'NYT': A Stitch in Time Saves Nine—Again
Hey, have you heard about the new trend of knitting? According to a signed New York Times editorial by Carol E. Lee (the same keen public-interest journalist who railed against the horrors of drunk dialing one day after the Iraqi elections):
In a way, it's a new trend, but of course it's one that's come and gone throughout our history.
So true. Particularly in the recent history of The Times:
· PULSE: P.S.; Old Hobby, in Style Again [NYT, July 28, 2002]
· PULSE; Knit 'n' Sip [NYT, Feb. 8, 2004]
· CURRENTS: WHO KNEW?; In a Time of Stress, Knitting and Quilting [NYT, Sept. 27, 2001]
· CURRENTS: HOME DECORATIONS; Call It Granny Pop [NYT, Jan. 27, 2000]
· Learn Much, Purl Two [NYT, Dec. 12, 1999]
Next big things: Text messaging; dancing the twist; sitting on poles.
A Pastime of Grandma and the 'Golden Girls' Evolves Into a Hip Hobby [NYT]
