With the rise and rise of knitwear as high fashion, and the increasing popularity of arts and crafts, you're nobody these days unless you know how to knit. Knitting even has a few royal supporters.

Recent studies also show there's more to knitting than jumpers and scarves. The act of knitting, purling, and deciphering ...

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Tom Daley is joined by judges Di Gilpin (left) and Sheila Greenwell on his new Channel 4 show The Game of Wool - Jamie Simpson/Channel 4 Are there any wholesome hobbies that haven’t yet been turned ...

Skills handed down through the generations are playing an integral role in the revival of the UK wool industry. "There has been a resurgence in hand knitting, which uses a lot of British wool," says ...

You may associate knitting with grandmas and the Woman's Institute, but it appears wool and two knitting needles can also be transformed into tools for gender protest. Casey Jenkins, 34, is at the ...

The word knitting comes from the Old English cnyttan, meaning “to knot”. What we now call knitting – making a textile by looping yarn using two needles – isn’t much older than 1,000 years and it ...