One Maryland prison is seeing a waiting list for inmates to get into a weekly knitting class. Participants of 'Knitting Behind Bars' learn how to make hats, dolls and other small items. The program's ...

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, ...

It’s 2023, and I think it’s safe to say that we’re all a little bit anxious these days. It’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed to admit, either. There’s so much to worry about in the world, so it only ...

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 ...

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 ...

This summer, I started crocheting after learning as a kid and then forgetting about the craft. I love the flexibility of crochet. You can make things that are so cool, you don't even notice they're ...

CHICAGO | Eric Garcia and Matthew Kane are holed up in a classroom corner, chatting casually as they each knit a sock for a school project. They ponder the thought that their actions might be a little ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Lily Gabriel (pronouns: she/they) is an assistant researcher with a background in robotics, design and sculpture. Learning knitting from her mother, they started knitting and spinning thread as a ...