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Derby: "Bearded Theory Festival Rocks Kedleston" (20.05.13)

Fun time had in the sun this weekend at The Knitting Tent (@stormina_teacup) at this annual Festival

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Hampshire: "The Basingstoke Yarn Storm Needs Your Help" (20.05.13)

The Basingstoke Festival Yarn Storm: "We want people to help us create an eye catching and bright art installation using knitted fabric. The installation goes up on the morning of the 20th June as part of the Basingstoke Festival 2013. We need lots of 5" (13cm) squares in either crochet or knitting. That's about 22 stitches and 40 rows on 4.5 mm needles using DK wool (adjust to get your size). Patterned or plain, the brighter and more colourful the better!
Squares need to arrive before the 8th June to be made into panels, or join us for a final push to make squares and put the installation up in McDonalds from 8.00am on the 20th June in Market Place, Basingstoke Town Centre. We are aiming to cover the tree trunks and seats with a patchwork of knitted colour."

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Rutland & Stamford Mercury: "Oakham Knit And Natter Club Overjoyed At Donations" (20.05.13)

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Bognor Regis Observer: "Knitting Up A Storm To Help Out Baby Unit" (19.05.13)

Click here to read how Arun District Council staff have been busy knitting for St Richard’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit

Ballymena Times: "Knitting Group Making A Case For Helping Others" (19.05.13)

Click here if you can help fill knitted pencil cases made for children in Africa

This Is Wiltshire: " Knitting Up More Funds For Hospice" (18.05.13)

Click here for article about a new knitting group which is knitting for charity and needs more members

Lincolnshire: "Annual Keep Calm And Carry Yarn Event Saturday June 22" (17.05.13)

The date is set for Saturday 22 June, and already the list of participants is growing. We are still looking for creative contemporary skilled yarn craftspeople to demonstrate their crafts, run 'make & take' workshops, display (or even sell) specialist equipment, and of course to meet with other like-minded yarn-o-holics.

Click here to get in touch if you would like more details to take part

The Guardian: "Why Knitting And Yoga Are Perfect Bedfellows" (16.05.13)

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West Country: "Hugh Sexey Pupils Knit For Water Aid" (16.05.13)

Click here to read how these youngsters have been knitting for charity with their Craft Club

Glasgow Evening Times: "Pupils Enjoy A Good Yarn" (15.05.13)

Click here to read about a knitting workshop for school children which took place at John Lewis as part of UK Craft and Design Month

South Wales: "Get Knitting! Groups Aim To Create Giant Scarf" (15.05.13)

Click here for news of a shop in Burry Port launching a community project

Rochdale Online: "Pupils Get Busy With Knitted Nature" (14.05.13)

Click here for news that children are working with Touchstones Rochdale's Knitty Gritty group to decorate a blossom tree in Broadfield Park, Rochdale

Uxbridge Gazzette: "Ruislip Women Knit For Duchess' Baby" (14.05.13)

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Biggleswade: "Learn To Knit And Crochet In Potton" (14.05.13)

Click here for great article on new image of knitters

Barrhead, Glasgow: "Ninety And Nine Year-Olds In Joint Knitting Project" (13.05.13)

Click here to read about this 'Stitch Through Time' project

Purple Revolver: "Close-Knit Hollywood Community: Leading Ladies Knit" (13.05.13)

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Bexley, London: "Help Celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day 8th June" (12.05.13)

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Bexley Community Library is planning a Woolly Installation to mark International Yarn Bombing Day on 8 June. Everyone is invited to help knit woolly heart.

