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University launches book of knitting patterns based on its architecture

Knitters will soon be able to make tea cosies inspired by the University of Glasgow with the launch of a book of patterns based on the historic architecture. Designers across Scotland submitted patterns based on the “iconic” cloisters on the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 12:48

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Knitted Together project collaborates with Men’s Sheds to produce stools for charity

The crocheters and knitters participating in Knitted Together 2022 have joined forces with three Men’s Sheds groups across Kilkenny to create a traditional Irish dresser stool which will be sold alongside beautifully knitted and crochet ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:33

Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Knitters have put their needles to the test in a bid to create a giant scarf to cover the Royal Albert Hall for a dementia charity, with one claiming to have a “magic ball of wool”. The Lewy Body Society intends to wrap a 244-metre ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:01

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Knitted Together is asking knitters to come together to create a pride blanket

The team behind the Knitted Together initiative have set a challenge for knitters and crocheters to come together to create a PRIDE blanket for the 2022 project. June has long been recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month and Knitted ...

05 Jun 2022 at 15:33

Knitters create life-size woollen Queen ahead of Jubilee celebrations

A life-size woollen Queen created by a group of knitters for the Platinum Jubilee is proving a hit with locals. The knitted monarch and a pet corgi were installed in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, at the weekend and villagers ...

31 May 2022 at 12:31

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Tom Daley to share knitting tips in new book Made With Love

Tom Daley is to release a practical guide to knitting after taking up the hobby before the first lockdown in March 2020. Made With Love will detail the tips and tricks the Olympic champion diver has learnt from the ...

25 May 2022 at 16:00

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Kilkenny charity arts project with a focus on intergenerational skills transfer

‘Knitted Together’ an art project launched in 2020 by Kilkenny Arts Office, which sees hundreds of volunteers crocheting and knitting, will take place for the very first time in-person this year. The past two ...

04 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Crocheted tributes to Queen top post boxes across the UK

Crocheters across the UK have created post box toppers of various colours and with corgis in tribute to the Queen. Crocheted tributes showing the Queen with her beloved dogs, reading “RIP” or simply “Thank ...

14 Sept 2022 at 13:25

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‘Wool in School’ event in Kildare saw 190 children and 190 older people knitting together

Now here's a great yarn! 'Wool in School', an education business dedicated to promoting the use of wool as a sustainable eco-fibre, has officially launched their wool inspired programme: Wool2Ewe and ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:33

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‘Wool in School’ event in Kildare saw 190 children and 190 older people knitting together

Now here's a great yarn! 'Wool in School', an education business dedicated to promoting the use of wool as a sustainable eco-fibre, has officially launched their wool inspired programme: Wool2Ewe ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:33

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Donegal textile firms urged to work to their strengths for the future

A unique insight into Donegal's fashion and textile industry's history, growth, challenges and future development was laid out to an appreciative audience at a Local Enterprise Week event held ...

09 Mar 2023 at 22:33

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Crocheters decorate post boxes with Women’s World Cup toppers

Crocheters around the country have been decorating their local post boxes with Women’s World Cup-themed toppers, with Lioness goalkeeper Hannah Hampton visiting one of the creations. Jan ...

30 Jul 2023 at 08:00

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