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Therapy dogs and knitting with dog hair at UAlbany

By Joe Donahue

Published December 3, 2024 at 11:54 AM EST

Book cover for "Knitting with Dog Hair"

Kendall Crolius is the author of "Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet," an underground classic in America’s knitting community, first published in 1994 and newly-released this year in a 30th anniversary edition.

Crolius will participate in a New York State Writers Institute event this afternoon.

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Joe Donahue

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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