Click here to request paterns and details of where to send your hearts

Antrim Times: "Forever Knitting Performance Marks Close Of Arts Care Festival" (12.05.13)

Click here to read about a contemporary dance piece based on the connection between what it is to be young or old

Rutland: Oakham Knit And Natter Deck Out Their Town In Bunting (10.05.13)

Shirley Langston, Mari Florin, Patsy Reid and Helen Outen	Shirley Langston, Mari Florin, Patsy Reid and Helen Outen

Joyce Lucas has been in touch with the latest news from Oakham Knit & Natter: "One of our local shops donated four bin liners full of wool this week and as you can see the Oakham Knit and Natter Club really appreciate their kind offer. The wool will be knitted into bunting to advertise Oakham Arts Festival, blankets for the elderly residents of the town and items to sell at Rutland Day on the banks of Rutland Water on 14th September.
This year we are privileged to welcome The East Midland Book Awards; Oakham Knit and Natter Group have an Animal in Literature Trail throughout the town. Thirteen shops are taking part. Our group have knitted the animals....The Owl and the Pussy Cat, The Pied Piper of Hamlin, Jungle Book, Pooh Bear, Hey Diddle Diddle, Wind in the Willow and many more. The trail will be in the shops during the Festival 20th June- 30th June. We are also taking part in the Yarn Bombing for Visual Awareness day on 10th October and the Festival if Remembrance on the 11th November when we will have our red white and blue bunting on display again. By the way we are now up to 36 members!"

Click here for more details about Oakham Festival

Swindon Advertiser: "Get Knitting To Help Out Charity" (08.05.13)

Click here for news of raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust by knitting leg warmers

Oxford Student: "Knits And Purls Of Wisdom" (07.05.13)

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BBC News: "Can You Make A Living From Your Hobby?" (06.05.13)

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Worthing Herald: "Knit And Natter- It's What Cool Kids Do" (04.05.13)

Click here to read about the positive effect knitting has had on pupils in a Kent Primary school

Kent Online: "Pupils at Ashford's Towers School knit jumpers for chickens" (04.05.13)

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Cheshire Messanger: "Hobbycraft Is Helping Knitters Raise Funds For Dementia Charity" (03.05.13)

Clcik here for news of a ‘Mile of Mice’ at Hobbycraft Altrincham who are raising money for the Alzheimer's Society

Mail Online: "Now That's What You Call A Shell Suit! Tortoise Owner Knits Dozens Of Adorable Outfits For Her Pets" (03.05.13)

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UK Hand Knitting Association Announce New Open Category For 2013 Knitted Textile Awards (01.05.13)

To celebrate our 10th anniversary this year, the UK Hand Knitting Association has introduced a new Open Category - which can be entered by anyone with a passion for hand Knitting and/or Crochet. Please spread the word!

We’re looking forward to this year’s crop of new designers – could you be one of them?
The Knitted Textile Awards is a showcase of amazing knitted or crocheted garments, soft furnishings or 3D structures and, to celebrate its 10th anniversary, there is a brand new category that is open to everyone in the UK!

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Click here for more details about the new Open Category and here for the Student Category

Glenrothes Scotland: Scotland's Knitting Only Show 11 May (01.05.13)

The Show is to be held on Saturday, 11 May 2013 at the Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes which will be a new venue for us. The halls are much
larger than we are used to and the stage and facilities for the fashion show are fantastic. We are getting very excited.

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Somerset Mercury: "Knitted Cupcake Creations" (27.04.13)

Click here for news of the 'Can You Knit Cupcakes' Charity appeal, organised by Parkinson’s UK

Cambridge: "Knitters of Cambridgeshire have raised over £1,000 for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity" (25.04.13)

Over 50 people knitted, crocheted, sewed together or contributed yarn for the world’s biggest Beekeeper’s Quilt, organised by The Sheep Shop in Cambridge.  This king-size work of art was raffled off on April 12th, a little over a year after starting the project, with all money raised going directly to Arthur Rank Hospice, an adult hospice offering specialist palliative care in Cambridge.  Raffle ticket sales and donations in recognition of the work totalled £1,047, with a further £65.74 raised for the charity by The Sheep Shop, through donating contributions given for using the shop’s yarn-winding equipment.

