Prayer Shawls, American Girl Dolls, Knitting for Hope

Prayer shawls give comfort for cancer patients
Branson Daily News - MO, United States
“We have patterns for knitting or crocheting for anyone looking to get started.” Proceeds from a recent auxiliary book sale bought yarn for knitters to use, ...

Costly American Girl duds inspire homespun alternatives for dolls
Chicago Tribune - United States
They're knitting because it's relaxing." Craft sites such as kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com have helped the hobby spread by offering patterns, ...

Hand-made hope
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United States
It's basically two "sides" that are knitted in a circular pattern and then stuffed with a soft material like what goes into a teddy bear. ...

Three ways women band together to banish the winter blahs
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
For Angie Dunn, 44, of Neenah, nothing fends off winter's literal and figurative chill like knitting with a group of women. When she gathers with the ...

Technique: Use paper to figure out pattern problems « Sewing
By anneweaver
When the going gets tough, the tough get... out the paper? That's what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it's a pattern that you're designing or a commercial pattern ...

Nordic knitting patterns are not your basic cable
Seattle Times - United States
Lavold's work is showing in the "Knitting Along the Viking Trail" exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum through April 5. The Nordic Heritage Museum offers ...

Pattern review: stay-on baby booties
Examiner.com - USA
This is the pattern I knit whenever I have a baby shower to attend or a new child to welcome. It is a joy to knit for anyone who is comfortable with ...

Knit-in event draws about 100 participants, raises money for Held4Kids
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Bernie Remillard, a Help4Kids volunteer, also left with six bags of knitted wares such as hats, scarves and blankets for distribution to needy families. ...

Knitting, Craft and Sewing Roundup

Taplin to show hand-weaving skills at Old Town
Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene,KS,USA
The Taplins used trial and error to learn the skill and continue to take classes to learn more about the craft. They have been weaving rugs for 13 years and ...

How to Make a Cat Castle and Scratching Post - CraftStylish
Lee Meredith, Contributor
Carpet pieces with the same pattern but in different colors look great together! Two or more large, thick cardboard boxes; Several pieces of carpet (or enough total to cover most surfaces of the boxes); Scissors that can cut through the carpet; Box cutter or craft knife; Hot-glue gun ...

Knit a Hat Without using a Pattern
By rachel
I was in a yarn store a week or two ago and overheard someone asking for a pattern for a scarf. It was all I could do n...

With Heart and Hands.....: Free Heart Themed Patterns: Quilt ...
By A Quilting Journey
And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in ...

Sew cool: AMS meets ‘Project Runway’
Amesbury News - Amesbury,MA,USA
Every Friday for six weeks, Andersen, Jackson and Olsen met with a group of AMS students teaching them how to design and sew their own outfits. ...

Sewing with Faux Fur – Sewing Blog | BurdaStyle.com
By squirrellypoo
... onto the lining side of your new furry cuffs and collars, and also onto the existing collars and cuffs of your coat. Now you've got an added touch of glamor than can be removed for laundering or rainy days! SEWING UNIVERSE NEWS FEED ...

Quilters Stitching Sudoku Pattern For Cancer Fight
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
This cotton quilt, a menagerie of florals, plaids and soft solid squares sewn in a sudoku pattern, will be offered April 25 in a drawing at the Land O' ...

Carving out a niche
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
Laurel Smelley, a seamstress with her own business, is often at her sewing machine at the front of the store, where she'll do alterations and repairs on ...

Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama's designer, hopes for Hollywood fame
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
I started sewing clothes at age 12. In high school, my friends started buying clothes from me. I made my own prom dress from a Halston pattern. ...

Preteen knitting queen instructs others
New Richmond News - New Richmond,WI,USA
A woman, one of her pupils, asked her for help with her knitting project. She went over to her and patiently showed her how rectify her “dropped stitch” to ...

2x2 ribbing at the bottom of a sweater EEK! - KnittingHelp.com Forum
By Darby
k1p1 +1 k2p2 +2 k2p1 +2 The + numbers make the pattern end in knit stitches. You just increase for the number of knits in the rib pattern. The other side however would have purls as the starting stitches so keep that in mind. ...

'Coat for boat' knitters sought
BBC News - UK
The Customs House, in South Shields, wants to bring together the two crafts of boat-building and knitting. A cover for a 21ft (6.4m) coble and its internal ...

I-Cord Gloves « Welcome to Wildesheep
By wildesheep
I am such a purist and follow directions word for word in everything that I do- I can’t cook and I have problems with knitting for this reason- no creativity…. I want someone to tell me EXACTLY what to do and I want mine to be EXACTLY ...

Repair shops thrive as many keep using what they have
Houston Chronicle - United States
At Alief Vacuum and Sewing Center, owner Stuart Miller has taken on repairing battery-operated toys, as vacuum and sewing machine repairs decreased three ...

Daily Planner: February 9
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
6: 10 am Sewing. Noon lunch. Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. SPEAKEASY TOASTMASTERS: Noon-1 pm Casual lunch. Bureau of Reclamation, 1140 W. Wood ...

Lead weight: Small businesses decry law spurred by China toy scare
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
Her bucket of vintage buttons, passed down from her mother's collection, collected dust on the shelf near her sewing table. Designing new clothes for her ...

LDS senior humanitarians serve the world
Mormon Times - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
The words are pinned to the bulletin board in sewing room next to the lists of items and number that have been made for the month. ...

Survivor on the Main
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Barry Shinder, owner of Maple Leaf Hat and Cap Manufacturing, hunches over the same sewing machine his father did 79 years ago when the Mile End company was ...

Show goes on for 'Porkchop'
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Alas, Parker can't sew. "I knew it was a weakness," Parker says now. "I usually have a person sewing for me. So I just tried to make something creative and ...

Monday, February 9 - Get Fiscally Fit at the Library
Examiner.com - USA
For more great classes on everything from knitting to crafts and cooking to fashion, check out the library's extensive Fresh City Life offerings.

Alameda County fire dispatcher's writing career is scorching hot
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
She also keeps a blog called Yarn-a-Go-Go, in which she muses about knitting, writing and life. Herron said she has been knitting since she was 5 years old. ...

Coconut Grove abounds with arts and crafts events
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is gearing up for its 21st Arts and Crafts Show, which coincides with the Grove's annual Arts Fest. ...

CraftBits and Craft Gossip
Baltimore By Hand - Baltimore,MD,USA
Have you heard of Craft Gossip? These are two marvelously crafty web sites that contain a wealth of ideas, projects, articles and just about any other craft ...