cosymakes has added a photo to the pool:

more info here.

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NeedleNoodles has added a photo to the pool:

A knit version of my crocheted jellyfish pattern-- don't want all of those knitters out there to feel excluded :)

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carriestrine has added a photo to the pool:

Please see my profile for more info! Pattern and sample!

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hansigurumi has added a photo to the pool:

The pattern is now available. :)

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Anny Purls has added a photo to the pool:

A new knitting pattern for my shop shown in the 12 month size using Phildar Tweedy in Amande (blue-green tweed).


Details and pattern available at: www.jujubeandlolo.com/patterns/getziggy.php

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Anny Purls has added a photo to the pool:

A new knitting pattern for my shop shown in the 18 month size using Rowan All Seasons Cotton in a dark brown.

The model is my growing Lolo bean.

Details and pattern available at: www.jujubeandlolo.com/patterns/getziggy.php

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You've seen the movie; now, instead of splashing out on overpriced merchandise, why not make your own cuddly EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) robot, using just a few scraps of cotton and some stuffing.

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Exclaim!

Coldplay Admit to "Feeling Complete" When Knitting in Studio Exclaim!, Canada - 8 minutes ago ... Martin did not mention whether Brian Eno, who produced the group’s latest LP Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends, partook in the stitch and bitch, ...

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Londonist

Craft Up Your Life Londonist, UK - 4 hours ago Hot off the heels of the extravaganza that was the annual Stitch & Bitch Knit Crawl in June, the next few weeks are set to be a haven for lovers of all ...

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The 'smart' set's new pastime: technocrafting Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 30, 2008 Yes, even the world of basket weavers and crochet artists is embracing the digital age, employing LED lights, conductive threads and yarns, ...

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Rebel knitter's guide guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 25, 2008 At the same time over in the US, Debbie Stoller, the founder of feminist magazine Bust, was publishing a book called Stitch 'n' Bitch which aimed to reclaim ...

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Knitting has taken me many places I never expected to go, but none more unexpected than a baseball field. Yup, I went to Stitch 'n' Pitch Chicago last night. I said I wouldn't and I truly believed I wouldn't. But at the last minute there was ticket, and the weather was good, and there was the prospect of An Evening with Knitters. So I went.

You remember Eleanor Roosevelt's line about how you should do something every day that scares you? The game was my Scary Thing for yesterday.

I know. Especially if you're American, you're thinking, scary? What the hell could be scary about something as squeaky-clean, family-oriented and apple pie-esque as a night at the ballpark?

Well, I'm a little gay man who was once a little gay kid. Here's a partial list of things I associate with ballparks based on my personal experiences:

• Being yelled at for not wanting to go to the ballpark.
• Being yelled at for wanting to bring a book to the ballpark.
• Being yelled at for not understanding the game. (I still don't.)
• Being yelled at for not having a great time at the ballpark.
  
• Being called a faggot.
• Being called a wimp.
• Being called a nerd.
• Being called a pansy.
  
• Having a beer thrown at me for inadvertently wearing the colors of the visiting team.
• Watching drunken men in the Fenway Park bleachers simulate anal sex with an inflatable doll in a Yankees jersey.

Some fun.

So I was nervous. Yeah, there would be 300 knitters, but there'd be thousands of non-knitters. And I've seen people I love get weird at sporting events. Belligerent. Especially when they felt I was letting down the team but not knowing what was going on (see "faggot, wimp, nerd, pansy," above).

I am happy to report that last night, I emerged unscathed and unmolested. I even, dare I say it, had fun, although at no point did I actually watch the game–which is probably one of the reasons I had fun. And you know what? The White Sox fans were pretty nice people, and so was the stadium crew.

I had my camera, so here's a little souvenir scrapbook. It was awesome, as always, to see familiar faces and meet stitchers I haven't met before. I even got a chance to talk to Gianofer Fields of Chicago Public Radio, who was there interviewing folks–she's the one in the headset, learning to cast on from Kathy of Arcadia Knitting.

Many thanks to the Chicago committee who put all this together, even though they also all run knitting shops and have way too much to do as it is.

PS. If you go see the White Sox, spend the extra money on the kosher hot dogs, it's worth it.
PPS. The red Stitch 'n' Pitch baseball caps are wicked cute. I will be wearing mine a lot.

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