The quilt was won by Deborah Neiger.

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Rutland: Oakham Knit & Natter Group Celebrate St George's Day (23.04.13)

Joyce Lucas of Oakham Knit and Natter with knitted bunting	The steering group with bunting and ladder

Today is 23rd April (St Georges Day) The town of Oakham is giving Freedom of Entry to the town to St Georges Barracks at North Luffenham, Rutland. There will be a capacity congregation in the Church of high ranking military, the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff and Rutland County and Oakham Town Councillors. The Charter will be read and then a Military Parade will take place. The town is decked out in Red White and Blue. Our Knit and Natter Group decided to do their bit and have knitted the bunting shown in the photographs and we decorated the fifteen trees at the rear of our library (which is on the Parade route). It has caused quite a stir!

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Mail Online: "Knit Your Own Boyfriend!" (23.04.13)

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Visit Scotland: "Shetland Ponies in Cardigans" (23.04.13)

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Mail Online: "Knitting's Classroom Comeback" (22.04.13)

Click here for latest on knitting helping to improve children's; behaviour, maths skills, learing to write and promoting discussions

BuzzFeed: "Why Having A Knitted Boyfriend Is Better Than An Actual Boyfriend" (19.04.13)

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Wrexham: "‘Yarnbombing’ In Wrexham Town Centre" (18.04.13)

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Nantwich News: "Nantwich “Dr Who” Fan Knits Scarves For Douglas Macmillan Hospice" (16.04.13)

Click here for news of James Nicholls who took up knitting to relax while studying for his accountancy qualification

Cumbria: "The Woollen Woods Exhibition Now Open at Acorn Bank And Across Cumbria" (15.04.13)

Made by Amy Scroggie	Made by the Knitting & Crochet Guild	Made by Lynne Mott, Jean Sturgess & Sheila Cunnea	Made byDorothy Potts, Rosie Kolodziejczyk & Angela Mehlert

Hundreds of woollen artworks have gone on display at National Trust property Acorn Bank in Cumbria, as part of Eden Arts’ CANOPY art project. ‘TheWoollen Woods’ exhibit is one of a series of artworks being displayed in trees and woodland across the Eden Valley in Cumbria and is open to the public until 3rd November. All the exhibits have been made using 100% wool, in support of ‘The Campaign for Wool’. The project began in January when the public were invited to take part by making artworks for the exhibition and has since sparked international interest. The Woollen Woods features work submitted by artists, schools, groups and individuals from throughout the UK and beyond, including Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany and America. Visitors to the exhibition are invited to take a walk through the enchanting Woollen Woods and spot a wonderful variety of woollen artworks, from knitted bird nests, needle felt squirrels to crochet spider webs!

The project is being run in collaboration with The Wool Clip craft co-operative, who have created a unique ‘Alice in Wonderland’ themed tree for the exhibition. The Wool Clip and Eden Arts have also been working with local community groups and members of the public, teaching wool craft techniques and creating work for the exhibition. Eden Arts are inviting people to add to the exhibition throughout 2013 and potentially touring it during 2014, so it’s not too late to get involved! Lots of artwork ideas and free patterns are available on the project website, along with the entry form.

Click here to find out more about the Canopy project and how you can make artworks for The Woollen Woods

Cornwall: "Three Bags Full - Wrap Liskeard in Wool" (15.04.13)

Knitting the scarf	Knitting the scarf in Liskeard

The Liskeard Town Team has been commissioning a series of woolly workshops to run in the town centre 8th-19th April

Victoria Knittingfairy Rowan (local yarn bomber) thought up the scarf project started as part of the Liskeard woolly weekend as part of celebrating the history, heritage and enthusiasm for all things woolly:
"I decided as part promotion and part getting people to knit to start a scarf, and visit lots of different people to get them all to add to it. This took off in a huge way much more than we expected and it is now massive, it has also now included lots of donated pieces from all over the country and also lots of unfinished projects which people have had lurking. Now what is happening is that on Saturday a group of Cornish dancers are leading a huge serpent dance round Liskeard, to literally 'wrap the town'. What we need now is people to turn and up and help to hold the scarf as it is danced around the town!, the knitting is now done."

