What do you call a group of 20- and 30-somethings who gather en masse to create colorful items, swap tips and mingle? "Loosely knit," quipped 26-year-old knitter Lisa Beckham. "You're so knotty!" ...

Deep in the recesses of a few enterprising hackerspaces, you’ll find old electronic knitting machines modified for use with modern computers. They’re cool, and you can knit colorful designs, but all ...

(Potter Craft, $29.99, 223 pages). To be honest, the fashions themselves – shawls, sweaters, hats and bags – and the afghan patterns were not nearly as alluring as the circles themselves. There are ...

There have been a few posts on Hackaday over the years involving knitting, either by modifying an old Brother knitting machine to incorporate modern hardware, or by building a 3D printed knitting ...

Firstly, I advise anyone who is going to read this book to stock up on tissues. Lots of them. That said, this is one of the most touching books I’ve ever read and I could not put it down. The front of ...

Every Wednesday afternoon, several people laden with yarn, needles and patterns traipse into Cedar Hills Crossing. Starting at 1 p.m., members of the mall's knitting circle are guaranteed two hours of ...

On a recent Saturday night, five Harvard students worked on their fiber arts projects and discussed everything from psychology research topics to a crochet pattern for a stuffed alpaca. Meanwhile, a ...