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Knitting can be very calming75

Knitting as Therapy

Just about any knitter can tell you what scientific research has been trying to prove for years: knitting is therapeutic. It's not hard to get lost in the soothing, repetitive movements of fingers, yarn, and...

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Knitting for Charity

Knitters tend to be a generous sort. Many knitters lovingly craft items to give to friends and family. A lot of knitters will admit that they knit for others with affection in every stitch. A knitted gift is...

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Teaching children to knit is a centuries-old tradition 79

Teaching Kids to Knit

If you're lucky, you learned to knit as a child at the hands of someone who loved you: a mother, grandmother, aunt, even a father or grandfather, perhaps. Chances are, you'll never forget who introduced you to...

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Book Review: Knitting with Balls

With the upsurge in knitting's popularity, a book geared toward the male set was bound to come along and come along it has with the tongue-in-cheek titled Knitting with Balls: A hands-on guide to knitting for...

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Knitting isn't just for grandmothers55

Sexy Knits

Knitting isn't just for grandmothersThe days of knitting being only associated with gray-haired, bun-wearing grandmothers in rocking chairs are officially over. With the creation of popular blogs such as Sexy...

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3-ring binder: an inexpensive gadget to keep you organized56

How to Store Knitting Patterns

Many knitters admit they have a list of patterns longer than the time they have to complete them. With books and magazines coming out all the time, with new patterns to tempt us, the list grows even longer....

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Metal straight needles69

All About Knitting Needles

Metal straight needlesIf you're like many people, the image you most closely associate with knitting is probably that of a woman knitting with straight needles, the needles with one pointed end and one...

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Giving Knitted Gifts

For many knitters, knitting is an opportunity not only to enjoy a favorite pastime, but also a way to show love. It's easy to breeze into a store, pick up an item, pay for it and present it to someone; it's...

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Russell Crowe--is he or isn't he?72

Men Who Knit

Men who knit. For some people who don't know better, this may be a strange concept. If you study history, however, you'll find that during the Renaissance, men were the only ones who could join knitting...

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Lost Your Knitting Mojo?

You flip through your huge stash of knitting magazines and books, you peruse the Internet for new patterns, you paw thorough your stash of yarn, and you're still not inspired. What's wrong? Could be you've...

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