YARN 
Knitter uses Kool-Aid, microwave to dye yarn(0)
Allyson Tallent of Grosse Pointe Farms shares her talent for dyeing yarn with Kool-Aid by instructing classes at Artisan Knitworks in Grosse Pointe Park. Her next class is scheduled for noon July 10. The fee is $15. To register, just call the studio at (313) 823-4132.
Tallent says she’s looking forward to expanding into chemical dyeing. [...]
Yarn needed for Red Cross volunteers
The Millburn-Short Hills Chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting yarn to be used by Creative Hands volunteers to make handmade articles for veterans, area hospitals and nursing homes.
The yarn will also be used for stuffing soft toys for chronically ill children. The chapter is especially in need of 100 percent worsted weight black [...]
Happy Stitchers looking for volunteers
Saddle Brook — The Happy Stitchers group is looking for volunteers to knit and crochet baby hats and blankets for the Hackensack University Medical Center.
The yarn is supplied by the club. The Happy Stitchers group meets Thursdays at 1 p.m. at the Saddle Brook Senior Center, 8 Caldwell Ave. Come have cookies and coffee, and [...]
Top 5 Tips on Knitting Yarns – Which Yarn Factor Ensures Your Hand-Knit Sweater Will Fail?
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Ah, the power and the glory of yarn! When you step into a yarn shop, are you overcome with all the splendid colors, fibers, textures and yarn fumes? Does your head spin as you finger skeins, pet them, weigh them, drown in color, or dream of possible projects? You may fall so deeply in [...]
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