Just about anyone can learn how to knit, including men. Knitting is a life-long hobby that keeps your hands busy, possibly distracting you from eating and smoking. It also provides you with a sense of ...

In conference rooms across the country, stressed-out workers are discovering the relaxing power of knitting. The Wall Street Journal recently sat in on a team-building exercise at Google. In it, ...

When it’s too cold to go outside, being able to knit yourself a scarf or hat makes the weather (and staying indoors) just a bit bearable. But if stepping into a craft store with hundreds of different ...

Do you want to learn how to knit? Sure you do! And, hey, you’re in luck; making a scarf is not as tough as you might think. Here’s how to in a few easy steps. I don’t follow patterns, because I find ...

Creative Publishing International specializes in producing how-to books filled with photographs. Among their more than 300 titles are a variety of knitting books, but I only learned of the company ...

You are probably more aware of stocking stitch in your knitting than you might realise. Take a look at what you’re wearing, and look closely – your socks, tights, and jersey tops are all likely ...

BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Gavin Hill’s brow was knit almost as tightly as the stitches on his knitting needles. He wrapped yarn around the tip of one stout needle, his fingers gripping tightly, his ...

It may seem early to make predictions for the new year, but I can see that 2009 will be a very good year for traditional knitting and serious knitters. Perhaps you have discovered that you love ...

“Thinking is like cosmic knitting,” Waldorf school founder Rudolph Steiner wrote nearly one hundred years ago. Steiner developed a comprehensive handwork curriculum for Waldorf students based on this ...

I thought by this stage in life, I'd be more "together." I thought by now I would carry myself with grace and kindness. I thought by now, I would be calm and knowing and able to weather the storms we ...