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The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle 'Twas three days before Christmas, and all through the house, The panic was starting, and even the mouse Knew better than stand near the kitchen and stare, And away from the sewing room -don't even go there. The projects to finish, the work left to do, The presents to wrap, and more cooking, too As aunties and uncles, grandmas and pas and nieces and nephews expect Santa Claus, And husbands lay low, lest they get in the way, and children don't need an excuse to go play, On cookies, on bread dough,...

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The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Weekend Chat! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it!

WASHINGTON - Airline passengers will be allowed to carry small scissors and tools onto planes, reversing a rule that led to confiscation of many thousands of sharp objects at airports since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a Homeland Security Department official said Wednesday. Transportation Security Administration chief Kip Hawley on Friday will announce changes to the list of items prohibited in carry-on luggage and to the airport screening process, according to the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the plan has yet to be announced. With federal air marshals on planes, bulletproof cockpit doors, armed pilots and...

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Ok, Weekend Chat. I was going to post last night but got way too involved with the live thread on the House vote last night. Too excited to even knit! But now Thanksgiving is upon us. I am busy deciding what we will finally have: Goose or turkey? Dressing? Low fat/lowcal desserts? Wanna talk about what you are doing, foodwise, craftwise, recipe wise?

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle afghans counterpanes, coverlets quilts throws bedspreads laprobes baby blankets whatever. If you can cover yourself in a sizable way, use it for a bedspread or throw, or blanket, someone is going to have tried to make it in multiple techniques, out of different materials, ornamented in just about every way imaginable. So, what do you make?

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it!

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Well, I walk by the knitting and crochet mags and what do I see on their covers and headlines besides the usual sweaters and afghans? Scarves! So let's talk about making scarves. Some are easy, some are tricky, some are just fun. And they tend to be great beginner projects, and can be great, fun gifts. Have you been making any scarves?

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers' Circle Weekend Chat! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it!

The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Today, as the Christmas season is almost upon us, and Thanksgiving looms close, let us talk about charity needlework. Do any of you get involved with this? There is a lot of need and a lot of resources out there, especially for knitters and crochets, but most crafts have some things that can be done. Are there any projects we might want to think about supporting? I'll share my resources if you share yours!

Time for the VRWKC weekend sit and....chat! That's it! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it!

Today, let's talk about quilts and covers of various types: redwork, patchwork, whole cloth, woven blankets, embroidered throws, bed rugs, blue work, bed hangings, crewel, or whatever.

Baby Stuff. a bootie pattern from 1845. Even those of us who don't regularly do crafts will sometimes find ourselves pulling out the pattern books, looking for materials and patterns for our nieces and nephews, sons, daughters, grandchildren. It can be surprising who does what. Georges Sand the French writer in the 1800s, lady companion of Chopin was married at first to a somewhat boorish, and maybe mildly abusive husband - but when she became pregnant with her daughter Solange, it was he who made the baby things! And what have YOU made for the small fry in your life?

Friday stitch and....gripe? Celebrate? Show off your latest project? Hug your kids? Talk about the project you would really like to do but never started?

Yep, I'm back. Topic for the day: References. What crafting books would you hate to have to give up, that you use regularly? I know we each have our own personal library of best books. As someone who knits socks a lot, I find that Nancy Bush's Folk Socks is extremely useful for its catalog of different heels and toes. Knitting in Plain English is a great book for knitting...and she has a companion book on sweater knitting that is very useful as well. A great reference when you want to make basic patterns is The Knitter's handy book...

Ok, come out of the woodwork. We know you are out there, doing needlework at your computer terminal. Knitters, cross stitchers, crocheters and others. What's your craft? Wanna share? Want to form an online knitting circle or whatever?

I was cruising around the web looking for knitting yarn, patterns, etc. when I came across this site... Shawl Ministry Home Page ...and thought I'd pass it along, to say "thank you" for whoever it was a while back that posted the site for making rosaries for our troops. I hope my fellow "knit-wits" FReepers enjoy it. :o) From the site's front page: "Shawls ... made for centuries universal and embracing, symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving, God. They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify. Those who have received these shawls have been uplifted...

KNITTERS RALLY FOR SOLDIERS SPRINGFIELD, IL: During the Civil War civilian volunteers tore cotton into strips to supply the army's with bandages. In both WWI and WWII, volunteers rallied to provide our fighting forces with handmade wool gloves, socks and stocking caps to keep the Soldiers dry and warm. Today, Soldiers stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo are exposed to winds and bitter cold during the winter months. Riding in open trucks and humvees, they often encounter sub-zero wind chills. The military head gear issued to the soldiers today is made of synthetic material which is not as warm as...

Knitting is white hot. Shops are springing up all over. Celebrities are seen with needles in hand -- check out Tyne Daly on the TV show "Judging Amy." (And yes, she's an actual knitter.) New magazines, including one geared for teens, are hitting the stands. And if that isn't enough, a recent episode of "CSI: New York" featured death by knitting needle. With all this new-found popularity and media exposure, it shouldn't be surprising that more and more people are picking up the needles. Pittsburghers, for once, are up on the trend, so the time is right for a one-day...

Knit two, purl two, clickety-clack. There's something mesmerizing about knitting. But the guy beside me on the subway conjuring up a sock from a strand of teal blue yarn isn't likely to drift into a trance. Three years after learning to knit, Karol Orzechowski still has to focus on finagling the wool around the needles. "I tried to knit without looking," says the 23-year-old student at Toronto's York University. "I could do it, but I had to concentrate even more." A sock presents an exceptional challenge: first, there's the matter of its tube-like form requiring four, not two, needles; then...