In popular culture, we usually associate "muscle memory" with tasks we do, or skills we learn, without much conscious thought ...

The fair returned to Chicago this weekend to support independent fiber producers and hobbyists who praise the social and ...

A popular Isle of Wight wool shop stocks thousands of types of yarn and has taught hundreds of people how to knit and crochet ...

Pineapple, diamond, brick, bobble, spike, wattle, bamboo, butterfly, popcorn, puff, corkscrew and cactus. That might sound like a top-secret World War II code or a sophisticated word association game, ...

In this edition of Live to 100, we explore the "Second Curve of Learning," where the pressure for competence fades, allowing ...

Using handicrafts to send a message is far from new. Leading up to the American Revolution, women in the American colonies ...

Reporter Heather Graf shows us how a nonprofit called Loose Ends stands ready to help when a grieving family is left with a loved one’s unfinished handiwork.

The Winter Olympics may be over, but 23–year-old figure skater Madeline Schizas still has a lot on the go as a student at McMaster University Hamilton and cast member with the coming Stars on Ice tour ...

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 ...

All metaphors about knitting and writing have already been made: storytellers and knitters both spin yarns, tie up loose ends and hunt for new material. The vocabulary of each is tangled up in the ...

Learn how to do the crochet knit stitch, a simple technique that creates a beautiful knitted-look texture using a crochet hook. This stitch is perfect for scarves, blankets, hats, and modern crochet ...