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What other knitters and makers I admire are are making, writing, teaching, or designing.

Some knitting history

Posted on December 20, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Just a quick share after viewing this interesting video from Roxanne Richardson, covering Weldon’s Practical Needlework, and discussing the difference between socks and stockings. A trip into knitting history.

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Thrift Shopping Again with Arne and Carlos

Posted on November 27, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

I don’t know if you’ve been following Arne & Carlos on YouTube recently, but I’m loving their thrift shop visits. Arne has been buying partially-completed stitching projects and finishing them, with his own unique changes that update them and make them special.

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The Knitty Stew Travels Canada With Knitting

Posted on November 17, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

The Knitty Stew  is a flight attendant for a Canadian airline, and a seasoned knitter. Hers is a fairly new channel compared to prior YouTube channels I posted about, but she’s not new to knitting.

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Edible Thoughts Makes for Golden Thoughts About Knitting

Posted on November 11, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

For my second installment in my top favorite YouTube knitting channels to watch, I want to recommend the wonderful series of videos by Stephanie at Edible Thoughts Makes.

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Fruity Knitting Visits Prince Edward Island

Posted on October 30, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

If you haven’t found Fruity Knitting on YouTube, you might want to. I’ll feature most of my knitting favorites in this blog, eventually. Sometimes that will be in the form of lists of YouTube channels, or blogs. or books. Sometimes it will be a single entry that focuses on one special resource. I will of course also share some of my own knitting. Today I’m happy to steer you toward this mother-daughter team, who have recently featured some yarn producers and knitters in and around Prince Edward Island.

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