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by Deb Todd

Celebrity sightings of Russell Crowe, Julia Roberts and Madonna engrossed in knitting projects and a recent spate of movies and books such as “The Friday Night Knitting Club” have inspired a new generation to explore the craft. Touted as “the new yoga,” knitting soothes jangled nerves and allows technology-saturated psyches to power down and relax.

And, Lori Miller said, “It's guilt-free sitting.”

Miller, co-owner of Sarah Jane's Yarn Shoppe with her mother Linda Yovan and her aunt Sally Rang, has knit since childhood. Taught by their mother and grandmother — the store's namesake — the resurgence in knitting surprises the three women. They never stopped.

Natalie Bell, co-owner of Knitting Off Broadway with her mother, Jan, believes the knitting revival began mid-decade.....

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