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Ann and Kay Went to Rhinebeck

By Kay Gardiner   21

And all we got was the sheer joy of knitting and knitters and a totally reasonable amount of yarn.

Spells in the Stitches

By Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh   34

The link between witchcraft and cloth production, just in time for the spooky season.

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We’ve created a little shop at MDK World Headquarters, 441 Atlas Drive, filled with special things you won’t find online, plus our exclusive yarns, tools, and notions. Open just a bit, Mondays and Fridays, 11:00-3:00.

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Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh

Nottingham, UK

Writer, knitting enthusiast, and the proud instigator of a completely one-sided, tongue-in-cheek beef with Tom Daley.

Adrienne Martini

Oneonta, New York

Tudor Roses, anyone? ... Anyone?

Franklin Habit

Paris, France

Our man in Paris.

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