Click here to read about and see images from all events

Knitting Industry: "Nike Launches Multi-Colour Flyknit" (11.04.13)

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Smallholder: "Wool And Fibre To Feature In Wales" (10.04.13)

Click here to read what's on offer at this year's Wonderwool Wales 27-28 April

BBC News: "Extreme Knitting Redhead" (07.04.13)

Click here to read how Susie Hewer is planning to break her own world record for knitting the longest scarf while running a marathon.

Yahoo: "Pregnant Kate Middleton Reveals She's Relaxing By Knitting" (05.04.13)

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Herald Scotland: "The Knitty Gritty: Why Knitting Is Back In Style" (05.04.13)

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Cambridge News: "Yarnbomb Stunt Is Cherry On The Top For Cambridge" (04.04.13)

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Edinburgh:"Mcaree Celebrates Edinburgh Science Festival Through Mathematical Knitting" (04.04.13)

Knitting Science Window Display	Hyperbolic Crochet	Binary Bonsai	Mobius Strip Cowls

Lucy Bailey from McAree Brothers, Edinburgh has sent news of their current window display: "we have a display of mathematical knitting in our Edinburgh shop at the moment and it is causing quite a stir! We have put it on as part of the Edinburgh science festival. We have had a lot of people coming into the shop as a result of our window display. A lot of them are not even knitters but they are fascinated by what we have done."

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Morpeth Herald: "Town Has A Woolly Winner" (03.4.13)

Click here for news that Morpeth's Treacle Wool Shop has been voted as Best Knitting Retailer for the North East 2013

Bristol: " Vulnerable Adults Design Imaginary Plants for Secret Garden Arts Festival, April 13-21" (03.04.13)

This April Milestones Trust’s service users are working alongside artists to create a fabulous festival of interactive arts. Expressions: Secret Garden, is being held at Paintworks Event Space in Bristol from Saturday 13 April to Sunday 21 April 2013. Fabulous installations bring the outdoors indoors, with imaginary plants, boating stream, secret garden and much more. Immerse yourself in an array of stunning installations, surprising art and sensory stimulation co-created by the Trust’s service users. Each group has their own unique take on the Secret Garden theme.

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Hartlepool Mail: "Knitting Fan Opens own Shop" (02.04.13)

Click here to read how a 19 year old has opened her own knitting shop in Newport

Darn! It’s A Real Mystery" (03.04.13)

Click here for details of latest yarn bombing (cakes) in Hartlepool - anyone have any photos they could send us?

Isle Of Wight: "Manchester: Francis House Children’s Hospice Receives Bumper Brood (01.04.13)

Margaret and Mary	All 2000 eggs received	All photos ©Francis House	Janice Irving knitting in the Gambia

Knitters across the country responded in their hundreds to a plea for knitted chicks by getting their needles out and sending their woolly creations to Francis House Children’s Hospice in Didsbury, Greater Manchester .As the appeal for sending in the chicks ended in time for the Easter holidays, over 2,000 had been received. Overseeing proceedings were Margaret Mayne (82) from Northenden and Mary Dooler (80) from Didsbury, two members of the original chicken knitting group of 8 ladies who have been diligently knitting chicks and raising money for the hospice for the last 12 years.To support the chick knit for 2013 an appeal was launched, with Francis House providing the popular pattern. The response has exceeded all expectations with over 125 requests for the knitting pattern from individuals and groups across the UK from Glasgow to Cornwall. A dozen chicks have even been sent 10,000 miles by air from a knitter in Queensland, Australia, who wrote to the hospice that she’d picked up the pattern whilst visiting the UK. Other chicks that have come from overseas include 30 that were delivered yesterday by Janice Irving, who had knitted her brood over 3,000 miles away in the Gambia.

