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		<title>Men Who Knit&#8211;How Do Truckers Beat Stress on Extended Layovers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, men who knit were not unusual. Back in history, knitting was exclusively a male activity. What do old sailors share with modern truckers? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting Technique&#8211;Need 3 Strands of Yarn at Once? Try Navajo Knitting!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 05:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know this knitting technique for three strands of yarn? If you don't have three skeins, you make three balls of yarn with a scale, calculator or guesswork. Or use two ends of one skein--if there's enough. While you knit, balls roll, strands tangle and an intrigued cat adds more trouble. Try Navajo knitting. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Finish Off A Sweater&#8211;4 Tips For Making Knitting Look Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 05:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes one sweater look hand-crafted and another one look home-made? Good yarn and good stitches help, but often the real difference is in the finishing. Even a premium yarn and most careful knitting can be wrecked with slap-dash blocking or seams. Here are four tips for making knitting look professional. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting Tips&#8211;Top 3 Ways a New Knitting Pattern Can Cause You Grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 00:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you found a new knitting pattern you can't wait to cast on? Hang on a second. Would you leap onto a horse you never met and run a race? Not unless you like bucked off, bitten or run in circles. Let's approach this set of instructions like a potential skittish horse, get to know each other a little. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting Tips&#8211;Warning, Don&#8217;t Do It, Top 10 Reasons NOT to Knit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 23:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some folks would have you believe you can save the planet, not to mention your own sanity, by taking up knitting. No one warns you of the evils. They are legion. For my best knitting tips of all, see this list of the top ten reasons NOT to knit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Perfectionism&#8211;What&#8217;s That Got to Do With Knitting?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 01:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've come to realize how much overcoming perfectionism would enhance your life, I send you my best wishes. Recovery from this persistent, crippling mindset isn't easy. Ask me how I know. May I suggest you take up knitting? Here are four ways knitting can help you. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting Design&#8211;How You Do Percent Patterns in 5 Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to make a sweater without a pattern, we can thank Elizabeth Zimmermann for figuring out our proportions. Elizabeth's Percentage System lays out a formula that compares how many stitches you need for body, sleeves, neck width and so on. Here's how you do percent patterns in five steps. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Techniques For the Knitting Expert, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 covered what started out as intermediate techniques of things you might learn after you learn to cast on, knit, purl and bind off. Your mileage may vary on what you consider intermediate or advanced. Here we take up my list of advanced techniques for the knitting expert where we left off, laid out in a somewhat ever-increasing level of difficulty. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Techniques For the Knitting Expert, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.knitfitninja.com/blog/advanced-techniques-for-the-knitting-expert-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After you learn to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off, what's next? Intermediate techniques, right? Where do you draw a line beyond which are advanced techniques for the knitting expert? It depends on the knitter. Here's my list of knitting techniques laid out in a somewhat ever-increasing level of difficulty. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picking Up Knitting&#8211;What Knitting Needles Are Best For Beginners?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to pick up knitting? Congratulations, you have great fun ahead. Let's start off right by choosing which knitting needles are best for beginners. Also pick a yarn you can see easily--NOT eyelash yarn or one all lumpy-bumpy, loopy or a yarn made like railroad tracks. You'll go wacky learning how to knit if you use wacky yarn.  [...]]]></description>
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