Weekend Round Up!

Plied Knowledge: The week that was…

At the shop:

• The newest issue of By Hand magazine is out! This time they focus on Northern California and it is their usual stellar mix of many crafting patterns and projects...
• You can now pre-order the newest edition of Pom Pom Quarterly! Keep the magazine inspiration coming with their gorgeous looking autumn projects...
• ALL! THE! CROCHET HOOKS! We have been valiantly trying to keep these in stock but you all keep snapping them up!
• Have you missed taking classes? We are starting to add Zoom classes to our website but if you are interested, we suggest you jump on the opportunity because they seem to fill up pretty quickly. If you do miss out, be patient- we are adding them as quickly as we can!

Around the web:

• Fine art plus the Simpsons- what could be better?
• Walmart is joining in on the drive-in movie fun! 
• If you are one of the many who has gotten a pet during the pandemic, here's a guide to houseplants that are pet friendly...
• World travelers rejoice- there is now a way to feel like you are not only driving around some cities of the world AND listen to local radio....
• Are you one of the many that started a garden during the pandemic? Martha has ideas on what plants to grow for the perfect cup of tea...
• Speaking of food, if you are sick of your own cooking by now, here is a list of some of Ina Garten's best recipes to help...
• If you have made it this far into the pandemic without learning about the joys of dry shampoo, it's time to learn...
• It doesn't seem like with with the current state of the wildfires on the West Coast, but trees actually do social distance themselves...
• Samuel L. Jackson- doing what he does best to rock the vote!

And totally, completely, unapologetically local:

• Much of Oregon is currently on fire and the air has been terrible for days. If you are longing for a glimpse of what forests look like pre-fire, you should check out the new movie by Tom Putnam, "The Dark Divide."
• Looking for a way to help? Here is a list from Travel Oregon that lays out everything and this is a rundown of GoFundMe pages...
• Curious what it's really like during some of the "spicier" moments of the Portland protests? Willamette Week has an interesting article where they talk to the guerrilla filmmakers that take the streets to bring us the stories....