And I Thought *I* Was Taking Too Long...

I felt sort of sheepish to admit (in my post Wednesday) that my log cabin quilt was taking so long. Then I read this story:

• Quilt Whole After 72 Years

Makes me feel like I'm positively zipping right along.

In the News: Graffiti Knitters

Watch out, folks... you never know when a renegade midnight guerilla graffiti knitter will strike near you.

In the News: Serving the Community While Serving Time

If you're in the Boulder area, and you're wondering what to do with your leftover washable (i.e., synthetic) yarns, here's a project that could use them.

Women inmates at the Boulder County Jail are learning to knit, crochet, and weave items for nursing home residents and the homeless.

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  Boulder County Jail Project: A knitting offshoot

In Case Knitting Isn't Exciting Enough By Itself...

...you can try Sock Wars. The object of the game is to finish knitting a pair of socks before you get "assasinated", which occurs via the arrival of a pair of socks from a rival knitter... or something like that. I'm not sure I understand the rules. But you can read about it here:

• Killer Knitting
  

In the News: Mama Bears

Amy Tyler, of Katy TX, honors her grandmother's memory by spearheading a drive to knit teddy bears for Alzheimer's patients. The article is here:

• Business Calling on All Mama Bears

And Amy's blog entry on the subject is here:

• Charity Knitting - Peggy's Bear