TIE ONE ON: Don't just sit there poking the fire. Pick up knitting needles and make something. Shannon Okey came up with fun and functional items in How to Knit in the Woods: 20 Projects for the Great Outdoors (Mountaineers Books, $16.95). Among the projects: padded shoe inserts, picnic placeÂmats, a Nalgene cozy, washcloths, mittens, hats, hoodies, cardigans and socks.


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