Cool App: Ewe Stash
June 8th, 2009
Because knitters are often geeks of the highest order, we’re never surprised (and are more often than not, thrilled) to see new apps in the iTunes App store. Ewe Stash is an ultra-intuitive and user-friendly application for the iPhone or touch iPods that helps you keep track of your stash. Ideal for those who perpetually update their Ravelry stash pages but who don’t want to lug a laptop into a LYS. Cause that’d be geek overload.
Knitters Are Awesome Nerds
June 1st, 2009
This article contains everything I love in a knitting news items found in non-knitting publications. Cuteness coupled with genuine skill, a splash of nerd thrown in, plus by an expression of incredulous disbelief on behalf of the writer as to why knitters do what they do. To quote:
“Who knits meerkats? What do meerkats have to do with Star Trek? Why was it important for the maker to note that the meerkats “wear Federation emblems (not yet a communicator)”?”
Only knitters know the answer!
Neat Stuff: Knit Town (the whole thing!)
May 15th, 2009
Absolutely amazing. A group of knitters from Kent, UK have spent the last twenty three years knitting a replica of their village. This story from the Daily Mail online includes tons of pictures of the original houses, plus comments for the awesomely sassy ladies. My favorite: “The lady who did the church knitted most of the graves when she was on a sunbathing holiday in Spain, which gave the other guests a bit of a jolt,” says Margaret Goldup, 80, the club’s treasurer.”
I should admit that I immediately looked out my apartment window to gauge whether or not I could do this with my neighborhood (knitting nerd alert!) but I think the elevated subway tracks would be a little tricky to interpret in merino.
