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Arctic Lace Blog Book Tour
October 24 to Nov 13, 2006
For those of you who are not able to attend any of the events on my live book tour, I've scheduled a blog book tour where you can learn a lot about me, Arctic Lace, and my adventures in lace knitting. I'll be visiting the blogs listed below from Oct 24 through Nov 13th. There are a lot of interesting things planned, and you won't want to miss any of them!

24-Oct
Book Review
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Designer's Note
http://oknitting2.blogspot.com
Check out this designer's collection at: www.oknitting.com "Novelty yarn" audiobook (CD) celebrates knitting in prose and poetry. Now available. Please email leanne@oknitting.com to order.

25-Oct
For a unique twist, I interview the editor of Arctic Lace
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The Independent Stitch
http://independentstitch.typepad.com/
The blog belonging to my editor at Nomad Press, Deb Robson. She says, "I'm fully engaged in writing, independent publishing, hand textile work (knitting, spinning, weaving, crochet, you name it), and several other things that are less easy to describe. I've been the editor of Spin-Off magazine for a dozen years, editor of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot for one, and editor of books at Interweave Press and a university press."

26-Oct
Virtual trunk show with project photos
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Make 1 Yarn Studio
http://www.make1yarns.com/blog/
Amy M. Swenson founded indiknits in 2002 as an outlet for her original knitting and felting patterns. Over the past 4 years, she's expanded the product line to nearly 20 designs that can be found in over 100 stores world-wide. Amy's most recent adventure is Make One Yarn Studio, opening in Calgary in March 2006.

27-Oct
Guest column about my research
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The Hook and I
http://www.hookandi.blogspot.com/
Amy O'Neill Houck's fiber rants and raves including original designs and patterns, tutorials and techniques, links to sites of interest and reviews of books and products.

28-Oct
Interview
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CraftZine blog
http://www.craftzine.com/blog
Find all the most up to date happenings in the crafts world here.

29-Oct
Interview about Native Alaskan culture
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Carol's Experiments in Textiles
http://colorpatterntexture.blogspot.com/
Knitting and textile adventures, commentary -- and it all started out as just a way to not be anonymous on You Knit What?? Carol is an artist and designer with a science degree. She has worked in just about every medium except welding. Her current obsession is beaded knitting.

30-Oct
Review called "Arctic Lace & Armchair Travel" with photos
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Yarn Spinner
http://www.joanneseiff.blogspot.com
Joanne Seiff is a freelance writer, knitwear designer, and educator. Her writing and designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Spin-Off, Belle Armoire, Knitty, Magknits and other publications. Some of Joanne’s knitting patterns are available on her website at http://www.joanneseiff.com/Designs.html and you can read more at her blog, Yarn Spinner, at http://www.joanneseiff.blogspot.com. When not writing, spinning and knitting, Joanne walks Harry and Sally, her bird dogs, or cooks for her absent-minded professor husband and the various students who drop by.

31-Oct
Book Review and Interview
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Fearless Knitting 101
http://www.fearlessknitting101.com
Nina Casey is an enthusiastic knitter and designer.

1-Nov
Guest column about inspiration and lace design
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PhysicsKnits
http://www.physicsknits.blogspot.com
Connie is a physicist in training. For the past 6 years, she's lived in the natural beauty of Ithaca, NY while toiling in graduate school. Finally, with Ph.D. in hand, she's gotten a job in the real world (almost) as a postdoc working on electron transport in quantum dot devices. On her blog she talks about knitting and life.

2-Nov
Guest column about writing, knitting, and social responsibility as they relate to Arctic Lace
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Fruitful
http://gaylebrandeis.blogspot.com/
Fruitful is the blog of writer and activist Gayle Brandeis. She is not a knitter herself, but her poem "When You Knit My Sweater" appears in the anthology The Knitter's Gift, and a reader informed Gayle that she wants the poem read at her funeral while her family wears items she had knitted just for them.

3-Nov
Interview (scroll down, I can't figure out how to link to the individual post!)
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I'm Knitting as Fast as I Can
http://ma2ut.blogspot.com/
Susan Lawrence is a long-time knitter and incorrigible yarn-stasher who chronicals her spinning, dyeing, and knitting escapades on her blog.</a> In addition to her self-published patterns, she has designed for Knitty, MagKnits, Knit Picks, Lion Brand, and is currently working on a project for Vogue Knitting.

4-Nov
Photo essay on the inspiration for my original lace stitch patterns
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Big Sky Knitting Designs
http://www.bigskyknitting.com/Blog/blog.html
Musings on the art of the cable and other stuff by Janet Szabo, who says, "My blog is where I talk about knitting and designing with cables, my knitting specialty. I am the author of two books (The "I Hate to Finish Sweaters" Guide and "Aran Sweater Design), and I publish Twists and Turns: The Newsletter for Lovers of Cable Knitting. Some of my blog entries also feature glimpses into my life here in northwest Montana, among the elk, moose, bears, and other wildlife."

