As I knitted, I remembered the thrill of embarking on a project without knowing what it would become, or if I would have the ...

Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rights In early October, Tracy Wright invited a group of other ...

No Santas, no reindeer and zero tolerance of gingerbread men – go for a sweater that is cosy and special but not overtly Christmassy The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission ...

CLARKSBURG — Many of Marge Pecor's friends have died, and she has moved from her longtime home into a senior living facility in neighboring North Adams. But every Friday, Pecor, 90, heads back to her ...

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Dr. Lauren Niu is awarded with the Mario Markus Prize 2025 for her innovative insights into the geometry of knit fabrics. She discovered that even simple stitches, such as knit and purl, lead to ...

When it comes to knitting complex motifs, a pattern is a needleworker’s best friend. But what if you want to customize one yourself? What about text? Fortunately, Zurich-based designer Rüdiger ...

As fall settles in, knitwear returns as the ultimate layering essential for transitional fashion. Framed through the lens of modern prep, no pattern feels more of-the-moment than argyle—equal parts ...

Hank Green’s latest SciShow video, "Physicists Don’t Understand Why Knitting Works," sparked frustration among knitters online. The episode explored how physicists study knit fabrics, but many viewers ...

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 ...