Arm knitting involves using your arms to make the stitches with yarn. While it's similar to traditional knitting in the movements that you make, there are differences, too. "The main difference is ...

The fact that I knit year-round and live in sunny Meanjin/Brisbane often prompts people to look at me sideways. When we think of knitting, we tend to first think of the cosy jumpers, chic balaclavas ...

There are three principal methods of manipulating fibers or yarns into textile fabrics: 1) Interweaving – two sets of straight threads intersecting at right angles. 2) Intertwining – threads ...

Whether you’ve knitted in the past or are picking it up as a new hobby, it’s important to have the right tools. To make sure you have everything you need to start your first project, purchase a ...

[This is a guest post by Amanda Watson, who works as a Research and Instruction Librarian at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. In her spare time, she tries not to let her yarn habit get ...

When I was a baby, my grandma knit me an impressive range of little booties and blankets. I’ve been worried that I will utterly fail at my grandmotherly duties when I eventually have grandchildren ...