Knit Fix Blog Tour Starts September 4, 2006

Lisa Kartus’s Get Your Knit Fix Blog Tour kicks off the publication of her new book, Knit Fix: Problem Solving for Knitters (Interweave Press, September 2006), with a chat with The Knitting Fiend, a blogger hailing from Lisa’s hometown of Chicago. Starting Monday, September 4, follow Lisa as she offers solutions to some of your favorite knitting bloggers’ knitting problems and gaffes. She’ll sit down for a virtual visit with a different blogger each day leading up to her appearances in New York at Knitty City (Sept. 16) and the New York Knit-Out and Crochet (Sept. 17). Along the way there will be book giveaways, podcast interviews, lively debates, and plenty of opportunities to laugh at your knitting troubles as you pick up a few new skills.

Do you need a Knit Fix? Send your knitting problems to Lisa! Visit Lisa’s new web site, www.knitmaven.com, for her weekly Knit Fix picked from your submissions. Each week she’ll select one knitting problem and a picture of the unhappy result, and post it with a solution on her web site. Send your submission to her email address: knitmaven@sbcglobal.net. Starting in October, she’ll also broadcast and discuss this weekly knit fix on the popular podcast, Cast-On: A Podcast for Knitters, hosted by Brenda Dayne.

KNIT FIX BLOG TOUR 2006

For the most up-to-date listings of tour events, visit: http://www.interweave.com/knit/books/Knit_Fix/tour.asp

September 4
The Knitting Fiend
www.thedietdiary.com/blog/

September 5
Crazy Aunt Purl
www.crazyauntpurl.com

September 6
Grumperina
www.grumperina.com/knitblog/

September 7
CRAFT Zine
www.craftzine.com

September 8
Cast-On.com Podcast
www.cast-on.com

September 9
A Knitter in Queens
www.aknitterinqueens.blogspot.com

September 10
SistahCraft
www.sistahcraft.typepad.com

September 12
Knit and Tonic
www.knitandtonic.typepad.com

September 13
Craftsanity Podcast
www.craftsanity.com

September 14
Elizabeth Lenhard, Author of Chicks with Sticks
elizabethlenhard.com

September 15
Lolly Knitting Around
lollygirl.com/blog

KNIT FIX SPECIAL EVENTS AND BOOK SIGNINGS

If you'd like to sign up for a workshop, please contact the store.

September 9, 1-4 p.m.
String Theory Yarn Co.
477 N. Main
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 469-6085
Book signing

September 16, 2-4 p.m.
Knitty in the City
208 W. 79th St.
New York, NY 60137
(212) PurlTwo
Bring your most colossal knitting mistakes for a fun and funny special event and mini-workshop. Mini-workshop is at 2 p.m., book signing at 3 p.m.

September 17, Noon to 5 p.m.
New York Knit-Out and Crochet 2006
Union Square Park, New York City
Lisa will be one of the "knit doctors" on call, so bring your questions and samples!
Book signing time TBA

October 7, 2-4 p.m.
Three Bags Full Knitting Studio
1130 Shermer Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 291-9933
Correcting mistakes workshop: 2-3:30 p.m.
Book signing: 4 p.m.

October 14, 12:30-4 p.m.
Nana’s Knitting Shop
5144 W 95th St
Oak Lawn IL 60453
(708) 229-0061
Correcting mistakes workshop: 12:30-2 p.m., 2:15-3:45 p.m.
Book signing: 4 p.m.

August 28 - Knitty Gritty - It's in the Bag

New Knitty Gritty Episode - It's in the Bag - guest host: Vicki Square. projects: knitted messenger bag. Airs: August 28, 2006 at 11:30 AM Eastern and September 2, 2006 at 4:30 PM Eastern

Black Bunny Fibers Hop-Along Knit-Along Announced

Wendy and Christina, hostesses of the Knitty D and the City podcast, are hosting a Hop-Along Knit-Along with Black Bunny Fibers. Unlike a typical knit-along where each knitter knits the same project, this hop-along encourages knitters to knit any project with Black Bunny Fibers yarns.

