: 104
  All three kids in their finished monster hats: side view of Jareds (he requested a mohawk!) The main reason I wanted to learn how to crochet was to be able to do different flowers. There are SO many more options for flowers when you crochet instead of knit. I sat myself down in front of some youtube videos ...
  5 days ago

• another post from last week?

  
  barefoot rooster — Authority: 95
  Hi, folks. Rooster here. Another doozy of a week — the start of classes (including mine!), and the work of adjusting to a new routine, a new commute (from the lake house), a new pattern for Boh. Here’s hoping I’ll figure out where blogging fits into all of that very soon. All went well this week, but there’s ...
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• Cheap is not the only reason to buy

  
  Tales from PipneyJane's Kitchen — Authority: 97
  You will be relieved to know that my recent bout of yarn-lust didnt result in a purchase. Maybe, as Amy suggested, it was the time between receiving Lidls email and actually visiting a branch (Lidl is a supermarket chain from Germany), that allowed it to wear off. Maybe it was because Id spent several hours rummaging ...
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• Bought to you by the letter B

  
  knitandnatter — Authority: 105
   Birthday socks for Ma off the needles and onto the Blockers. So happy to have finished them - in plenty of time for her birthday and because although I love the pattern with the skinny yarn and needles they seemed never ending. Border in the bed.  Bogey on the bed looking very Black and Bushy. ...
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• Why I hacked a knitting machine

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Artist Andrew Salomone makes innovative knitwear, from a Bill Cosby jumper to a sweater that lights up when music is played. John McDonnell finds out how - and why Some people use hacking to attempt bold endeavours like undermining the governments of tyrannical superpowers, while others use it for more trivial ...
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• Knitting

  
  Mandala Design Works — Authority: 405
  Last Sunday, I was watching football (the Championship games) and knitting, and it occurred to me why knitting is becoming such a positive thing for me to do.  I first learned to knit in high school and made a sweater which I never wore.  In college, I tried making a vest for a friend of mine, got carried away, and ...
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• I talked about little projects.

  
  Needles and Things — Authority: 107
  I woke about 3:30 this morning to absolute quiet and absolute dark.  The power was off.  I snoozed for a while and then got out my wee book light and started looking at mitten patterns in my library of knitting books. Im trying to focuson some little knitting, trying to bring these back into my head.  I feel bad ...
  6 days ago

• Cartoon Of The Day

  
  Evaluation — Authority: 126
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• Dreaming in Fibre - Episode 7 New Year 2012!

  
  Crafts of Texture — Authority: 104
    The next podcast is up at http://sarastexturecrafts.podbean.com/2012/01/23/episode-7-a-new-year/ Its been a slow start and a long time since I last podcast, so heres an update about where Im at and why I was absent from the audio show. Dont forget you can also find me on iTunes at ...
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• Finished It Friday: Marmite’s Nina Blanket

  
  Home Educating the Puddle Chicks. — Authority: 408
  I was reasonably pleased with the first baby blanket I knitted for Marmite. I had wanted squares and a sort of ‘organised’ feel to it and it came up much as I hoped. But the way I constructed it meant the back was quite raw and ‘back of something’ like and I think it will be better lined. I’ve got some ...
  6 days ago

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