Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Retail Week Stick to your knitting – but knit well Retail Week, UK - Michael Poynor , Michael Poynor Happily, today's fashion retailers are not selling to customers restricted by their ration books to one outfit a year, or driven to unpicking old jumpers for wool to knit new clothes. “Stick to your knitting ” is, incidentally, a most topical edict for …
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Macworld Knit Buddy Macworld, CA Spinning a Yarn: Keeping tabs on the amount and types of yarn at your disposal is just one of the things that Knit Buddy tracks. Knit Buddy by David Ross Software is a promising mobile solution for absentminded crafters like me. …
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Sit Ups, Push Ups, and … Knitting ? Brain Exercises in Midlife May … Attorney at Law We all know that exercise can give us those six-pack abs, tone legs, and bulging biceps, but what about reading a magazine, playing a board game, or knitting a quilt? There is new evidence to show that activities such as reading, playing games, …
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
In stitches: Needlework, knitting not just for men anymore The Daily Yomiuri, Japan The group won the audience award for works such as "Makigurumi" (Coil Doll), a penguin made by winding knitting yarn around bundles of knitting yarn, and "Kao Pasu" (Face Purse), a face-shaped purse. The group was particularly encouraged after taking …
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Knitting and crocheting NH Primary, NH Knitting , Crocheting and Cross-Stitch Group meets Mondays at 6 pm and is open to all crafty folks in the area. Bring a current project and socialize with other creative individuals. This group is informal; drop-ins welcome. …
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Seattle Post Intelligencer Ryan Reynolds' knitting power Metro, UK He said: "I would go with the much less violent approach – my super power would be something more like knitting , my mutant ability would have a calming effect." The 32-year-old said it was a "challenge" learning to handle swords to play the character, … Ryan Reynolds – reluctant superhero WalesOnline all 2,109 news articles
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Stage listings The Spokesman Review, WA Friday, 8 pm, Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. $12. (509) 325-SEAT Spokane Symphony Casual Classics – Works by Mozart and his contemporaries, featuring double bassist Patrick mcnally. Friday, 8 pm, Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, …
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Brain Exercises May Delay Memory Loss WebMD By Charlene Laino April 29, 2009 (Seattle) — Engaging in activities that exercise the brain, like reading and even knitting , may delay or prevent memory loss, researchers report. In a new study, reading magazines, knitting and quilting, …
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Martha's Vineyard Times Island senior keeps soldiers warm, one cap at a time Martha’s Vineyard Times, MA Over the past six months, the soon-to-be nonagenarian has knitted about 50 of the caps. Caps for soldiers stack up, as Fran Resendes keeps those knitting needles going. Photo by Ralph Stewart Although not all of the soldiers may know where their caps …
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Examiner.com Knitting for our troops Examiner.com I was goofing off when I should have really been working, and I saw a post on Twitter from someone about knitting for America's soldiers. I though – what a great idea! A website called The Ships Project has lots of patterns and information about …
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