Knitting: Spirituality or Art? (or "Why Knitters Knit")

Why do knitters knit? Why do we spend hours looping fibers around needles or relentlessly searching out THE pattern, THE yarn, THE needles? Because it’s there? No, there’s more to it than that.
On the other hand, the current “knitting as a form of spirituality” trend is slightly off track. To me, and most of the [...]

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"Mason-Dixon Knitting" is Yummy!

I bought Mason Dixon Knitting last night. Oh, it’s so much fun. Yummy patterns and the kind of writing that makes you forget you’re reading a knitting book.
But Ann and Kay REALLY hooked me with their Rowan obsession. Anyone who calls Rowan’s knitting magazines “knitters’ porn” wins my loyalty forever. It’s a winner. I’ll give [...]

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