Greetings, loyal readers of Thought Bubbles and fellow knitters! Welcome to CogKnition, my knitting-themed spin-off site.

Currently the only entries are the entries about the Stitch and/&/’n Bitch controversy that I previously posted on Thought Bubbles, but I plan on posting new content soon. In the meantime, here’s the State of the Knitting Union:

Stitch & Bitch News
Sew Fast/Sew Easy has started another round of harrassment via Yahoo. At this point, I think it’s best that knitting groups moved their home base to another site. I’m looking into free and paid possibilities; more on that later.

Current Projects
Rogue (I’d say 80% finished) and the Ombre Blanket from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (45% finished, on hold until I order more yarn)

Author: Debbie Stoller
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Rating:
Buy Stitch ‘N Bitch on Amazon.com

I’ve wanted to learn to knit since I was a little girl. This book deserves a lot of the credit for actually getting me to do it.

I had just moved to Pittsburgh and I was attending a party at a fellow grad student’s house. My host and another guest were both knitters and both were praising the book. I sidled into the conversation and found out that the other girl had taken a knitting class at a shop a mere two blocks from my apartment.

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