Knits Bits 2006 day to Day Calendar Author:Andrews McMeel Publishing New from AMP The clack of knitting needles can be heard everywhere these days. There are currently 38 million knitters in the United States and most of them are not your average grannies. The number of knitters age forty-five and younger has more than doubled in the last ten years, and they spent an estimated $450 million last year on knitti... more »ng paraphernalia. Knitting clubs and classes have popped up on college campuses nationwide. The Internet knitting community is huge, with one website alone receiving 3.4 million hits since April of 2002. But the art of knitting goes back a long way and all knitters-experienced and beginner alike-will delight in the loads of fascinating and fun info found in the Knit Bits 2006 Calendar. They'll learn that mohair yarn comes from goats, that if you knit anything for your sweetheart before you've tied the knot then the relationship is doomed, and that knitting provides as much stress relief as meditation. Yes, what's old is new again and this calendar definitely puts a fresh twist on the traditional craft.« less