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Sweater before changing waistband and before washing. Photos by Jo deVries This months’ blog post is a follow-up to last November’s Knitting with Natural Fibres. Most autumns, I start planning at least one knitting project. Knitting makes my long winters in Ontario, Canada, pass more pleasurably. It also produces a warm garment that keeps me cozy and happy while knitting it. I usually start by looking through my inventory, to see if anything catches my interest. My yarn collection was sev...

Is going out. but shes coming in on this note of a shutdown. lets talk about, yes, weve talked about the political parties. you know whos really paying the price? its people around the country. people in the coast guard who thought they were getting paid on monday and are not going to get paid on monday. we went around and talked to some folks around the country. here is the actual impact for some people in places other than here in washington. not a creatures been stirring since saturday in the...

You know, keep our family intact. >> its a burden enough, a strong enough job, big enough job that you have. one of the things the president said, and i want you to listen to this, its not just about the government shutdown, because this lasted for three days but the possibility of defaulting on our debt on our loans. heres how he says this is coming, this is looming, this is next. >> in a government shutdown social security checks still go out on time. in an economic shutdown if we dont raise t...

Concession of not raising debt ceiling? what are they asking for now from leadership? >> if i can add a rider to that, why are they so powerful? >> reporter: the reason they are so powerful is because they are -- well, let me answer the first question from suzanne first of what they want. one of the congressmen was actually quoted saying that they dont really know what they want and that is part of the problem. many of them come from extremely conservative districts and theyre getting phone call...

A few republican member of the house are breaking with majority and leadership in hopes of ending the shutdown, getting government simply back to work. >> pressing for a new funding bill, one without the demands on president obamas health care program. minnesota republican erik paulsen is one of them. he even tweeted these words through his followers, quote, during the shutdown i have asked to have my pay withheld. >> congressman erik paulsen joining us live from capitol hill. congressman, you s...

>> all sorts of stuff. a lot of stuff made available to some furloughed workers. d.c. chef jose andres, his three area restaurants giving government employees free sandwiches every day until the government reopens. >> zebra burger, free burgers. howard theater in washington, federal workers free passes. great place. three upcoming events including concert featuring hip-hop star big boy. >> karl dealership in silver spring, maryland, free services including oil changes and tire rotations. one for...