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Entries from April 2009
April 28, 2009
Rosemary Hill—designer of knit treasures
This article that continues this piece is excerpted from KNITTING DAILY’s newsletter. Rosemary Hill is an amazing knitter and jeweler and jewelry knitter. Her new book—Elements of Style: Knit & Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt, & Beads—rocks. It’s really is a tremendous read, with fantastic photos and great designs. Rosemary’s Web site is: Designs [...]
April 27, 2009
World Record Tea Cozy…
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the largest tea cozy. Knit in England and just completed. A COMMUNI-TEA event in Great Dunmow set a new Guinness World Record for knitting the world’s biggest tea cosy.Residents of Croft House Nursing and Residential Home used 1924 squares of wool to knit the cosy, which measures [...]
April 26, 2009
Knitting Mentors…
West Annapolis Elementary School needs knitting mentors. I’d love to be one, except living in New Hampshire puts me out of the loop. Shucks. Here’s the article from The Capital, HometownAnnapolis.com: Around Annapolis: Annapolis knitting club keeps ‘em coming back A tightly-knit group has formed at West Annapolis Elementary School. You could say their after-school club has [...]
April 26, 2009
She’ll be missed….
Bea Arthur was an icon. She starred, indelibly, in Maude and Golden Girls on TV. But where she really shined was Broadway. I saw her in Mame, with Angela Lansbury. It rated a wow. Here they are, performing “Bosom Buddies” from that show. Bea Arthur will be missed.
April 26, 2009
For Those Who Serve…
This piece is from Lion Brand Yarn: Knitting for Soldiers By: Michelle Edwards “From every hearth, parlor, log cabin, and farmhouse, whether in the North or in the South, women sent socks to protect and warm their soldiers. With every stitch, they knitted in their courage, tears, prayers and hopes.” - Karin Timour, Piecework magazine 2009 An [...]
April 26, 2009
Teens…
Sandysays on Twitter: Raising teens is like trying to nail jello to a tree! Sign in my office: “Hire a teenager while they still know it all” Brilliant.
April 26, 2009
Traditions…
I love when a knitter says she’s taught her daughter…neice…grandson…best friend…to knit. Some of my Twitter friends have done just that. I love the thread of tradition, of fiber history looking far into the past and facing forward into the future.
April 25, 2009
Socks…Socks…Socks…
Check out these sock-design winners that appeared at Stitches West. Even as I write this, Stitches South is taking place. Here’s a link to some of the fun stuff going on at Stitches South. My good buddy Lisa Souza is there, along with her fabulous yarn. So is Sheila Ernst, another friend. Sheila creates fabulous [...]
April 25, 2009
Howdee…
Here I am. The LaidBack Knitter. I love posting and chatting about knitting news, hence my Twitter name. I’m on Ravelry as LaidBackKnitter, so you can find me there, too. I’m going to try to keep it interesting. Let’s see how I do.
