Blogs and changes tagged with 'Knitting'

The company of women

Written by Catherine Ludgate on 17 November, 2007
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Last weekend, I went with a pal up to Pemberton for a
weekend long knitting retreat. Friends and family looked at me skeptically when
I told them of my plans: “A what? Knitting? Retreat?” Like they had misheard.

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Wilderness knitting

Written by Catherine Ludgate on 3 October, 2006
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So, I read my cyber-friend's change about creating a community of Urban Knitters, and while I am not a great or very committed knitter, I have spent time on road trips and camping adventures engaged in Wilderness Knitting. I agree: knitting should be performed in public. It reclaims a dying art and demonstrates how a form of art and craft is also a completely practical use of time and resources and something that can be done while also (1) conversing; (2) planning for change; (3) developing campaigns; and (4) building community, among other things. To steal from Wendell Berry, let us go down to the peace of Wild Knitters....

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Create a community of Urban Knitters

Written by laroo on 28 September, 2006
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I want to encourage more people to knit (in urban public areas) and experience the benefits it has to offer: a chance to slow down in a hectic life, the stasfaction of making things with your hands . Also, I would like to encourage others to knit for those in need: homeless people, premature babies, cancer patients, aids patients. Perhaps even start a local knit for a cause.

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