5-Nov
Interview
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Mind of Winter
http://www.mindofwinter.prettyposies.com/
MindofWinter is a blog that journals my knitting, spinning, and other fiber endeavors, and occasionally covers other areas like travel and literature. I keep the blog as a hobby and also do some knitwear designing on the side. I offer free patterns on the blog, and I've been published in Knitty and Magknits, and most recently in print in Suzan Mischer's book Greetings from Knit Cafe. I've taught knitting in DC and LA, and really enjoy bringing new people into the craft. I love books that delve into the history of knitting, and showcase pieces and techniques from different regions of the world, so Artic Lace is a much anticipated read. Plus how can someone with a mind of winter not be interested in arctic lace?

6-Nov
Guest column about dyeing and colorwork with qiviut
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Stranded in Staten Island
http://www.bonniefranz.com/blog/blog.html
Bonniz Franz's blog about knitting and designing. Includes a lot of information about the Stranded newsletter and colorwork knitting, along with whatever personal knitting Bonnie is doing.

7-Nov
Guest post about knitting and spinning with qiviut
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Go Knit in Your Hat
http://www.goknitinyourhat.blogspot.com/
Frank, often foul-mouthed commentary on knitting and whatever else occurs to Carol. Don't be afraid; she's really quite nice.

8-Nov
Book Review
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Knittin' Mom
http://knittinmom.blogspot.com/
Knittin' Mom Chrissy Gardiner blogs about knitting for a living with two small children underfoot. From sweaters to socks to felted bags, this knit designer likes to dabble in just about anything that can be made with yarn and sticks. She talks about the design process and the patterns she's working on along with a healthy dose of gardening, kids, green living and stash enhancement. She also runs a popular sock knit-along, Sock-a-Month 2, and participates in more swaps than she has time for.

9-Nov
Interview
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Modeknit / Knitting Heretic
http://www.modeknit.com/blog/
Annie Modesitt designs knitting and crochet patterns which reflect her love of historic silhouette and eclectic sense of garment construction. Through her blog, ModeKnit / Knitting, Annie Modesitt keeps the world updated on the large and small events in the life of a hand knit designer. By writing about the small triumphs (I sold a pattern!) and missteps (my pattern was cut from the issue...) encountered by an independent free-lance designer, Annie hopes to give her readers a glimpse into a world that is rich, fulfilling but far from glamorous!

10-Nov
Yet another interview
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Knitters Anonymous
http://www.knitanon.com/blog
Knitters Anonymous is a blog co-written by knitwear designers Cookie A and Kristi G. They are both avid knitters who are involved with the Lacy Knitters Guild, an international lace knitting organization that publishes a quarterly newsletter.

11-Nov
Guest column about qiviutat
Fiber Femmes
www.fiberfemmes.blogspot.com http://www.fiberfemmes.blogspot.com/
Fiber Femmes celebrates, encourages, promotes and supports fiber folks all over the world who are involved in the fiber industry and arts.

12-Nov
Guest column
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Keep Talking
http://www.rjconklin.com/keeptalking.htm
"For millions of years mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking on Pink Floyd's "Keep Talking"

13-Nov
Interview
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Tales of a Keyboard Biologist
http://www.keyboardbiologist.net/knitblog/
Theresa, an immunologist, turned computer scientist, turned small company manager living in Chicago, learned to knit in 1995 from a good friend who encouraged her to jump in and try everything and not worry about how difficult it looked or general difficulty ratings. She started her blog, Tales from a Keyboard Biologist in 2002 as an outlet to discuss her re-discovery of knitting and to keep a journal of her projects. She's been involved in starting the ChicKnits Knit in Public group, hosted one of the very first group blogs to support a knit-a-long (for the Audrey sweater in the Spring, 2004 Rowan magazine) and has recently been enjoying developing a line of handknit sock patterns and encouraging knitters to get involved in the Red Scarf Project. When she's not knitting or collecting knitting books, she can be found spinning, exploring new restaurants in Chicago and occasionally trying to put together a few lines of Perl code.

14-Nov
Guest column about designing your own lace including
http://knit2fit.net/knitting/23/bias-in-lace/
http://knit2fit.net/knitting/48/using-lace-motifs/
http://knit2fit.net/author/donnad/
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Knit2Fit
http://knit2fit.net
Customize your hand knitting projects to fit your body, your
budget, your lifestyle! Strategies and techniques to alter patterns or
create your own designs. Strategies and techniques to alter patterns or create your own designs. In-depth discussions on fit, style, and projects where 'standard'
just won't do. Real-life solutions for real-life bodies. Knit2fit is for knitters of all skill levels who are interested in customizing their knitting projects.

15-Nov
Q&A session, with questions from several different members
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West Coast Knitters' Guild
http://westcoastknitters.org
The West Coast Knitters' Guild (WCKG) meets monthly in Vancouver BC
Canada and has over 150 members from all over the Greater Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD) and beyond. The West Coast Knitters' News,
published 6 times a year, is distributed to all members and various
guilds participating in the newsletter exchange. November 2006 marks
the official launch of the WCKG website at www.westcoastknitters.org.