spin off stuff | spins & needles DIY blog » knitting http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff The handmade home of Spins & Needles. For restless DIY creative types. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:05 +0000 en hourly 1 Knit It, Knit It Big http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/07/05/knit-it-knit-it-big/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/07/05/knit-it-knit-it-big/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:10:35 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=2120

I was super excited when local Ottawa knitting artist Greta Grip (check out her Winterlude Urban Cozy Artist profile) invited me to assist her with her “knitting big” installation at a group [...]

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As part of the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project, Spins & Needles is profiling some of the makers who have contributed to this public art installation at Winterlude 2010.

First up is [...]

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Performances at Traflagar Square near the Fourth Plinth. In celebration of Antony Gormley’s One & Other Project (via Deadly Knitshade’s Flickr stream)

In line with last Thursday’s royal theme, I thought I’d share some upcoming, really innovative knit-related events happenings in [...]

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