New York Times: In a Stressful Time, Knitting for Calm and Connection. “If you Google the two words ‘knitting’ and ‘pandemic’ together, you will get about 23 million hits. You’ll also do very well with ‘knitting through the pandemic,’ and ‘knitting’ with ‘Covid’ will get you 266 million options, the very first of which, at least when I tried this, was a British pattern for a Covid-19 teddy bear (he wears a mask).”
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TODAY: This anti-bullying advocate is hosting virtual knitting circles. Here’s how to join
TODAY: This anti-bullying advocate is hosting virtual knitting circles. Here’s how to join. “Twice a day, Shira Blumenthal has become a calming presence for her followers who join her for Facebook Live knitting sessions while they’re practicing social distancing. It’s about ‘having that opportunity not only to talk to someone, but see someone,’ she told TODAY. ‘I’m cooped up in my apartment in Manhattan with my two cats. I am quarantining and haven’t seen any people and it’s hard for me.'”