I made this for my sister-in-law -- it's yet another Booga Bag (horrible name!) but everyone seems to love them!
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a knitting circle at The Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, NY
The UU Ewes
About Unitarian-Universalism
Knitting as Spiritual Practice
- BeliefNet.com: Hands-On Spirituality
- Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time (book)
- The Prayer Shawl Ministry (website)
- Channel 13 on the Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Knitting Into the Mystery: A Guide to the Shawl Knitting Ministry (book)
- The Prayer Shawl Ministry: Reaching Those in Need (book)
- The Prayer Shawl Companion (book)
- Quick-to-Knit Prayer Shawls (book)
- Lion "Homespun" Prayer Shawl Pattern
- Compassionate Knitting: Finding Basic Goodness in the Work of Our Hands (book)
- Mindful Knitting: Inviting Contemplative Practice to the Craft (book)
- Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting
- Zen and the Art of Knitting: Exploring the Links between Knitting, Spirituality and Creativity (book)
- The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice (book)
- The Knitting Way: A Guide to Spiritual Self-Discovery (book)
- Knitting Heaven and Earth: Healing the Heart with Craft (book)
- Soulful Knitting Ministries (blog)
- Journaling the Journey: 101 Questions for Soulful Knitters (book)
- MA: Spiritual Retreat for Knitters (2007)
Charity Knitting
- About.Com's charity listings
- Afghans for Afghans
- All Shades of Pink
- Care2Knit
- The Daily Knitter charity links
- Gifts of Love (.PDF)
- Helping earthquake victims in Peru, source of beautiful yarn
- Interweave charity listings
- K9 Knitters USA
- Knit Christmas Ornaments for Charity
- Knit One Save One
- Knit Unto Others
- KnitLit's charity listings
- Knitting for a Better World
- Knitting for Change
- Knitting for Good: A Guide to Creating Personal Social, and Political Change Stitch by Stitch
- Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time (book)
- Knitting to Share
- KnittingforCharity.org
- Knitty's Knitting for Others
- Lion Brand's charity patterns
- Lion Brand's find-a-charity
- Project Linus
- Seamen's Church Institute "Christmas at Sea"
- Snuggles Project for Homeless Animals
- Socks for Soldiers
- Stitches from the Heart
- Sweaters for Penguins
- The Red Scarf Project
- The Stitch Witch's charity listings
- Warm Up America
- Warm Woolies for Orphans
- Woolworks Listings by State
Local Yarn Stores with Websites
- SUFFOLK
- Knitting on the Lamb, Huntington
- Infinite Yarns, Farmingdale
- Rumpelstiltskin Yarns, Sayville
- Keep Me In Stitches, Smithtown
- Knitters Knitche, Miller Place
- The Knitting Cove, Port Jefferson
- Now and Zen Yarns, Greenport
- Purl by the Sea, Montauk
- NASSAU
- Yarns on Berry Hill, Syosset
- The Village Knitter, Babylon
- Knitting Place, Port Washington
- BROOKLYN
- Argyle, Windsor Terrace
- Brooklyn General Store, 128 Union Street
- Brooklyn Yarn Cafe
- Knit-A-Way, 398 Atlantic Avenue
- La Casita Yarn Shop Cafe
- Stitch Therapy, 176 Lincoln Place
- The Yarn Tree, 347 Bedford Avenue
- QUEENS
- Smiley's Yarns, 92-06 Jamaica Ave., Wdhvn
- MANHATTAN
- Downtown Yarns, 45 Ave. A at 4th
- Gotta Knit!, 14 East 34th St., 5th Fl.
- Knitting 321, 321 East 75th St.
- KnitNY, 307 East 14th St.
- Knitty City, 208 West 79th St.
- Lion Brand Yarn Studio, 34 West 15th St.
- The Point NYC, 37a Bedford Street
- Purl Soho, 137 Sullivan Street
- School Products, 1201 Bway, 3rd Fl. at 29th
- Seaport Yarn, 181 Bway, 5th Fl.
- String Yarns, 130 East 82nd St.
- The Yarn Company, 2274 Bway at 82nd
- Yarntopia, 974 Amsterdam at 108th
- STATEN ISLAND
- Wild and Wooly, 18 New Dorp Lane
- The Yarn Girl, 851 Castleton Avenue
- Wool Gathering
Other Local Yarn Stores
- SUFFOLK
- The Knitting Corner, Huntington
- The Purle Shoppe, Huntington (open by appt.)
- Knitworks, Amityville
- Granny's Yarn Shoppe, Islip
- Village Knitter, Babylon
- Yarn-Tauk, Montauk
- NASSAU
- Yarn Garden, Plainview
- Stitches, Garden City
- Knitherapy, Manhasset
- Knit Knacks, Wantagh
- The Knitting Store & More, Valley Stream
- Knit-Pic, Baldwin
- Purls from Heaven, Cedarhurst
- Yarn Outlet (15-50% off), Oceanside
- Knit, Roslyn
- BROOKLYN
- Knitting Hands, 398 Atlantic Avenue
- QUEENS
- KnitWits, 35-16 Bell Blvd., Bayside
- Sandy's Knit & Needle, 154-03 Union Turnpike
- MANHATTAN
- The Lion and the Lamb, 1460 Lex (94th)
- Stitches East, 55 East 52nd St.
- The Wool Gathering, 318 East 84th St.
- The Yarn Connection, 218 Madison Ave. (38th St.)
