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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “knitting”

 

• WIP Wednesday: Dreaming Continued

  
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  Knitting: Are you tired of this shawl yet? I just changed colors and Im even more in love with it. Though I really wish I had more time to work on it. At least this week I feel like theres a sizable increase from last week. Sewing: I dont have room to cut anything out since books have taken over my living room. ...
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• Ship on the Ocean

  
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  Yarn : HaldeCraft HandDyed Tiptree in Serentiy Pattern :  Waves and Piers Socks  by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott Started : 08/30/12 Completed : 09/22/12 Notes : none
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• Yarn, Yarn Along, Very Exciting News and a bit of embroidery

  
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  I have so much to squeeze into todays post that I dont know where to begin!Yesterday I promised a peek at my crochet projects so Ill start there.I wanted to make some bunting to go above my landing window and was inspired by this scalloped bunting that I found via Pinterest.  Mine was slightly different, using two ...
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• The Great Knitted Escape

  
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  Check out this recreation of the motorcycle chase scene from the 1963 movie, The Great Escape , in which a woolly-headed Steve McQueen tries to escape to the Swiss border on a crocheted Triumph TR6. This tribute was produced by K1P1.com in association with Baker-bunch to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ...
  3 days ago

• The Summer Series: Reflection

  
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  You know that Im not the most patient person. I come up with an idea and then my entire being is propelled in the direction of its completion. Sure, I think a lot about it. I try to resolve issues. I read and ask questions. But in my house we have a saying (as we wake in the mornings): What are you still doing in ...
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• Holey… Something

  
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  Happy Father’s Day to those of you out there so inclined to celebrate! There’s not much going on out this way. My husband received his card from Lilbit, we went to his parent’s house for a visit, and now we’re back home. I wish I could say that Father’s Day meant that my husband got a break, but alas for ...
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• Life Lessons Ive Learnt From Knitting

  
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  For the last six years, I have written a speech to deliver to my students who leave the Senior Montessori class at the end of the Montessori 3 year cycle. Last year, I gave the best one to date... A few people asked me to post it, but I never got around to it...(a bit busy with other goings on in life!) So now that ...
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• The Perovskite Project

  
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  How’s this for a good chemistry yarn? A crack team of knitters from the  University of  Surrey’s Chemistry Department have spun out an unlikely collaborative project by rallying weavers everywhere to help them string together a cuddly version of perovskite. Chief knitter/outreach officer, Dr Julia Percival , ...
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• Easy Crocheted Rose Tutorial {Crochet}

  
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• Neuro Knitting’s Scarves Will Cover Your Neck in Brain Waves

  
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  Customized scarves are nothing new, but artists  Varvara Guljajeva  and  Mar Canet  still came up with something truly novel and different in this category. They worked with  Sebastian Mealla  from the Music Technology Group in Barcelona to create something called Neuro Knitting. The process is ...
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• On the Needles – June 14, 2013

  
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  This is a photo of my project from last week.  I’m working on it . . hopefully I’ll get it done by the end of the month.  It’s my Camp Loopy project.  The pattern is 3S Shawl, the yarn is Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock, color – Storm Brew.
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• Celebrate Art in SE5 With The Camberwell Arts Festival

  
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  Head to Camberwell tomorrow for the first day of a nine-day festival of art based in and around SE5. The Camberwell Arts Festival aims to take art out of the studio and into street to showcase the area’s artistic heritage. The festival has taken place every June since 1994; this year’s show includes events on ...
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• Celebrate Flag Day with Some Hand-Crafted Americana!

  
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  Happy Flag Day to our friends across the US! In celebration of this holiday, and because July 4 is just three weeks away, I wanted to share some of my favorite American flag-inspired knit and crochet projects. Which one will you make to celebrate Independence Day? Get just a touch of Americana with ...
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• Friend Visits

  
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  This past week I’ve had my oldest friend visiting, not the oldest age-wise, oldest as in I’ve known her since I was 5. So we’ve been busy and I haven’t had much time with my computer. We went to Canada’s Wonderland on Wednesday and surprisingly it was the perfect day. The weather was great, sunny but not too ...
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• What are bast fibers?

  
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  Summer is a time of knitting with lightweight fibers, and there are so many to choose from. Im most familiar with cotton and linen, which are pretty easy to come by. But there are many more fibers to choose from, and theyre becoming more and more common in local yarn shops. Help yourself to a ...
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• Flower of the Sea

  
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  I love it when a project turns out better than expected. Fiore di Mare Shawlette This is my Fiore di Mare   Shawlette , knit in On Your Toes Bamboo in the ivory colourway. I was not at all sure if the finished piece would be, well, good. My gauge was a bit tight, the yarn isn’t really something one would ...
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• More socks

  
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  It seems my default knitting, at least these days, is socks. And while the knitting itself might not be completely thrilling in the moment, I end up with hand-knit socks, which is a definite yay! I think I finally realized that the reason I probably sound so ho-hum about so many projects lately is just that I ...
  6 days ago

• Hitting the beach with and in your knitting....

  
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  Almost a month ago, I traumatized followers of the Facebook page for this blog by sharing this 1922 photo of a dripping wet Winston Churchill in a knitted bathing suit. Im including it in this post to make sure all my readers see it, because thats the kind of blogger I am. Now that youve seen it (and cant unsee it), ...
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• Conwy, take three

  
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  Yarn : Zen Garden Serenity Sock Pattern :  Conwy  by Nancy Bush Started : 07/25/12 Completed : 08/30/12 Notes : I keep knitting this pattern and then loving it so much I wear the socks out.
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• Well then I have to. No, need to. And now I want to.

  
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  I bought the aqua silk for me. It would so show off my favorite blouse. I’ve been using it to design a new pattern with, and it stalled out for about two weeks between the traveling and trying to decide what direction to go in next with it. I’ve gotten past that, been knitting quite a bit yesterday and today and ...
  6 days ago

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