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The Telegraph: "Icelandic Composer Uses Knitting Pattern To Write Score" (01.04.13)

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Enter Our New Competition To Win Tickets Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show Excel, London 4-6 April

We all know how much you enjoy knitting and crochet! To enter our competition simply tell us why you love yarn crafts and send us some fun images of you, your friends or your knitting group clicking away. We have 10 tickets to give away, please send entries by 1st April

Click here for email address. Photos should be maximum of 2MB (Winners may be asked to send in higher resolution)

The Guardian: "Knitting P attern: Baby Shoes" (28.03.13)

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Telegraph & Argus: "Isis Project Holds Knitting Exhibition At Shipley Library" (25.03.13)

Click here to read about an exhibition which explores the therapeutic benefits of knitting

Mail Online: "Why I Love Knitting" (24.03.13)

Click here for article. Images include crochet by UKHKA Knitting Artist Kate Jenkins

Videos:"Get Knitting With The Daily Mail" (23.03.13)

Click here for videos showing you how to cast on, knit your first row, introduce shape, pick up a dropped stitch and cast off

London: "Wool House Is Open, Enter the Craft Club Competiton!"

Craft Club is going to be in the Craft Room at Wool House, Somerset House from 13-26 March. To celebrate this, the Craft Club partners - Crafts Council, UK Hand Knitting Association and the NFWI - are launching a competition to win a hamper of woollen treats

Click here to take part. Closing date is Friday 12th April

Catch Up With All Wool House Events At Campaign For Wool's Blog (26.03.13)

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Hotel Designs: "Wool Surprises With Beauty At Somerset House" (20.03.13)

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New York Times: "Not Just For Sweaters Anymore" (18.03.13)

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Country Living Magazine: "Wild About Wool" (17.03.13)

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Women's Wear Daily: "Wool House Exhibits Showcases All Things Woolen" (14.03.13)

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Vogue: "Wool House Opens At Somerset House" (13.03.13)

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Homes & Property: " Wool House A Courtyard Full Of Sheep And A Tweed Tea PartyAt Somerset House" (13.03.13)

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London Evening Standard: "Here's One I Made Earlier, Crocheted Bear Is Star Of Wool Show" (13.03.13)

Click here for article on Shauna Richardson's amazing exhibit at The Wool House

London: "The Campaign For Wool Announces The World's Largest Showcase Of Wool 13-24 March"

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Click here for details of 'Wool House' which will be a free exhibition at Somerset House in London

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Fanshare: "Nicholas Hoult Gets Over Jennifer Laurence By Knitting" (13.03.13)

Click here to read about Nicholas' obsession with knitting

BBC: "Nottinghamshire Woman Saves Parrot By Knitting It Woolly Jumpers" (11.03.13)

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The Is Bath: "Batheaston Primary School Pupils Get Knitting To Help Children" (09.03.13)

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Oxford Mail: "Pattern Developing With Rise Of The Guerrilla Knitter" (06.03.13)

Click here to read about the latest yarn bombing in Oxford

BBC: "Guerilla Knitting In Leicester To 'Reduce Crime Fear'" (05.03.13)

Click here for news of how pom poms have been strung on trees

Hull Daily Mail: "Video: Hull Phone Box Gets Giant Red Nose For Comic Relief" (28.02.13)

Click here to read how local knitting group Knitwits were asked to knit their local telephone box red for Red Nose day

Aldershot Hampshire: "Yarnbomb At Shoe Zone & at unravel 23-24 February" (21.02.13)

Kathryn Hitchings, Yarnbomber	Knitchings’ Shoe Zone Knitted Art Exhibition	Shoe Zone at unravel 23-24 February

