NeedleArts

A monthly gathering at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Library aims to share those benefits every second Friday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

My mother was recovering from a heart attack and was constantly cold. Too scratchy. Not warm enough. Too ugly to stay in the house.

Editor’s Note: We wish you a great and fulfilling New Year. Enjoy reading this wonderful, and heart warming, yet entertaining and informative, piece....

KNITTING CORNER I knit so I don’t kill people. ― A popular saying in knitting circles. I’ve heard the above saying for most of the ten years...

KNITTING CORNER We “Pet Parents” do whatever we need to do to keep our four-legged babies warm, happy, and healthy. If that means we knit them a little...

KNITTING CORNER It is that time of year again, the time we start thinking about what to get those in our lives for the holidays. By Robin Southworth Why not...

KNITTING CORNER This year marks the eleventh anniversary of Knit In Public Day, also known as “KiP”. It is the largest knitter-run event in the world. By...

KNITTING CORNER It’s not really enough to know the ins and outs of knitting. When you are new to knitting, sometimes it’s about where to start. By...

KNITTING CORNER We always seem to think that there are some things we just CAN’T knit. I got into knitting as an adult by knitting something that...

KNITTING CORNER When I first started knitting, I knit ordinary, boring things like baby sweaters, Coffee cup protectors, even men’s ties in a variety of...

KNITTING CORNER↓ Remember when Paris Whatshername had a chihuahua tucked under her arm or in an expensive bag with it’s head poking out? You don’t...

KNITTING CORNER It happens. You want to knit something, but the pattern you like is sort of dull. You want to spice things up…but HOW? By Robin Southworth...

KNITTING CORNER↓ I first saw this lace pattern in a knitting book. It was used in a scarf made with a super-bulky yarn. I really liked it, but I didn’t...

KNITTING CORNER Between seven and nine years old, my mother and grandmother tried to teach me all kinds of textile crafts: knitting, crochet, cross-stitch,...