Kate Rosensweig founded Knit PIT Yarn Club just 11 months ago. Rosensweig says she used to knit at Eleventh Hour Brewery while her boyfriend watched sports. However, she says the real reason she ...

Don't know how to tell your lace weight from your worsted? We've got you covered with this handy guide to common yarn weights ...

Would you like to knit your own furniture? I’m talking about creating an entire couch, chair, and table by knitting, and not just the upholstery. How’s that even possible? Well, researchers from ...

Yarn store owners, knitting instructors, and knitwear designers share everything new knitters need, from yarn (Wool and the Gang, Cascade, Purl Soho, Berroco, Encore) to needles (Clover, Crystal ...

In practice, knitting patterns contain a lot of abbreviations like k and p, for knit and purl (the two standard types of stitches), st for stitches, yo for yarn over, or sl1 for “slip one stitch ...

Physicists are decoding math-y secrets of knitting to make bespoke materials Different stitch types determine stretchiness, shape of final knitted product.

Knitting and crochet aren't just winter fibre arts. Here are four types of yarn to experiment with in summer ...

What data on over a million crochet projects from crafting site Ravelry reveals about when people crochet and the projects they're most likely to abandon.

As brick-and-mortar big-box stores like Michaels continue to struggle, Apricot Yarn has thrived in its own niche.

Knitting is the art of using yarn or thread to make fabric from interlocking loops. According to The National Needle Arts Association, the origin of knitting has been traced as far back as the ...