Yarn Bomber 'Knitchings', along with some help from her fellow Knitting Ne’er do-Wells, is exhibiting a Shoe Zone themed knitted art and photography inside and outside Aldershot Shoe Zone 17-22 February

"Shoe Zone is the everyman/woman of shoe shops so an ideal venue to bring knitting to the masses.  Their stores are becoming ubiquitous, adding a cheery blue and orange glow to towns and precincts which are often otherwise slightly down at the heel. They have very little on their walls and a colour scheme that is asking to be replicated in yarn! I will take this corporate logo and bold colour duo then explore what happens when it is knitted and crocheted.  The collection challenges traditional notions around Shoe Zone and knitting.  Can that which is mass produced grow to be homespun and possibly even beautiful when it becomes the artist’s muse?  What happens when knitting is subverted and the medium is transformed by a totally new context?"

Click here to read about Yarnbomb exhibition at Shoe Zone in Aldershot. There is another chance to see the exhibition at unravel, Farnham Maltings this weekend

This is Somerset: "Tightly-Knit Community Turn To Guerilla Knitting Over Sainsbury's Approval In Cheddar" (21.02.13)

Click here to find out why Guerilla Knitting has sprung up in Cheddar

Cambridge: Biggest Beekeeper’s Quilt To Be Raffled Friday 12th April For Arthur Rank Hospice (16.02.13)

The world’s first king-size Beekeeper’s Quilt has been completed in Cambridge, after almost a year’s work by 46 knitters and crocheters, and is now being raffled off for charity.  The Sheep Shop set a challenge to knit this special quilt in order to raise money for Arthur Rank Hospice, an adult hospice offering specialist palliative care in Cambridge.  The community took on the challenge and between them made over 1,400 hexipuffs, little stuffed  hexagons of knitting which have been joined together into one big quilt.

“We were delighted that so many people have had a hand in making this quilt – it really is one of a kind, with so many different colours and textures.  The person who wins the raffle is in for a treat, it is beautiful and huge – and the winner can easily unpick a line of sewing and turn it into two one-of-a-kind quilts,” says Sarah Clark, owner of The Sheep Shop, the yarn shop in Cambridge.

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Rutland "Oakham Knit and Natter Group Stage Knitting Marathon To Raise Money For Defibrillator" (16.02.13)

Members of Oakham Knit and Natter Group

The members of Oakham Knit and Natter Group managed to complete 35 squares and made £60 in aid of the Oakham Defibrillator Appeal. The winner was Susan Richards of Northampton. This enjoyable event not only promoted the town of Oakham and the knitting Group, but also managed to raise funds for a very worthwhile cause.

Click here for article in Rutland and Stamford Mercury

BBC " Granny Skills Help In Revival Of Wool Industry" (15.02.13)

Click here for article on resurgence of knitting; interviewing Bill Waterhouse at Bulmer and Lumb, a Yorkshire textile manufacturer

The Guardian: "Wool Renaissance Boosts UK Suppliers" (15.02.13)

Click here for report on increase in sales and turnover in the wool industry

This Is Gloucestershire: "Join Stroud Mum Jaine's Peace Knitting Anti-Nuclear Protest To Create A Seven Mile Pink Scarf" (13.02.13)

Click here for details of how you can join in

Norfolk Eastern Daily: "Lisa Is Knitting A Happy Future With Charity’s Help" (13.02.13)

Click here for news of shop in Great Yarmouth run by Lisa Corbett who is partially sighted

Kent Online: "Sittingbourne Knitter Ted Hannaford Strings Out Record To Over 17 Miles..." (05.02.13)

Click here for latest update on the French Knitting World Record

North Devon Gazette: "Get Knitting For North Devon Hospice" (05.02.13)

Click here to see how you can join in knitting ducks

Craven Herald & Pioneer: 'Celebration of knitting at Skipton Yarndale Festival" (04.02.13)

Click here for news of a festival “celebrating all things knitting” September 28 and 29

