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Yarn from Slaughterhouse Waste
ETH researchers have developed a yarn from ordinary gelatine that has good qualities similar to those of merino wool fibers. Now they are working on making the yarn even more water resistant. The method was developed in cooperation with the Advanced Fibers Laboratory at Empa St. Gallen. Stössel was able to spin the fibres into a yarn from which textiles can be manufactured.
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Speed Knitting: 4 Ways to Knit Faster
Great ideas to get those projects done faster!
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Yoga & Stretches for Knitters
For those of you like me who get sore shoulders and hands from knitting a bit too much.
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Knitting and Crochet Stitch Gallery | Yarnspirations
Build your own patterns using the resources in this stitch gallery.
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10 Things you didn't know about knitting • LoveKnitting Blog
We know the secrets of knitting, purling, and yarn-overs, but what other mysteries lie within the realm of knitting? Here are 10 mind blowing facts that you won’t believe.
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Chaleur: 10 Free Leafy Knits for Fall
Free knitting patterns, all featuring leaves, that are perfect for the fall weather!
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21 struggles every knitter faces
For everyone who likes a good yarn.
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12 Weeks Of Gifting
Check in every week through the holiday season to uncover a free pattern!
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Simply Basics: Wind a Center Pull Ball - Simply Notable
Learn the simple process of how to wind a center pull ball of yarn on an heirloom tool - the nostepinne.
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How to Join Yarn: 1 Simple Trick with Craftsy's Stefanie Japel
While working on my latest knitting project, I saw my ball of yarn getting closer and closer to ending. How can we fix this? Let me show you!
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Granny locked in public restroom spends four days knitting scarf
A British grandmother locked in a public restroom for four days said she kept warm using a hand dryer and passed the time by knitting a scarf. Gladys Phillips, 82, said she was out shopping in Felixstowe, England, when she made a pit stop in a public restroom that she didn't realize was not yet open to the public.
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6 Math Concepts Explained by Knitting and Crochet
Using yarn and two pointy needles (knitting) or one narrow hook (crochet), pretty much anyone can stitch up a piece of fabric. Or, you can take the whole yarncraft thing light-years further to illustrate a slew of mathematical principles.
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How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
Textile artist Magda Sayeg transforms urban landscapes into her own playground by decorating everyday objects with colorful knit and crochet works. These warm, fuzzy "yarn bombs" started small, with stop sign poles and fire hydrants in Sayeg's hometown, but soon people found a connection to the craft and spread it across the world.
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Awesome Knitted Viking Hat + Beard Combo
Take my money!
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Villagers are knitting jumpers for elephants to protect them from near-freezing temperatures
Elephants in India are sporting colourful woollen jumpers after villagers knitted the super-size garments to protect the animals from near-freezing temperatures. Women in a village near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in the northern city of Mathura reportedly began producing the colourful, pyjama-like garments after staff at the centre warned temperatures were approaching sub-zero at night.
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A 90-year-old great-grandmother has knitted thousands of hats for newborns
There's a 90-year-old great-grandmother knitting hats for newborns at Hillcrest Hospital and most new mothers have no idea where the hats even came from. Barbara Lowe has been knitting caps for the last eight years. "I'm thinking back that the babies who got the hats that are gonna be 8 years old this year and I'm like oh my gosh, where's the time going?" she said. She can tell you exactly how many hats she's made with her own two hands.
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Ferguson’s radical knitters: “If someone asks me what I’m doing, I say, ‘I’m knitting for black liberation”
One year after Ferguson protests sparked renewed focus on policing in the US, the women of The Yarn Mission continue dialogue about race and social justice. By Sarah Kendzior. (Aug. 6, 2015)
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Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism
Recent marches such as the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and March for Science have lured newcomers to a symbol of activism that dates back hundreds of years.
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Knitting group is a warm way to connect with Montreal's homeless
Gilles Chiasson knows all too well what it’s like to live on the streets of Montreal, fighting off frigid temperatures and feelings of social disconnection as people bustle about their busy lives around him, hardly sparing a glance. While it has been many years since he last slept on a sidewalk, Chiasson hasn’t forgotten the icy loneliness. Now he is looking to reach out to the homeless people of Montreal, offering warmth for both the body and the heart.
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Software turns knitting machines into 3D printers
Ordinarily, programming an industrial knitting machine to knit a certain type of item is quite a complex process. As a result, they're generally not used to create one-offs. That could change, though, thanks to new software that tells them how to knit custom 3D objects.
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