Knitting Wild: A Celebration of America's Natural Treasures

A project in Milwaukie, OR by Theressa Silver
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"Knitting Wild" is a book of knitting patterns inspired by and dedicated to America’s national parks and wildlife refuges.
Backers: 85
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34

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Dates: Jan 19th -> Feb 18th (30 days)
Project By: Theressa Silver
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February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Dishcloth #9: Mangrove

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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Protecting our waterways and a Dishcloth Pattern release.

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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Dishcloth Pattern: Lek

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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Sneak Peek: The Painted Desert

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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THANK-YOU BACKERS! Announcing A Stretch Goal

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED!!!! Thank-you backers! Your support means the world to me.  STRETCH GOAL: Funds to pay for publishing rights for photographs of national parks and refuges taken by members of the knitting community.  In addition to the... (Read More)

Superb Owl Sunday

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
While the football fans are enjoying the Super Bowl, those of us who aren't football fans are enjoying "Superb Owl Sunday" and posting pictures and facts about owls. So I give you the Northern Spotted Owl! Northern Spotted Owl, central OR.; Photo:... (Read More)

Yarn Inspired by Nature, Meet Three Fates Yarn

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Today I offer a guest post from talented yarn dyer, Stephania Fregosi. She is also running a kickstarter to raise funds to develop a locally sourced, Willamette Valley yarn. Wouldn't her Gotland yarn be perfect for the Knitting Wild patterns? Visit... (Read More)

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and a Woolly Sneak Peek

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
The vast wild landscape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to a surprising array of fish, mammal, and bird species. Many of these animals migrate long distances to take advantage of the brief but productive arctic summer.  Arctic... (Read More)

Rainforest Dishcloth

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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Triliium Hat

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Super Bloom!

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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New Backer Rewards: Hand Knit Berets

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I'm adding two lovely hand knit berets to the list of backer rewards. The Falling Leaves beret was published in the September 2012 issue of Creative Knitting. See all the photos on Ravelry.    And second up is the lovely Zephyr beret from the... (Read More)

Synchronous Fireflies

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
It is my goal that this book should give readers an idea of the true magnitude of the variety of wild places we have in this country. In order to do that I had to start by educating myself about parks and refuges beyond the places I’d personally... (Read More)

Yarn, glorious yarn!

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the key ingredients for a book of knitting patterns is YARN! Knit Picks generously provided all the yarn for Knitting Wild. I’ve worked with them on a number of projects and they are a joy to work with. Their ever growing yarn lines offer so... (Read More)

New Backer Rewards: Options for people who don't knit.

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm adding an assortment of knit items to the list of backer rewards. Most of them are samples that were knit for publication in magazines. A few are samples for patterns that never quite got off the ground. Here's your chance to get a lovely hand... (Read More)

Malheur Wildlife Refuge and a Tale of Some Geese

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
In addition to its vital importance to migratory birds, and its iconic status with birders all around the world, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has great sentimental meaning for me. Every spring when I was in graduate school Professor Richard... (Read More)

The Sierra Club and John Muir's Legacy

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
"Poetico-trampo-geologist-botanist and ornithologist-naturalist etc. etc. !!!!" This is how John Muir (1838-1914) once described himself. He was a devoted naturalist and conservationist. While his adventures took him to a variety of places including... (Read More)

The Return of Wolves to Yellowstone

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Throughout most of human history the big, bad wolf has been one of our greatest villains. Seen as depleters of game, destroyers of livestock, and potentially killers of our children, wolves have been mercilessly slaughtered wherever they come in... (Read More)

Yellowstone: Our First National Park

January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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