London: "The Campaign For Wool Announces The World's Largest Showcase Of Wool" (30.01.13)

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Click here for details of 'Wool House' which will be a free exhibition at Somerset House in London 13-24 March

This Is Leicestershire: "Knitters Can Help Brighten Up Path" (23.01.13)

Click here for details of how Officers at Hinckley Road police station are hoping to enlist an army of local knitters for a spot of yarnbombing

Market Rasen Lincolnshire: 'Plank 2013' Yarnbombing Spectacular As Part Of Arts & Crafts Festival (21.01.13)

Carol Parker; lead artist for 'Plank 2013' Market Rasen Arts & Crafts Festival 2 Feb-2 Mar 13 details on: yarnstorming.co.uk
" I have posted the event on the site and already I'm receiving knitting through the post. I've also had interested from community groups in the area around market rasen/lincoln who are also contributing."

Click here for details of how you can join in

Vanity Fair: "Ryan Gosling’s Perfect Day Involves Knitting, Elderly Women, Not You" (15.01.13)

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Harrogate: "Are you a wiz at knitting or want to give knitting a go? Why not get involved?" (08.01.13)

LipService are looking for keen knitters to pick up their needles and cast on for a fantastic opportunity to have your knitting become part of the set. From leaves and melting snow to fireworks and even a knitted cat, LipService need you and your group to get knitting!

Click here for further information and patterns to help you get involved

BBC4: New Craft Series 'Fabric: Really Ripping Yarns' (03.01.13)

Georgina Leslie, BBC4 Producer/Director for BBC Arts has just finished filming a full length programme devoted to knitting- charting the history of British knitting from the 1920s through to the 80s, with special emphasis on its current popular revival. In recognition for the help received from the UK Hand Knitting Association, they will recieve a special mention in the end credits of the programme. There will also be a programme page website which will include a link to www.ukhnadknitting.com.

The series is due to air in the Autumn and details of days and times will be posted as soon as we hear more

Rutland And Stamford Mercury: "Knitting Group Donates Clothes To Children’s Ward" (03.01.12)

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The Royal Gazette: "Knitting: The Manly Way To Recover From An Injury" (01.01.13)

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Sandy Hook Connecticut: "Help Create a Winter Wonderland For The Students With Crocheted Snowflakes" (01.01.13)

Click here for details of how you can help (deadline 12.01.13)

Rutland: The Wool Room Launches New Community Project 'Shaun the Sheep PomPom Parade' (01.01.13)

The Shaun the Sheep PomPom Parade is a baa-rilliant new people’s project to raise awareness and support for His Royal Highness Prince Charles’ Campaign for Wool in which anyone and everyone can participate. The project is a collaborative effort between leading wool interiors retailer The Wool Room, Aardmans woolly ambassador Shaun the Sheep and Eden Arts brilliant Join the Flock project of 2012.

The aim is to set a new world record for the largest flock of handmade wool pompom sheep that the world has ever seen! To achieve this we are inviting people of all ages and all locations worldwide to make pompom sheep and post them in.

The challenge will close in March 2013 when the entire flock will be paraded for visitors in London at a venue to be confirmed

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Edinburgh; Breaking News: "Edinburgh's First Yarn Festival To Be held On 16th March 2013" (01.01.13)

The organising team is excited to announce the first Edinburgh Yarn Festival on Saturday, 16th March 2013. Edinburgh Yarn Festival is a one-day event and the first of its kind in the City, hosted at Out of the Blue (Old Drill Hall) in the city's district of Leith.

On the day, a small selection of classes, taught by local teachers, will be offered alongside a marketplace with 30+ stalls. The marketplace will be specifically aimed at knitters, crocheters and spinners. The aim is to host a fun day out and a sociable gathering for yarn-enthusiasts of all flavours and levels of experience, who want to buy something lovely, perhaps learn a new skill or simply meet with like-minded people over a coffee for a chat.

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