{"id":173,"date":"2008-06-12T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T13:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2021-10-25T08:59:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T12:59:24","slug":"when-knitting-takes-over-the-dining-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionbrand.com/community/blog\/when-knitting-takes-over-the-dining-table\/","title":{"rendered":"When Knitting Takes Over the Dining Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, Design Industries Foundation Fight AIDS (<a href=\"http:\/\/diffa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIFFA<\/a>) give select designers free reign to create lavish, amazing dining rooms for their signature &#8220;Dining by Design&#8221; fundraiser tour.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the space by the Rockwell Group was a room knit from ceiling to floor. Check out these photos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/restaurants\/articles\/08\/04\/dining-by-design\/index7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knit Dining Room<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/restaurants\/articles\/08\/04\/dining-by-design\/index8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detail of knit table<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, Design Industries Foundation Fight AIDS (DIFFA) give select designers free reign to create lavish, amazing dining rooms for their signature &#8220;Dining by Design&#8221; fundraiser tour. This year, the space by the Rockwell Group was a room knit from ceiling to floor. 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