Local Knit Nites
- Cold Spring Harbor Library: last Thursdays, 7-8:30pm
- Knitters Therapy: Sundays, 4-6pm (CHECK FIRST)
- The Knitting Corner: every Thursday, 6-8pm
Sales!
Online Yarn and Supplies
- "Be Sweet" Yarns - support South Africa!
- Artyarns (hand-dyed)
- EcoConnection at Y2Knit.net
- Full Thread Ahead
- KnitKnack.com (beautiful needles!)
- KnitPicks
- KnittingPatternCentral: 1000s of free patterns!
- Knitty
- Montana Mountain Knitting Needles
- Patternworks
- Peace Fleece
- The Daily Knitter
- The Yarn Market
- WoolGirl: hand-dyed yarn from indie artisans!
Gift Ideas for Knitters!
- Luxury yarn (of course!)
- Fancy stitch markers
- A good lamp
- A ceramic yarn bell
- Handcrafted buttons
- A Kitchener stitch keychain
- A yarn cutter pendant
- A shawl pin
- Fiber soak
- A knitting magazine subscription
- A large tote
- A needle case
- A knitting journal
- Interchangeable circulars
- A natural dyes kit
- A drop spindle
- Fancy knitting needles
- Hand-dyed yarn
- A wooden swift and ball winder
- A sock club membership
Video Tutorials
Upcoming Events
- Knitters Review Annual Events Listing
- NYC Knitting Crawl (walking tours)
- 2011: Farmhouse Inn Knitting Weekends (VT)
- 2011: French Girl Knitting Tours
- 2011: Knitting Cruises
- 1/14-17/11: Mt. Saviour Monastery Retreat (NY)
- 1/21-23/11: Vogue Knitting Live!
- 3/10-13/11: Mindful Knitting Retreat (VT)
- 3/19-21/11: Big Apple Knitters Guild Retreat (CT)
- 3/27/11: Woolapalooza (MA)
- 4/2-3/11: FluffyStuff East End (Wading River)
- 4/24/11: Chancellor's Sheep & Wool Showcase
- 4/23-24/11: Washington Co. Farm & Fiber Tour (NY)
- 5/21/11: Jamaica Fiber Festival (VT)
- 5/22/11: LI Fleece & Fiber Fair (Riverhead)
- 5/28-29/11: MA Sheep and Woolcraft Fair (MA)
- 6/5-6/11: Fiber Frolic (ME)
- 6/10-12/11: Knitting Cruise (ME)
- 6/12-20/11: Worldwide Knit-in-Public Day
- 7/10/11: Natural Dyes Class (VT)
- 7/24/11: Artisans Fair and Fiber Festival (NY)
- 8/1-7/11: NE Fiber Arts Retreat (ME)
- 8/6-8/11: Fiberarts Studios and Farms Tours (ME)
- 9/6-11/11: Knitting Cruise (ME)
- 9/11-12/11: NJ Garden State Sheep & Fiber Festival (NJ)
- 9/18-19/11: Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival (NY)
- 9/24-26/11: Common Ground Country Fair (ME)
- 9/25/11: Knox Farm Fiber Festival (NY)
- 9/26-27/11: Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival (NY)
- 10/1-2/11: North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival (NJ)
- 10/2-3/11: VT Sheep & Wool Festival (VT)
- 10/4/11: Hudson River Yarn Cruise
- 10/9-11/11: NYC Yarn Crawl
- 10/11: Knitaly! Tuscan Knitting Tour (Italy)
- 10/16-17/11: Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival (NY)
- 10/20-23/11: Stitches East (CT)
- 11/11: Green Mtn Fiber Festival (VT)
- 11/4-7/11: Knittreat (PA)
- 11/6-7/11: Fiber Festival of New England (MA)
- 11/19-21/11: Knitters Review Fall Retreat
- 11/21/11: Southern VT Fiber Event (VT)
Upcoming Classes
The Bookshelf
- AwareKnits: for the Eco-Conscious Stitcher
- Closely-Knit: Handmade Gifts for the Ones You Love (Maria PN)
- Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting
- Fiber Gathering: 20 Projects Inspired by America's Festivals
- Gifted
- Inspired to Knit
- Knit Green
- Knit It Together: Patterns and Inspiration for Knitting Circles
- Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together (Maria PN)
- Knitters Stash (Maria PN)
- Knitting 24/7
- Knitting a Kiss in Every Stitch
- Knitting and Tea: 25 Classic Knits and the Teas that Inspired Them
- Knitting for Peace (Maria PN)
- Knitting Green
- Knitting in America (Maria PN)
- Knitting in Plain English (Sylvia)
- Knitting in Tuscany
- Knitting Into The Mystery (Maria PN)
- Knitting Literature (website)
- Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
- More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
- One More Skein
- One Skein
- One Skein Designer Wonders (Maria PN)
- One Skein Luxury Wonders
- One Skein Sock Yarn Wonders
- One Skein Wonders (Maria PN)
- One Skein: 30 Quick Projects (Maria PN)
- Recommended Knitting Books (website)
- Romantic Style (Maria PN)
- Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn (Maria PN)
- Take Along Knitting
- The Close-Knit Circle: American Knitters Today
- The Knitter's Year: 52 Make-in-a-Week Projects
- The Knitting Goddess (Maria PN)
- The Natural Knitter (Maria PN)
- Weekend Knitting (Maria PN)
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