About 15 years ago, I was invited to join a knitting group. My reluctant response – “When would I do that?” – was rejoined with “Monday afternoons at 4,” at a friend’s home not three minutes’ walk ...

Angela Turnage When you wrap a strand of yarn around your finger, when you twist it around a needle and start creating, something happens. It happens in front of your very eyes. It happens to your ...

Welcome to Group Project, a series on the many ways young people are building and engaging with community. From queer resistance to finding new hobbies to forging alternate paths, working together is ...

For me, it all started with a lace scarf. But whether you’re looking to craft a scarf, a cabled cardigan, or a pair of cashmere socks, every knitter has their Patient Zero—the knit that precipitates a ...

A few years ago, our editor, Paul Grzella, said something about how knitting is in my DNA as a journalist, and no time has that been more true than this week. I'm working on two stories for this ...

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 ...

For watchers of the Olympics, Tom Daley has never disappointed. In fact, he is the U.K.'s most decorated diver. The pandemic revealed a different side to Daley. With no fans in attendance at the 2020 ...