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Lovely Mention in Design New England March/April 2012

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January 26, 2011, Ami Albernaz, Contributor

Two sales to stay home for

In anticipation of another winter walloping, here are a couple of sales you won’t need to trek out to: Web store Kit Mitchell will have its stylish country-esque wares marked down 20-70 percent beginning tomorrow. The selection includes Harris tweed bags, tartan stoles, and other Scottish-flavored finds are rounded out by Libeco linens, Beekman 1802 goat milk soaps, and Peter Beaton sailor shirts and totes. Free standard shipping offered (within the continental U.S.). The sale should run until around Feb. 6th.

Reaping what she sews

September 13, 2002, Sean McFadden, Journal Staff

NEEDHAM, MA — When she first set foot in war-torn Bosnia some four years ago, Kathleen Mitchell, then a fledgling importer of hand-framed sweaters with a production facility in Scotland, encountered a group of women knitters who would soon change the face of her company,
Snow Cabin Goods, and imbue it with an added social value.

Sweaters for Peace

Winter Issue 2002, Ben Barnhart, Staff Writer/Photographer, UMASS MAGAZINE

KATHLEEN MITCHELL HANDLES THE COLOR snapshots as proudly as if the women in them were her sisters. Their square faces are sometimes smiling, sometimes painfully serious, their large hands shown in a ceaseless manipulation of knitting needles and the yarn in their laps, even as their eyes are focused on the camera or on each other. read more

The book on knitting

March 25, 2010, Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent

Kathleen Mitchell helped organize a knit-a-thon at Wellesley Booksmith that featured a charitable book fair benefiting Women of Means, which provides free health care for homeless women and children. The event also included panel discussions, demonstrations, and book signings by some of New England’s fiber arts stars.

Knitting for Peace

by Betty Christiansen

Snow Cabin Goods, a luxury knitwear brand established by the founder of Kit Mitchell, is honored to be in such good company with so many worthy causes in a splendid work highlighting peace-based and charity knitting ventures. purchase

The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear: Valuable Lessons, True Stories, And Tips For Using What You’ve Got (A Brain!) To Make Your Worklife Work For You

by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio

Kathleen Mitchell is interviewed in this terrific career motivational guide. purchase