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Zimmermann is also known for the "i-cord" (or "idiot cord"), and the "Baby Surprise Jacket," which is knitted completely flat and then folded, origami-style, to create a shaped jacket. She is also credited with introducing the Mobius scarf, a continuous one-sided cowl knit as a rectangular strip, then attached end to end by rotating one end 180 ...
Meg Swansen is a knitting designer, [1] [2] owner of Schoolhouse Press and the daughter of Elizabeth Zimmermann. [3] Similar to her mother, she has helped to popularize knitting and is a well-respected author and knitting teacher, [4] especially at her knitting retreats.
Schoolhouse Press is a supplier of hand-knitting patterns, books, wool, and tools, as well as a craft book publisher.The company was founded in 1959 by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and it is currently run by Elizabeth's daughter Meg Swansen and Elizabeth's grandson Cully Swansen.
Continental-style knitting, being associated with Germany, fell out of favour in English-speaking countries during World War II; its reintroduction in the United States has often been credited to Elizabeth Zimmermann. [citation needed]
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Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman was born on () April 14, 1948 in Davao City the then-Province of Davao. [3] Her parents are Godofredo Baldazo Zimmerman from Hilongos, Leyte and Purisima Fortunado Abellana from Tuburan, Cebu. [4] She attended the Ateneo de Davao and subsequently worked as a flight stewardess for Philippine Airlines. [5]
Pawn Stars is an American reality television series that premiered on History on July 19, 2009. The series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard "Old Man" Harrison, his son Rick Harrison, Rick's son Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison, and Corey's childhood friend, Austin ...
Greta Friedman (née Grete Zimmer; June 5, 1924 – September 8, 2016) was an Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa (1923–2019 [1]) in the iconic V-J Day in Times Square photograph of 1945 by Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. [2]