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Swatch It! Summer 2009

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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:24

Published on Monday, 25 May 2009 23:50

Socks have a thankless job. They spend their days shoved deep inside a shoe. They try desperately to hold onto our foot and not slip around as they get walked on, all the while trying to breathe and not be too overwhelmed by the heat and moisture given off by the foot. Oh, and they still need to stay pretty just in case you hike up your pant-leg to show them off to a fellow knitter. It takes a special yarn to be able to handle this responsibility. Those yarns that are up to the challenge will reward you with enduring beauty and, depending on the yarn, a possibility for subtle intrigue as well. READ FULL ARTICLE

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Knitter

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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:24

Published on Monday, 25 May 2009 23:52

Franklin Habit reknits a Wallace Stevens poem with our kind in mind. READ FULL ARTICLE

Yarn Farm: Barbara Parry

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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:24

Published on Saturday, 28 February 2009 18:02

In late March, the New England landscape softens and greens. The farm comes back to life as the barn and paddocks fill with rollicking lambs sprinting from one end of the barn to the other, practicing their high jumps and ninja kicks. After a long winter, they are a welcome sight. Their arrival signals a fresh start and the beginning of a new season. Read More

Painting Knitted Lace with Dye Linda Whiting

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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:24

Published on Saturday, 28 February 2009 15:14

Though knitted lace can stand beautifully on its own, it becomes something even more with the addition of color. Painting your finished lace with dye can accentuate its pictoral and abstract elements, alter them, or even suggest new ones. For this introduction to lace painting, I have chosen several familiar lace patterns from Barbara Walker to illustrate the possibilities. Read More.

In the Steps of Jane Gaugain Kate Davies

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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:24

Published on Saturday, 28 February 2009 14:58

From the quiet restraint of the Regency buildings that line Edinburgh’s George Street, you would never guess that a century and a half ago, this was the scene of a knitting revolution. Read More