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The free knitted hats waiting for owners. An elderly woman in Massachusetts, in the United States,   has been making sure children stay warm in the bitterly cold weather that has recently hit the region, and many other parts of the country. The 87-year-old woman, has knitted an incredible 75 warm winter hats for local children. And as a result she has become something of a local celebrity, but, wishes to remain anonymous.  In an interview with Fox News, she said: “I like doing them. I think it’s fun. But I don't want any recognition for what I do. I just like to stay in the background,” “It makes me feel good that I can do something for someone.” She explained it takes her a full day to make just one hat; and that she has been hard at work for months before the cold weather hit. Her daughter then hung all of the 75 hats, along a fence at Nelson Memorial Park, in Plymouth. And within a few days , only four of...

There are a lot of knitting books out there that claim to be for the beginner knitter, but I beg to differ.  I feel that many knitwear designers,  may have forgotten what's it like to be a 'beginner', when even the most simple of stitches can seem a challenge and everything is so confusing that you wonder if you will ever be able to complete even a 'simple scarf' I picked up a copy of a book by Val Pierce, entitled 'Love Knitting, 25 Simple Projects to Knit. Val, is a long established knitting expert, who has designed patterns for knitting magazines and has several other books under her belt. the main focus being toys. I  expected someone with this amount of experience to understand the difficult journey of a beginner knitter, working alone without guidance. This was the not the case at all. This is a not a book for the less experienced knitter.  My sample of the blackberry stitch I've been knitting for some time and I was quite surprise...