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Thursday 13 - Free Pattern Resources from around the web ...
By Grandmother Wren
1. Lion Brand Yarn – 100’s of free knit and crochet patterns. You do have to register on the site, but it only takes a minute, it’s free and it’s So.


Grandmother's Pattern Book
Crocheters answer the call
Explore Howard County - Ellicott City,MD,USA
It was Fan who founded the church's knitting group two years ago to produce prayer shawls, and who helped organize the free class. ...

More good news for Crafters in the Recession | FaveCraftsBlog
The CHA reports the the 4 categories getting the most push during these times are: Scrapbooking, Green Crafting, Kid’s Crafts, and Sewing - saying “sewing is the new knitting.” To read the whole story, click here. Share and Enjoy: ...

Phyllis can't stop knitting!
Dunmow Broadcast - Stevenage,England,UK
EVER heard the one about the granny who cannot stop knitting? Neither had we, until we met 70-year-old pensioner Phyllis Smith from Redbond Lodge in Great ...

Shamrock Bread Basket Liner - Free Knitting Pattern for a Shamrock ...
By knitting
This versatile and easy knitting pattern that includes a shamrock works as a bread basket liner or a small placemat. Because the shamrock is subtle you can use this piece around St. Patrick's Day or throughout the year.

Neighbors: Wardrobe refashioning saves money
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
Refashioning is a great way to learn to sew. Most ideas take some sewing skill and require the use of a sewing machine but some do not. ...

Baby Dresses:
By admin
Place the free baby clothes sewing pattern that results on a piece of fabric and cut around the pattern leaving enough room on the edge of each piece for a seam. Remove the paper, place the material pieces together as they will be sewn ...

Jo-Ann Stores Reports Sew-Sew Results
Mediapost.com - New York,NY,USA
"Our core sewing and crafts businesses continued to exhibit growth throughout the year, despite the deterioration in economic conditions," the company says. ...

FREE Pattern - Easter Placemat #2 « Quiltingcindy’s Weblog
By quiltingcindy
Didn’t the The Heart of Sewing make an adorable placemat? She claims it is for kids but I could see myself eating off this placemat. :D If you liked that placemat just look how cute this one is also by The Heart of Sewing. Happy sewing! ...

Charity and Community Knitting and Crafts

Volunteer seamstresses is outfitting children with severe skin ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
By Susan Weich Jo Ridenhour has been sewing her whole life, so when she read a hospital bulletin board item asking for people to make special pajamas for ...

One store inside another: Spin-a-Yarn Fiber Garden to join Matters ...
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - OH, United States
Steffan will offer classes on knitting, felting and dyeing, and sell hand-made items she created: scarves, ribbons and many other items. ...

Ministry's prayer shawls are a blessing
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA
Their idea was to combine a love of knitting into a prayerful ministry reaching out to those needing comfort and solace. The ministry has grown to more than ...

If you can knit, you can be one of Santa's helpers
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
Susie Seavers, knitting department chairwoman and Elf Extraordinaire for Santa Claus Inc., has been turning yarn into children's sweaters for more than a ...

Prayer shawl ministry helps bring comfort
StarNewsOnline.com - Wilmington,NC,USA
“You’re not going to believe this,” Walley remembers telling Dunbar, “but I’m knitting a prayer shawl.” The two women learned more about prayer shawl ...