Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'stitch'
February 22, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. UK researchers studying technology addiction are floating the idea that some devices like Blackberries should perhaps have labels on them warning that they may be addictive. (Via Jill, via Slashdot) CBS has just put up a bunch of episodes of their classic TV shows online, which can be streamed to your browser for free. This includes full-length episodes of Star Trek, Melrose Place,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"November 11, 2007
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of the World, and lamented the possible loss of Texas's only feminist bookstore. Throughout the week, they interviewed a bunch of indie fashion designers and D-I-Y websites—Etsy, Ornamental Things, 31 Corn Lane, and Aorta Designs—for the upcoming Stitch Fashion Show. They also did......
Continue Reading "Around the Ist-a-Verse"January 19, 2007
We admit it: we're knitting dilettantes. Yes, Phillyist was one of those people who picked up the old needles a few years back because everyone else was doing it, and Debbie Stoller looked so damn cute in that blue cardigan. Our repertoire has heretofore consisted of scarves. In garter stitch. For everyone we've ever met. Sometimes, if we were feeling really crazy, we'd rib something. But we'd feel so naughty doing it. A few weeks......
Continue Reading "Phillyist's Favorite... Place to Get Our Knit On"September 16, 2005
Phillyist does it. Celebrities do it. And we bet your grandma does it too. Knitting, that is. (We don't want to know what you were thinking.) And on Sunday September 18th from Noon to 5PM, people are gathering at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to knit (and crochet) en masse. The 4th Annual Philly Knit Out offers a chance for local craftsters to socialize, trade secrets, learn new skills, and even do some good. But what......
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