When Jonathan Berner needed something to keep his hands busy during addiction recovery meetings 15 years ago, he took up knitting. "I fell in love with the engineering, the history and certainly the ...

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 ...

Knitting meetups, knitting festivals, and knitting groups at movie theaters are popping up all over the country. More and ...

"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 ...

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Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Emily Kirkpatrick After spending months indoors, people are ...

Breezy Johnson won a gold medal in the women's downhill alpine race at the Winter Olympics. Andrzej Iwanczuk / NurPhoto via Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the ...

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 ...

Knitting has come a long way from sweaters and blankets. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and ...

Plastic bottles and knitting may not seem like they go together, but thanks to one start-up, that's exactly what's happening. Wool and the Gang is a DIY fashion brand making knitting kits. With an HQ ...