Today is International Women's Day and we think it's an important day to take note of. According to the United Nations website, International Women's Day "is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements
of women past, present and future".
As women's achievements are often obscured – think of the amount of coverage women's football or cricket gets – we think it's important to take note of them at least once a year.
This year, we've collected your stories about the inspiring women who taught you to knit or helped you keep knitting and we'll be posting some of them this week.
We’d love to hear more stories about the people who inspired you to start knit – or to keep on – knitting or helped you on your way so if you'd like to share yours, please send your stories and photos to simplyknitting@futurenet.com
Monday March 08, 2010 
