On this day in history 1917-- Mata Hari is executed by the French. It is uncertain if she actually was a double agent during WWI. A good article is at http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/matahari.htm --a page of First War . com. Another article may be found at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/dece_hari.html a PBS webpage.
Today I took advantage of a great yarn sale at Michaels and also attended a demonstration of the Knifty Knitter while there. There I learned how to use the long purple knitting board. I have one but haven't been able to successfully cast on with it. Now I think I have it figured out. Knifty Knitters are really great. Within a short period of time the knitter can turn out a hat probably in less than an hour if I remember correctly. Knifty Knitters are looms that are sold in kits. If you enjoy working with yarn and want a project to finish quickly then this could be the way to go. There are some free patterns available on the Internet and several groups on Yahoo. Give it a try! Here are a few links--
http://isela.typepad.com/loom_knitters_circle/http://www.robertscrafts.com/projects/projects.php?prdindex=kniftyknitter&dsp=list
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf224186.tip.html
http://www.provocraft.com/projects/projects.php?dsp=list&prdindex=kniftyknitter
http://www.macphersoncrafts.com/FreeProjects/FreeProject_KniftyKnitter_Detail.asp
http://decoraccentsinc.com/knitting_loom_instructions.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rakeknitting/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kniftyknitterlooms/
http://yarngear.com/looms/projects1.htm
http://www.bfranklincrafts.com/KniftyKnitter.html
Go to your favorite search engine and search for knifty knitter patterns and you should be able to come up with more. Good luck!
(Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)
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