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Lois Petren

Knitting Without Tears? I Don't Think So ...

Dear Mrs. Zimmerman: With all due respect and admiration, I wish to share a word with you about this idea of "knitting without tears"....

Lois Petren

Are You Hooked on Knitting? Here are 19 Telltale Signs

How can you tell if you're hooked on knitting? You keep a project in your lap when you drive and knit at red lights Knit during...

Lois Petren

Stitches SoCal 2018 - Musings of a Yarn Show Newbie

Stitches SoCal 2018 came to my town last week! Of course, I went to see what all the excitement was about. This was the inaugural event...

Lois Petren

Looking for Lulu in the Luxembourg Garden

I just returned from a visit to Paris and, in spite of the jet lag, am happily reminiscing about all the fun and interesting things we...

Lois Petren

Five Tips for Taking Your Knitting on the Road

If you’re like me, I bet your current knitting project is within easy reach most of the time. When it’s not available, I’m disappointed....

Lois Petren

How a Lost Ball of Yarn Started a Book Series

Becoming a children’s book author was never on my “bucket list”. I had a busy life – great husband and kids, busy career in IT as a...

Lois Petren

Encouraging Children to Knit

From Lulu and Lainey ... at the Farm Do you have a young child in your life who is starting to show interest in knitting? Do you want to...