Knitting and running aren’t exactly a natural pairing, but one marathon runner decided that he could put that road time to good use by knitting – keeping his feet, his hands and his brain all busy! David Babcock, a graphic design professor from Missouri, learned to knit around the time that he started running, three years or so ago – … Continue reading →
Perhaps you have heard of the “slow food” movement, which began as an effort to counteract “fast food”, which in many ways is symbolic of the modern lifestyle. Norway’s NRK television network appears to be taking this idea into another arena: broadcast television. “Slow TV” is a fairly recent (and regionally limited) phenomenon that seems to be taking that country … Continue reading →
Forget what I said in my last post about sports and knitting in unofficial partnership! The US Olympic Committee is not happy. And although Olympiknits is UK-based, they had better batten down their hatches, too. Ripped from today’s headlines (no, I’m not kidding!): Knitters Outraged After U.S. Olympic Committee Squashes Knitting Olympics—and Disses Knitters U.S. Olympic Committee lacks sense of … Continue reading →
Knitting and sports have been forging a new connection in recent years… from Stitch N’ Pitch, where knitters (and other needlecrafters) bring their handwork to baseball games, to Super Bowl Scarves, as reported in the New York Times NFL blog… INDIANAPOLIS – The must-have souvenir from the first few days of Super Bowl week is not a team jersey or … Continue reading →