tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22991070116313199422024-03-05T13:25:01.381-05:00Knitting is My Free TherapyHow I use knitting as my therapy...The free kind that is.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439472413848184466noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299107011631319942.post-40529869360893407082010-03-21T20:10:00.001-04:002010-03-21T20:11:57.633-04:00Moving My BlogI've moved my blog over to WordPress. You can find it at <a href="http://knittingismyfreetherapy.wordpress.com/">Knitting is my Free Therapy</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright Notice:
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