From ‘extreme’ knitters and Insta-knit groups to knitting circles that are hotbeds of activism, Cassidy George explores how a traditional craft became fashion-forward and radical. Of all of the ...

Pottery wheels are again spinning. Knitting clubs have waiting lists. Across cities and social media feeds, young adults are ...

One snowy January day, I asked a classroom of college students to tell me the first word that came to mind when they thought about mathematics. The top two words were “calculation” and “equation.” ...

"Before we start, I'd quite like to avoid the whole 'isn't knitting is a granny's pursuit?', thing," says knitter and pattern designer Stephen West. At a youthful 30 years old, West co-owns a yarn ...

The practice of purposely looping thread to create intricate knit garments and blankets has existed for millennia. Though its precise origins have been lost to history, artifacts like a pair of wool ...

After spending months indoors, people are understandably getting a little antsy and looking for a fun, new way to pass the time. This slight case of stir-crazy has led to a cultural resurgence of some ...

Cheap and easy to pick up, knitting can help to fight addictive behaviours, from nail-biting and doomscrolling all the way up to helping people struggling with street drugs. The only side-effect? Too ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with British diver Tom Daley about his new book, "Made with Love," and how he turned knitting and crocheting into a mindfulness practice. For watchers of the Olympics, Tom ...

Physicists bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a mathematical model that could be used to create a new class of lightweight, ultra-strong ...