From ‘extreme’ knitters and Insta-knit groups to knitting circles that are hotbeds of activism, Cassidy George explores how a traditional craft became fashion-forward and radical. Of all of the ...

"Before we start, I'd quite like to avoid the whole 'isn't knitting is a granny's pursuit?', thing," says knitter and pattern designer Stephen West. At a youthful 30 years old, West co-owns a yarn ...

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The knitting community may be seen as apolitical, but a conversation has been building over race, hate speech and the president Another online forum is unraveling over political speech. The knitting ...

Interest in crafts — and fiber arts in particular — has exploded in recent years, as has the market for women's sports. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos courtesy of Rysa Ruth, ...

Hank Green has been a knotty boy. One of the latest episodes of his YouTube show, SciShow, is all about knitting and how science is elevating the lowly craft to a place of actual importance. You know ...

An official in Wales was called out for knitting in a virtual meeting, setting off a debate over etiquette. Experts say the fine-motor movement activates the parts of the brain used for focus. By ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. My grandmother taught me how to knit when I was five years old, and ever since then, it has been one ...

Physicists bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a mathematical model that could be used to create a new class of lightweight, ultra-strong ...

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