Head on over to Cass Knits and get entered in her giveaway and you could be the happy owner of this great set of knitting patterns. Don’t worry, you will not have to compete with me, I can’t even knit a simple row … YET. I am determined to learn a simple knitting stitch this year. I will conquer the use of two needles!! Or not… Either way, if you can knit go on over an pay Cass a visit and get yourself entered. Should you win and you would like to thank me for sending you there then you can knit me one of the lovely pillows that are pictured on the cover of the book! Hurry, she’ll be drawing a winner at the end of this month.
Glamour Knits at Home: 15 Sensuous Designs to Knit and Keep Forever
Price: $12.89
Living–and feeling–beautiful is a state of mind. It is about attention to detail and giving everyday objects a dash of style. Erika Knight reveals the glamour hiding in unexpected places with 15 beautiful projects to transform your home.
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Filed Under (Knitting) by Loretta on 17-01-2008
Why? Because I’m freezing my hiney off in this crazy weather, that’s why!?! We had snow flurries the other day, and now Thursday we’re supposed to get mixed rain and snow, which is super icky. Seriously though, if I could knit, I would be knitting a scarf right about now, and maybe some slippers too because my toes are cold.
Lion Brand Scarf Kit Mardi Gras -Beginner Knit
Price: $10.99
Hand knit scarves are the project of the season and these cool scarf kits fit in just about any retail environment. Kits contain this season’s best selling yarns in fun, bright colors and complete instructions for beginners. Kit includes: one ball of Jiffy Thick & Quick #209-Catskills, one pair of size 19 knitting needles, one large-eyed, blunt plastic needle, complete , easy-to-follow, user-friendly instructions, all packed in a reusable zipper bag. * Mardi Gras Scarf Measures Approximately: 4 1/2” wide x 61 1/2” long
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History of Knitting
by Jason Mathews
Knitting is technique to turn thread or yarn into a piece of cloth. Knitted fabric consists of horizontal parallel courses of yarn which is different from woven cloth. The courses of threads or yarn are joined to each other by interlocking loops in which a short loop of one course of yarn or thread is wrapped over the bight of another course.
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INSPIRATIONS OF KNITTING AND MAKE MONEY
by rebecca galeney
In this day and age of computers and fast living and strains of everyday life no time to relax, a great way to de-stress is to knit, it is a highly relaxing form of art, many famous people use knitting to relax and make something that you can be proud of. To see something completed that you have worked so hard on is very rewarding, an achievement and very satisfying.
Make a sweater for nothing using recycled yarn, find free knitting patterns on the Internet. Visit a library for those knitting books with endless knitting patterns and how to knit instructions.
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