Stone Age Spinning?

A newly published article in the September 11th issue of Science magazine  announces the discovery of ancient, twisted, wild flax fibers, embedded in soil samples taken from the Dzudzuana Cave in Georgia (Russia). Carbon dating places the habitation of the cave to the Upper Paleolithic period (32,000 to 11,000 years ago). The evidence, microscopic though [...]

Knitting News: New Magazine

Interweave Knits Weekend.
Preview here.

Knitting News: Cables without the Sweater

Here’s a brand new take on the classic cable sweater, from Russian designer Irina Shaposhnikova. Billed on Stylefrizz.com as the trendiest sweater for fall, the cables are held together via a “transparent layer” of something, cloth, I guess. Better start knitting all those Christmas sweaters for the stylistas in your life!
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Knitting News: The Wrap-ghan

Bernat  has just issued a new free pattern for a new afghan style – the Wrap-ghan! It’s an afghan with sleeves, for keeping warm and still having freedom of movement in arms and hands. They’ve designed one in crochet and one in knit. Would this qualify as the world’s largest sweater?

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Martha Stewart Does Yarn! 3/23/09

A special show, with Mo Rocca, about yarn and knitting and all the new trends.
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She’s Here!

Our second sweet granddaughter, Camille Grace! Seven lbs, four ounces, and she couldn’t be more beautiful or perfect.  We’re so happy, thrilled,  and grateful.

Knitting News: Sigh…I don’t think I’ll ever finish these hats…

The German building ministry has launched an eye-catching campaign to raise awareness of energy saving methods when refurbishing homes. Click on photo to see the news article.

Knitting News: Yarn and Fiber CSA

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and idea in which the individual can invest $$ in a farm and share in the yield. It’s been done for quite a while now for food, and now a fiber/yarn producer has started a CSA for knitters and other fiber artists. Martha’s Vinyard Fiber Farm and Hudson Valley [...]

Knitting News: Knitting Your Voice

Ran across an article this morning in the online mag Make (link ), about a new knitting machine that has been configured by two German women to record a voice and   knit its waveforms. Electronic knitting machines are now available for home use, but it would take some doing to program it to do [...]

Knitting as Art: Graffiti and ‘Yarnbombing’

photo: BNPS
Imaginative knitters around the world are turning their skills to creating public art projects out of yarn. There are even plans in the works for a book about the phenomenon. The UK’s Telegraph has an article about this fantastic bus, with information about how this trend got started. I think this is [...]