Knitters can join at the Hop-Along blog at http://www.blackbunnyhop.blogspot.com/. There they can share pictures of completed knitting projects using the Black Bunny Fibers yarn as well as meet up with other participants.

Each participant that finishes a Black Bunny Fiber project wil be entered into a drawing with the winner receiving Black Bunny Fiber Yarn, a Black Bunny Fiber T-Shirt and a Black Bunny Fiber Tote Bag.

Black Bunny Yarn produces hand-spun and hand-dyed yarn. Carol, the owner, is an avid knitter and spinner who creates yarns in a variety of yarn weights including:

- Handpainted Laceweight Merino
- Handpaint Superwash Merino Sock
- Wool Nylon Sock Yarn
- Handpainted Romney blend wool
- Sportweight Blue Faced Leicester
- Handpained Merino Worsted Weight

Find out more at Black Bunny Hop.

2006 Knit-Out

The 2006 Knit-Out, started by the Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA), is scheduled to occur Mid-September to Mid-October in venues all around the country with a kick-off on Sunday, September 17th, 2006 in New York City.

Knit-Outs are five-hour, free annual events to bring knitting to the public's attention. Knit-Outs are educational and informational gatherings of knitters and inspiring knitters.

Some activities, depending on what the local group who sponsors the knit-out arranges, can include:

-Free, how to knit and crochet instruction
-Fashion shows
-Show & Share
-Demonstrations
-Product and magazine displays
-Children's yarn crafts area
-Knitting and Crochet Guild representation

The CYCA encourages knitting groups to host knit-out events in their local areas to promote knitting and encourage others to take up knitting. They offer a knit-out brochure that includes way to organize and promote a knit-out.

A list of knit-out locations and more details about each Knit-Out & Crochet event will be available on the Knit-Out website as information becomes available.

Knitting News Cast - Episode 17 Now Available

The lastest episode of the Knitting News Cast, a podcast for knitters, is available.

Download Knitting News Cast Episode 17 on the Knitting News Cast website. You can also Subscribe to The Knitting News Cast Podcast.

This episode includes:
Chicks With Sticks
First Spinning Class Results
Making Sense Of My Stash
South West Trading Company V-Neck Shell Finished
Fall 2006 Vogue Knitting Magazine Preview
Fall 2006 Knit Simple Magazine
For The Love Of Yarn Summer 2006 Issue
New Glampyre Knit Sweater Pattern - Stitch Diva
Vickie Howell's Free August Knitting Pattern
August Issue of MagKnits Released
AntiCraft Lughnaladh Issue Available
Knitting and Crochet Designers Needed
Book Review: The Yarn Stash Workbook by Laura Militzer Bryant
Top 7 Reasons To Knit
Knitting Blog Review - Crazy Aunt Purl

Knitting Blog Review - Crazy Aunt Purl

Crazy Aunt Purl Knitting Blog Review

Laurie's, also known as Crazy Aunt Purl, blog is much more then about knitting. The tag line says it all:
"The true-life diary of a thirty-something, newly divorced, displaced Southern obsessive-compulsive knitter who has four cats. (Because nothing is sexier than a divorced woman with four cats)"

If you haven't stopped by this blog, then you are missing some wonderful knitting patterns (and life adventures) with Crazy Aunt Purl.

Non-knitting topics include:
Blogging is My Therapy - the diary part
Insane Kitty Posse - the cat part
Divorce - the divorce part

Previous knitting entries include:
Increasing: Knit into the front and back of a stitch - includes video with a hilarious outtake
The Paris Scarf - directions for a funky scarf using Modea Dea's Curious Yarn
The Brangelina Hat - chunky yarn hat based on one worn by Angelina Joline
Easy Knitted Felted Bracelet Bag - unique bag using Patons Up Country yarn, Crystal Palace Stardust Fizz, and two bangle bracelets for the handles

August 21 - Knitty Gritty - Combo Corset-T

New Knitty Gritty Episode - Combo Corset-T - guest host: Annie Modesitt, author of Confessions of a Knitting Heretic. projects: knit top. Airs: August 21, 2006 at 11:30 AM Eastern and August 26, 2006 at 4:30 PM Eastern