I went to a craft store I don't usually visit and bought some yarn. It's a ball of yarn called "Papa Cha Tweed," which has a ...

Knitting with this can risk hurting your hands.Why don't you stop?It's a world of knitting different from wool or cotton yarn ...

In the past year, I've managed to cut my screen time in half—not because I'm some emblem of discipline (I wish), but because I've replaced my usual binge-scrolling tendencies with actual hobbies. More ...

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 ...

With time on their hands and anxiety rising, people – men, women and children – are turning to knitting. Experts agree that knitting is a great stress reducer, focusing your attention on the task at ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Crafts such as knitting and crochet provide an ideal mix of challenge and repetition that can help with mood and attention span. A neuroscientist says some crafts can be an important part of a broad ...