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A knitting event in Seattle featuring yarn market, classes, and more! Knit Fit! 6: November 10-12, 2017 at the Seattle Center Armory! Knit Fit!

is Seattle's own independent knitting festival. We offer a weekend full of classes taught by independent designers, a fiber market with a focus on independent, regional craftspeople, fun and informative evening events, and prizes!

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The most used animated GIF of the year was this knitting gnome!

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Making Milarrochy Tweed: part 2 11/21/2017

Finishing touches!

Making Milarrochy Tweed: part 2 Today I want to talk a little about what is perhaps one of the least-discussed aspects of yarn production: finishing and presentation. I’m not sure quite why these final processes aren’…

Mathematician to share how crochet helped her understand complex geometry 11/16/2017

Mathematician to share how crochet helped her understand complex geometry Daina Taimina crochets hyperbolic planes in order to better visualize these complex geometric shapes.

In Indonesia, Knitting Gets Political – The Establishment 11/16/2017

In Indonesia, Knitting Gets Political – The Establishment Fitriani Dalay is challenging artistic censorship, one stitch at a time.

Pablo Neruda – Ode to My Socks 11/14/2017

Pablo Neruda – Ode to My Socks This poem is from Neruda’s Nuevas odas elementales, or New Elementary Odes from 1956, a collection which, together with 1954’s Odas Elementals (“Elementary Odes”), celebrated

Weaving Tradition: How Tweed Keeps a Community’s Heritage Alive 11/09/2017

Weaving Tradition: How Tweed Keeps a Community’s Heritage Alive In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, generations of islanders have shared in the tradition of Harris Tweed. Filmmakers Jack Flynn and Nick David share the stories of some of the characters behind this unique and sustainable industry. The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created…

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Fundraising collab featuring Andrea Rangel Knits benefiting the Southern Poverty Law Center and the ACLU. Check it out!

Today a bunch of friends & I launched Join Hands, an ebook full of inspiring mitten patterns! All proceeds (after fees, etc.) will be split evenly between and . Tap the link in my profile to buy Join Hands & help us support these organizations in their work for social justice. My pattern contribution, shown here, is 51%, a reminder that half the world's people are women & everyone can persist in our efforts toward a more equitable world. The other designers on this project are & .

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Lisa knits!!!

11/08/2017

Registration closes tomorrow (Thursday, November 9) at noon. Get your class spots for this weekend while you can!
http://www.knitfitseattle.com/classes

Is it ... Baa-rack Obama? Sheep able to recognise celebrities, say neuroscientists 11/08/2017

Is it ... Baa-rack Obama? Sheep able to recognise celebrities, say neuroscientists Sheep able to distinguish pictures of celebrities from unfamiliar faces with near-human accuracy, with implications for research into Huntington’s disease

Colorful yarn portraits by Victoria Villasana 11/05/2017

Happy Sunday, knitters! Can't wait to see you all next weekend!

Colorful yarn portraits by Victoria Villasana Victoria Villasana uses yarn to augment b&w photos of iconic people (Marilyn Monroe, Nina Simone, Frida Kahlo) to create

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