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What to do with tacky Christmas sweaters

Dec 6th 2007 10:00AM I know it's coming. I'll act surprised. I may even try it on and model it for family around the tree. I'll take it home, write a polite Thank You card and quickly stash it on the top shelf; home to all the other tacky Christmas sweaters from all the ... (0 Comments)

Recycle an old sweater into a cupcake pincushion

May 9th 2008 8:00PM I have finally fallen victim to the cupcake craze. They are everywhere, on everything. But cupcakes don't irritate me like past crazes, like the flip-flop trend. (Which we still haven't seen the last of, it seems.) No, cupcakes don't irritate me: ... (0 Comments)

10 Ways to give your old sweaters a new life

Dec 10th 2007 2:00PM By now, you've probably pulled all your winter sweaters out of storage. Are some of them in slightly worse shape than you remember? A hole here, some pilling there? Well, here are some ideas for what to do with your sweaters when they're beyond ... (1 Comments)

Why fabrics pill, featuring a free Sweater Stone de-piller for you!

Dec 28th 2007 9:00AM Anna Sattler wrote a great post the other day about shaving pills off of sweaters with a disposable razor. It reminded me that I have my own favorite way of de-pilling a sweater, and I also thought people might be interested to know why sweaters ... (2 Comments)

Remove sweater pills with a disposable razor

Dec 26th 2007 8:00AM Sweater pills can be a serious pain to those of us that live in sweaters for many months of the year. Seeing those extra bits of cloth and lint appear on our favorite sweaters at the imperfect time have the majority of us in a tizzy trying to find ... (32 Comments)

How Now: Pet Edition!

Aug 24th 2009 3:00PM I have two dogs, and although neither of them could fit into a sock, I just had to share this cute tutorial for all of you pet-lovers everywhere. And although I don't necessarily promote the act of dressing your animals as if they were human, I ... (0 Comments)

New Knitty: Spring 2008

Mar 13th 2008 10:00AM What do knitters do as the weather begins to warm up? Well, it seems like most avoid knitting 100% alpaca sweaters (garments that may be too hot on even the coldest of days: there's a reason alpaca is usually sold as a blend!), and switch to smaller ... (0 Comments)

MagKnits - December 2007

Dec 7th 2007 6:00PM The December 2007 issue of MagKnits came out the other day. It includes what may be, for some women, the simple winter hat of your dreams. I'm not kidding you: If you have hair longer than chin-length, Hannah could be the hat you've been waiting for. ... (0 Comments)

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