Thanks to YouTube tutorials, anyone can learn to knit — but because there are all kinds of stitches, yarn sizes, and needle thicknesses, it helps to have a starting point. The best knitting kits give ...

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 ...

In 2020-21 lots of old-school hobbies had a revival, thanks to lockdown boredom. Believe it or not, people got sick of watching Netflix and turned to puzzles, painting, crocheting, knitting and other ...

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 ...

Three years ago, after teaching herself to knit with the help of books from the library, a couple learn-to-knit kits and DVDs, Shalynne Barr of White Lake felt she had what it took to help fill a void ...

In downtown Salem, a knitting shop is offering a way to help you keep busy while practicing social distancing. The Knittin' Coop, which opened in August, is the first knitting shop in Salem in around ...

Knitting is done with two active hands and two long, slender needles. You use one needle to scoop out loops and another to store them. The most common knitting needles are made of plastic, metal and ...

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 ...