TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I am ashamed to admit it, but until recently I really didn't know the difference between knitting and crocheting. From what I understand, knitting requires needles while crocheting requires a hook. Am I right? Is one easier to do than the other?

Every Monday night at the library where I work one of the librarians hosts a crochet club where people can come in and learn how to crochet and work on different projects.

She told me that she would be willing to teach me, but I'm afraid that with my lacking hand-eye coordination, it would be more frustration than it's worth. The finished projects always look so cool, though!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again."

HINT: (1897-1980), American journalist, social activist, and devout Catholic convert.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The earliest known types of knitting by nomadic people in the desert places of North Africa actually used circular or narrow, oblong wooden frames.

One of the earliest known examples of knitting (formed on two sticks by pulling loops through loops) were a pair of cotton socks found in Egypt from the first millennium A.D.

The knitting machine was invented in 1589 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) by William Lee, a clergyman. After the invention of the knitting machine, knitting was gradually taken over by guild-organized cottage industries in the 17th and 18th centuries

Knitting first appeared in England during the 13th century in the form of felted caps that were worn by soldiers and sailors. However, knitting did not become a popular method for creating other garments due to the difficulty of producing quality steel needles

Early knitting needles were typically made from bone, ivory, or tortoise shell.

Changes in fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as the huge influx of cheap imported knitwear, led to decreased interest in knitting. The cost of buying yarn compared unfavorably to buying ready-made clothes.


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again."

ANSWER: Dorothy Day.

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