How to Knit (Storey Publishing, 2014) by Leslie Ann Bestor is the perfect introduction to beginning knitting, whether you are completely new to needle crafts or looking to cross over to a new craft.

A handmade Christmas is a Happy Christmas. For more knitted creations to wow your guests this festive season, perhaps your ...

Knitting, in case you hadn't heard, is cool. Forget the association with elderly grannies, today celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Nicholas Hoult are all casting on. Now Michelle Obama has joined ...

When I started knitting, it was not because I really wanted to, but because I had to. I was aged eight. I was going to a new primary school. It was the Shetland Islands. And there, as I was soon to ...

Jarrett Matthews sits on a crowded bus in Queens, N.Y., quickly and delicately maneuvering a ball of mauve yarn with two knitting needles, creating the beginnings of a scarf. Two men climb aboard at ...